Local News

A fox inspects River Road by the Thompson Wildlife Association building moments before the first runners in the Boys and Girls Club half-marathon and 10-kilometre run arrive on the scene July 5.

Story: Local jeweller Don Johnson Jr.

Al Meston, accompanied by his three grandchildren, was presented with a fire service medal from the Manitoba Association of Fire Chiefs in recognition of 25 years of service at a city council meeting on June 29.

Andre Smith, who competed in gymnastics and placed first overall in Gimli and then first overall at the Manitoba's Open Gymnastics Provincials where he received a provincial award for the top athlete in the regional stream beginner boys' category, wa

An agreement between the City of Thompson and Winn-Can Properties Ltd.

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living reported the province's fifth laboratory-confirmed swine flu death Monday.

A press conference was held at the office of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) in Thompson on July 6 with Grand Chief Sydney Garrioch on hand, along with Keewatin Tribal Council Chief Arnold Ouskan, a band councillor from the Manto Sipi Cree Nati

A 42-year-old Lynn Lake woman has been arrested and charged with manslaughter following the death of a 49-year-old man, also a resident of Lynn Lake, on July 5.

The City of Thompson Public Works will be conducting an excavation to repair a sanitary service line on Walnut Avenue July 2. To ensure public safety, this road will be closed while crews work.

The C. A. Nesbitt Arena was the place where parents, relatives and friends of the 153 graduates from R. D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson gathered to witness the handing out of diplomas and reception of scholarships on June 26.