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Picton looks to improve recycling program  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick A town councillor wants improvements to the Carman-Dufferin recycling program. Town Coun. Georges Picton thinks there are options to be explored. “Maybe we should be collecting, storing and acting as our own middle men,” he said. [more]
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Walking their way to join fight against Alzheimers  Share  
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still They walked, drove and rode their way to raising close to $6,000 during the annual Alzheimer Memory Walk in Carman. [more]
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Overflowing water plagues farmers with spring run-off  Share  
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick Behind the homes of Art Eberling and son-in-law Rick Penner, the Elm Creek Channel is only a trickle of it’s former self. This spring they blocked off the channel because of heavy water flows. [more]
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Final preps underway for 130th Carman Country Fair  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still The annual Carman Country Fair is fast approaching. Organized by the Dufferin Agricultural Society, the 2009 fair is scheduled for July 9-11. This will be the 130th straight year that the fair has taken place in Carman. [more]
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Warmer weather continues to improve ag outlook  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still Recent warmer weather with temperatures hovering around the 30ºC range, continues to improve the overall outlook for Carman-area producers. [more]
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Co-op cooks up another way to mark 50 years  Share  
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick Carman Co-op continued to celebrate its 50th anniversary this time by showing its appreciation to its customers with a free barbecue June 19. STUDENTS PARTICIPATE And serving the scores of customers were the Grade 11 students from St. [more]
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A centennial weekend for RM of Thompson  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still It’s going to be a busy weekend in the Rural Municipality of Thompson as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. A highlight of the weekend celebrations in Miami, involve a special “community announcement” by Thompson reeve Jason Vanstone set for around 9:30 a. [more]
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MP opposes early election call  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Jessica Hassard Sun Media It might be the teacher’s discipline in Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, but he doesn’t want to let the summer break start at Parliament until the Tories have dotted their i’s and crossed their t’s. [more]
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Expo at collegiate  Share  
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Dufferin museum to host Canada Day celebrations  Share 
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By Gene Still The Dufferin Museum wlll be the site of Canada Day celebrations in Carman. The official opening of the Canada Day ceremonies will be the flag raising at 11:45 a.m. July 1 at the Dufferin museum area in King’s Park. [more]
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Area foundation support  Share  
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The benefits of political fear  Share 
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Political fear can be a great motivator that can - on occasion - lead to doing the right thing. [more]
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Remember axioms when using a crosswalk  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick After writing a first draft of this column last week, I began having second thoughts about the subject. There is a multitude of issues out there to write about - local, provincial, national, and international. [more]
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Producers lack market power  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
It is time for the federal and provincial governments to step up to the plate and fix the deplorable crisis in the cattle industry. Manipulation by packers and retailers leaves no money on the table for farmers and ranchers. [more]
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Athletes take on Manitoba Marathon challenge  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick John Gavloski of Carman finished 150th out of 690 runners in the Manitoba Lotteries Manitoba Marathon June 21. Gavloski registered a time of 3:56:05 in the full marathon of 26.2 miles on the streets of Winnipeg. [more]
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Two more wins for Carmania  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still Carmania continued their solid play with two more victories. The Carman-based soccer team came away with a pair of one goal wins over Valley Gardens and the AW Wildcats. On June 16 Carmania headed for Winnipeg to face Valley Gardens and came away with a tight 3-2 triumph. [more]
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Miami kicks off harness racing season  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Tyler Zdan Sun Media The Manitoba harness racing season kicks off this weekend in Miami, with more than 100 horses expected to take the track to start another Manitoba Great Western Harness Racing Circuit campaign. [more]
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Texas card tourney for minor ball  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Gene Still Carman Minor Ball is hoping to deal their way to some fundraising for uniforms and equipment. Minor Ball is organizing a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament. Organizer Glennis Gitzel said the event is scheduled for July 11 at the Active Living Centre during the Carman Fair weekend. [more]
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Five players selected for Program of Excellence  Share 
Posted 6 days ago
By Glen Hallick Five area hockey players have been selected for Hockey Manitoba’s Program of Excellence. One of them is forward Mathieu Vigier of Notre Dame de Lourdes. Vigier was chosen for the under 16 male summer camp July 8-12. [more]
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