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Thompson RCMP are appealing to the public to help find five individuals who spray-painted Westwood School recently. On April 11, at about 9 p.m., security cameras at the school captured five suspects on video, spray-painting the school building.

A 42-year-old Thompson man was arrested April 6 following an incident at a Fox Bay apartment, according to police. RCMP say that officers were dispatched that evening to that apartment.

Brent Benoit, manager of Manitoba Justice's Public Safety Investigations (PSI) unit, was in Thompson March 29 as the guest speaker at the annual community meeting of the Thompson Citizens on Patrol Program.

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RCMP say that the death of a 49-year-old man who was found behind Deerwood School on March 29 is not suspicious. At approximately 7:20 a.m.

Murilo Ferreira, who last headed Canadian operations, will rejoin the company; Tito Martins passed over

While the School District of Mystery Lake's 2011-12 budget calls for a 2.28 increase in board expenses over this year's levels, Thompson homeowners won't be paying the school board any more in property taxes than they did in 2010-11.

TRUSTEES IN FAVOUR: Chair Rob Pellizzaro, vice-chair Guido Oliveira and trustees Vince Nowlin, Alexander Ashton and Valerie Wilson/TRUSTEES OPPOSED: Leslie Tucker and Sya Gregovski

Campaign 2011 kicks off

The Living Water Church, which holds its services at Light of the North Covenant Church in Thompson, recently donated $1,000 to Wapanohk Community School's breakfast program, which provides breakfast to as many as 90 Wapanohk students every morning.