On August 14, 2011, at approximately 1:30am, officers on patrol from the Dauphin Municipal RCMP Detachment noticed a suspicious car in the parking lot on the south side of Thunder’s Restaurant.
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation reports a new hog price insurance program introduced in Alberta is attracting attention in other regions.
The implementation of the Canada-Colombia free trade agreement is a significant accomplishment which will assist Prairie grain farmers in remaining competitive in this important market, CWB president and CEO Ian White said.
A 16-year-old that was arrested in connection with a shooting in Wawanesa, Manitoba, has now been charged with a number of offences.
On August 13, 2011, at about 2:30pm, Selkirk RCMP as well as local emergency services were dispatched to a report of a body in the Red River near Lockport, Manitoba.
More than 150 municipal leaders were in attendance at the Brass Lantern Restaurant in Steinbach as Minister Toews met with Reeve’s, Mayors, Councillors and CAO’s from across his riding to discuss issues of importance to southeastern Manitoba.
On August 10, 2011, Central Plains RCMP received a report of a break and enter to a vehicle on the 100th block of 10th Street NW in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
The work is almost completed on Reimer Avenue. The sidewalks and curbs should be finished by the end of next week, with the asphalt completed by the end of the month.
Water testing this week has shown that levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) were within recreational water quality guidelines at all beaches monitored by Manitoba Water Stewardship.
Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation advises that as a result of ongoing repairs on the bridge over the Rat River on PR 200, near Ste. Agathe, the structure will be closed beginning Monday, Aug. 15 at 9 a.m. until approximately Oct. 28.