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Mounties act as Santa’s helpers in toy drive – Winnipeg Free Press
By: Alexandra Paul EVERYONE knows Santa’s helpers are elves who wear red, right? What they might not realize is some of them dress in red serge uniforms. Mounties in Manitoba helped Santa out for the fifth year in a row Monday, making space in their gigantic garage for 1,000 toys to be sorted and shipped […]
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Pimachiowin Aki setting the stage for critical change to World Heritage Site selection process – Cpaws
Dec 01 2014 By Olivia Atkins The Pimachiowin Aki bid seeks World Heritage Site designation for a 33,500km2 expanse of boreal forest that spans eastern Manitoba and north-western Ontario. Compared with the UK’s Peak District, which is one of Britain’s largest areas of untamed moorland at 1,437 km2, and other major conservation regions in Europe, […]
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Winnipeg Sun Boycott
The Verdict is in! Three Manitoba political organizations representing 64 First Nations in Manitoba have banded together to begin a campaign against racism. The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) will be taking the lead role. Alongside the SCO 33 First Nations, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak have agreed to begin an economic […]
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Manitoba government asked to better monitor moose hunting practices- CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 1, 2014 WINNIPEG _ The Manitoba Wildlife Federation is calling on the provincial government to resume night flights to deter hunters who drive logging roads in the dark and use spotlights to hunt moose. The province has suspended the surveillance flights for the last two years. A spokesman for Manitoba Conservation said […]
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Members of Opaskwayak Cree Nation protest reserve’s debt – CBC
Nov 29, 2014 Within one year, the reserve’s net debt increased from $5 million to $6.2 million. It has taken Tannis Blacksmith 33 years to open her eyes to politics on her reserve, and she has a word for her actions, or lack thereof: Shameful. As recently as mid-November, Blacksmith discovered the location of the […]
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Manitoba Government Announces Renovation, Expansion of Shops Classes at R. B. Russell School
December 1, 2014 Revitalization Will Create Increased Opportunities for Apprenticeship Training, Industry Job Experience for Students: Minister Bjornson The Manitoba government is investing in major renovations at R. B. Russell Vocational High School to expand and revitalize several key skills training programs, allowing them to move toward apprenticeship accreditation and provide increased opportunities for students, […]
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Manitoba Artists Pick Up Hardware at Canadian Folk Music Awards
November 30, 2014 Manitobans claimed hardware at the 10th annual Canadian Folk Music Award nods this weekend. The awards were handed out on November 29 at a bilingual gala at Ottawa’s Bronson Centre. Polaris-winning throat singer and composer Tanya Tagaq earned the Pushing the Boundaries award for her groundbreaking album on Six Shooter Records, Animism. […]
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The North West Company Inc. Third Quarter Results and Conference Call
Winnipeg, Manitoba (December 1, 2014) (TSX Symbol: NWC): The North West Company Inc. (“North West”) will host a conference call for its third quarter results on December 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time). To access the call, please dial 416-340-2217 or 877-695-6175 with a pass code of 9416354. The conference call will be archived and […]
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CMHR plans full day of activities for Human Rights Day
Winnipeg – December 1, 2014 – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) is planning a full day of activities for International Human Rights Day on December 10, 2014, with free admission and extended hours until 9 p.m. – the first time the Museum has opened to the general public in the evening. “The Museum’s exhibitions […]
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Sights, sounds and smells of the 17th century a key part of the Manitoba Museum – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 1, 2014 8:00 By Steve Lambert THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG _ It’s not just the sight of a 17th-century ship, standing erect indoors, that strikes visitors to the Nonsuch gallery in the Manitoba Museum. Other senses are engaged as well _ the piped-in sound of waves, the smell of old rope and wood, […]
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