MAKE HOMEPAGE
Thompson's 2012 Volunteer of the Year Natalie Lagace, centre, the LEAP program co-ordinator at the Thompson YWCA, receives a congratulatory handshake from Mayor Tim Johnston as Jo-Anne Sehn of the Thompson General Hospital Auxiliary, left, one of the other nominees, applauds during Volunteer Appreciation Night at Thompson city Hall on April 16.
Tuesday June 18, 2013
- $110,000 in nickel plates reported stolen from Vale's Manitoba Operations smelter
- Pimicikamak drowning: Two 3-year-old girls found 'unresponsive' in water at Cross Lake
- Surprised by presentation
- 296 residents being evacuated from York Landing, south of Split Lake: Evacuation total heads to 541
- Thompson skateboarders take six top-three spots at Northern Manitoba championships
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
- Forest fires are a fact of life in Northern Manitoba, although the number and severity vary year to year. How prepared do you feel you are to evacuate quickly if the need arose under a disaster management plan scenario?
- Poorly prepared. I’d be running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I know better but I’m complacent
- 87%
- Well prepared. I keep current with Canadian Red Cross evacuation tips at: http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id
- 13%
- Total Votes: 128
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