Advance Polls Open Today
Today is the first day of advance voting for the federal election.
Advance polling stations will be open from today through Monday.
There are 30 advance polls throughout the Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa constituency, including the First United Church in Dauphin, the Minnedosa Community Conference Centre, and the Bendee Enterprises Building in Swan River.
Zebra Mussels In Lake Winnipeg Called A Catastrophe
A water quality expert from the University of Winnipeg says Lake
Winnipeg is a lost cause due to an explosion in the number of zebra
mussels.
Eva Pip says the problem is irreversible and calls it a
catastrophe.
She says the situation is so far gone it could be as little as
two years before people start to see the devastation to the lake's
ecosystem.
The province says it is turning its focus towards stopping the
zebra mussels from spreading to other lakes and rivers.
Dennis Meeches says he and the other Treaty 1 Chiefs have
received an offer on the land from the federal government and he
expects them to finalize a counter offer within the next month.
He says now that a decade-long court battle is over, he doesn't
expect things to take too long.
Meeches wouldn't disclose details of the offer he and fellow
chiefs and received on the land.
Police have identified the victim as 31-year-old Joel Gary
Geddes, a Winnipeg man with an extensive criminal history.
Geddes was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal baseball-bat
beating of 18-year-old Morgan Trudeau in Winnipeg in 2003.
Police add there is no evidence to indicate that it was a random
attack and they are still working out a possible motive in the
killing.
But Brett Harris says no one was locked out or barred from the
building, or had their access card or cellphone suspended.
Unnamed workers were quoted in the media as saying they were
barred from the building and blocked from using company cellphones
and computer systems, but that was later acknowledged to be an
error.
His widow, Yoko Ono, is in Iceland -- where the Imagine Peace
Tower is lit every year, while a special service will be held at St.
John's church in Liverpool -- the site where Lennon first met Paul
McCartney.
Events are also scheduled in Hollywood, London, Connecticut and,
Washington DC.
Winnipeg is a lost cause due to an explosion in the number of zebra
mussels.
Eva Pip says the problem is irreversible and calls it a
catastrophe.
She says the situation is so far gone it could be as little as
two years before people start to see the devastation to the lake's
ecosystem.
The province says it is turning its focus towards stopping the
zebra mussels from spreading to other lakes and rivers.
Long Plain Reserve Close To Barracks Deal
The chief of Manitoba's Long Plain First Nation believes a deal
to develop Kapyong Barracks into an urban reserve is close.
to develop Kapyong Barracks into an urban reserve is close.
Dennis Meeches says he and the other Treaty 1 Chiefs have
received an offer on the land from the federal government and he
expects them to finalize a counter offer within the next month.
He says now that a decade-long court battle is over, he doesn't
expect things to take too long.
Meeches wouldn't disclose details of the offer he and fellow
chiefs and received on the land.
Winnipeg Killer Victim In Calgary Homicide
Calgary police have identified the victim in a homicide case
under investigation as a convicted Winnipeg killer.
under investigation as a convicted Winnipeg killer.
Police have identified the victim as 31-year-old Joel Gary
Geddes, a Winnipeg man with an extensive criminal history.
Geddes was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal baseball-bat
beating of 18-year-old Morgan Trudeau in Winnipeg in 2003.
Police add there is no evidence to indicate that it was a random
attack and they are still working out a possible motive in the
killing.
Cenovus Apologizes After Layoff Mixup
A spokesperson for Calgary-based oil company Cenovus is
apologizing that some of the 540 staff members who lost their jobs
this week lost partial access to the company's computer system
before being notified of the layoffs.
apologizing that some of the 540 staff members who lost their jobs
this week lost partial access to the company's computer system
before being notified of the layoffs.
But Brett Harris says no one was locked out or barred from the
building, or had their access card or cellphone suspended.
Unnamed workers were quoted in the media as saying they were
barred from the building and blocked from using company cellphones
and computer systems, but that was later acknowledged to be an
error.
Music Fans Celebrating John Lennon
Today would be John Lennon's 75th birthday, and music fans around
the world are celebrating the late Beatle.
the world are celebrating the late Beatle.
His widow, Yoko Ono, is in Iceland -- where the Imagine Peace
Tower is lit every year, while a special service will be held at St.
John's church in Liverpool -- the site where Lennon first met Paul
McCartney.
Events are also scheduled in Hollywood, London, Connecticut and,
Washington DC.
