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Wildfire in Birdtail Valley in Riding Mountain National Park |
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Friday, 18 May 2012 |
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myWestman.ca On Thursday afternoon, smoke was reported at Riding Mountain National Park, 25 km north-northeast of the town of Rossburn. A Parks Canada fire management team was sent to the area to investigate on the ground and by air and presently has it under control. For more, click here. |
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Construction and facility upgrades at Beautiful Plains School Division |
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Friday, 18 May 2012 |
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myWestman.ca For Beautiful Plains School Division, summer is the time most of the major renovations and maintenance projects take place at our facilities. For the most part, the facilities are unoccupied allowing work projects to be done. This summer will be no exception. For more, click here. |
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Bus beheader Vince Li wins right to escorted trips into Selkirk |
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Friday, 18 May 2012 |
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myWestman.ca A man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba has won his bid to leave the grounds of the mental hospital where he is being kept. A Criminal Code review board has ruled that Vince Li's treatment team may grant him short escorted trips into Selkirk. The review board says the passes will start at 30 minutes and increase incrementally to a maximum of full days. The board also says the passes should only be granted if Li's treatment team believes his condition is stable and that it would be "appropriate and safe for him to leave the locked ward." Li will have to be escorted at all times by a staff member and a security officer. The passes can be issued starting May 24. Li was found not criminally responsible for the July 2008 death of Tim McLean, a young carnival worker who was sitting next to Li on a bus near Portage la Prairie. Li was initially confined to a locked wing of the Selkirk Mental Health Centre, but in 2010 was given the right to escorted walks on the hospital grounds.
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Work underway to repair flood damage in provincial parks |
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 |
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Work to repair damage in provincial parks caused by the 2011 flood is well underway and most affected parks will be restored in the coming months, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced on Thursday. For more, click here. |
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 |
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myWestman.ca Over 900 Trooper fans flocked to Neepawa’s Yellowhead Centre to see the band perform last Saturday. The show was originally planned as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s Neepex, but the trade show portion of the event was cancelled due to weak exhibitor support. Michelle Gerrard, one of the concert’s organizers, said, “I think every was happy with the turn out.” She said that it looks like they’ll plan another concert for next year, hopefully to coincide with a return of both the trade show and the midway. Photo by Alan Gingles |
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Fatal accident near Virden |
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Thursday, 17 May 2012 |
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A 14-year-old boy from the RM of Wallace has died after the dirt bike he was riding collided with a vehicle on Hwy. 257 -- approximately 13 kilometres west of the province's oil capital on Wednesday night.
RCMP have said the boy was taken to hospital. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
The other person driving the vehicle was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing. |
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Test batches of the Farmery brew on tap |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012 |
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By: Kate Jackman-Atkinson myWestman.ca Last June, it was announced that the Arden area would be home to Manitoba’s first estate brewery. A year later, crops have been planted and The Farmery’s owners have released the first commercial production of their beer and are continuing to perfect their recipe. For more, click here. |
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Central Plains RCMP investigate capsized boat |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
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On Monday evening, the Amaranth RCMP Detachment received a report that a small vessel had overturned due to high winds on Lake Manitoba near Langruth, Manitoba.
Two passengers, a 22 year-old-man and a 25-year-old man, both from Sandy Bay First Nation, were on board the vessel and were reportedly thrown into the water.
One passenger was able to make it to shore and once located, was transported to Portage General Hospital. He has since been released. The second passenger meanwhile, is still missing.
Police have been patrolling the waterfront area near Road 95 and 96 leading to the lake in the Amaranth and Langruth area. Efforts to locate the second passenger and the boat are ongoing at this time.
Police continue to investigate the matter. |
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City of Brandon, Professional Firefighters/Paramedics Association reach settlement |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 |
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myWestman.ca The City of Brandon announced a settlement with the Brandon Professional Firefighters/Paramedics Association Monday afternoon. The settlement resolves all outstanding matters before the Manitoba Labour Board as well as a number of related arbitrations. "Officials from both sides have acknowledged to each other that actions were taken by each that were not appropriate and which resulted in the ongoing conflict," the release states. "With the settlement, both sides have committed to striving for good and respectful relations with each other in their respective roles in the future and believe that this resolution will make such a relationship possible." The settlement is a result of firefighter and union president Wade Ritchie, who had been suspended and fired by the city, filed several grievances with the labour board.
Details of the settlement have not yet been released. |
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