Museum efforts commended on town standards and garden work
Community judges praised town council and Community in Bloom volunteers for leadership and mobilizing groups for projects. Urban Forestry notes healthy trees, a strong nursery, and pruning needs. Floral Displays laud downtown blooms and garden efforts. Environmental praises include recycling depot and dust control. Heritage highlights mural art and ongoing museum work. Landscaping commended with dust control planting. Ground Cover notes dry conditions and mulched wood as a copyable practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Council
Community In Bloom Committee
Parkview Blvd
Agricore
Westpark Insurance
RCMP
Parkland lakes draw global media and fishing interest
Global curiosity grows as FLIPPR and RM community groups invest heavily to sustain healthy lakes. McLennan notes Parkland’s name is now known worldwide due to extensive media coverage. International reporters anticipate renewed fishing interest and long term benefits from documentaries and fly fishing shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flippr
Rm’s
McLennan
National Memorial Day honors slain officers in western Manitoba
Canadian peace officers are remembered in a new national memorial event to honor the ultimate sacrifices of RCMP members and local officers. The 2 pm ceremony at Russell Community Hall marks the unveiling of a cairn for Cst. Dennis Strongquill, with remarks by retired Staff Sergeant Joe McDougall and RCMP liaison Steve Saunders guiding proceedings. The cairn will sit at the Russell detachment driveway corner as a memorial site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl Garfield Elliot
Prairie Mountain Detachment
Brandon
Ims
Russell
Russell Rcmp
Cst
Dennis Strongquill
Prairie Mountain
RCMP
Steve Saunders
Sargeant
Joe
L McDougall
Peace Peace Officers Fund
MacDougall
Virden
Guy Onofrey
Cpl. Elliot
Cpl Elliott
Break in at Asessippi Inn prompts RCMP response
Police investigated a break and enter at the Asessippi Inn upstairs suite, with the thief taking money and jewellery before fleeing as the victim woke. Sept 12 3:15 pm James Tanner of Gambler First Nation was arrested for Impaired Driving, passenger Louis Tanner charged with Breach of Probation. Sept 18 9:40 Jennifer York of Vista charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle. 10 pm ARM of Shellmouth Boulton Farmer reported an unauthorized truck in his field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jimmy Tanner
Gambler First Nation
Louis Tanner
Jennifer York
Vista
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Bob Golinowski
Peter Weiss
Round Town
RM of
Blue Box
Continu
Russell Area
Roblin
Yorkton
Melville
MacNutt
Miniata
Inglis
Azaree
Peratures
WeatherTec Services Inc
Veang
Snc
Amixot
Anand
By Terrie Welwood
Western
Manitoba
Asessippi Inn
Shellmouth
Boulton
Petlura
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