In the Community

As part of Manitoba Substance Use and Addiction Awareness Week, R.D. Parker Collegiate students had an informal education session on Nov. 25 during the lunch hour when they tried to play some mini-golf wearing various impairment goggles.

Each box contains some hygiene items, school supplies and fun things – a puzzle, a ball or a stuffy.

Prayers, hymns and a free meal marked the Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Sahib Ji, the first Sikh guru.

Pathways teachers and their students at R.D. Parker Collegiate had a door-decorating contest in October.

If you see a person approaching a door that you’re going in or out of, hold the door open for them.

18 live plants, live floral arrangements and artificial floral arrangements were entered in the contest held on Canada Day.

45 bags of garbage and two piles of large debris were collected during a neighbourhood cleanup on June 11.

A walk featuring local Special Olympians, their supporters, and local police officers and firefighter marked the occasion, capped off with a barbecue.

Current costume is over 40 years old and it will cost $8,000 to $10,000 to replace it.

The Paint Lake Volunteer Fire Department is holding a raffle to help raise money for a new truck to replace one of its current vehicles, which are over 25 years old.