Local News

As cold temperatures limit the ability of Thompson kids to have outdoor fun, the Rotary Park Development Association is pushing forward with plans to give them another option for summer play by adding a splash pad to Rotary Park.

It's no secret that while the Thompson Regional Community Centre undergoes its third and final phase of construction, rec centre staff will be relocated to another area as their existing offices, along with the Mary Fenske boardroom and multipurpose

Provincial Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk was in Thompson Feb. 3, meeting with local citizens and groups to outline Manitoba's financial position and gather feedback on the upcoming provincial budget.

Hope House, a short-term residential facility for those with mental health issues that has operated in Thompson since 1995, will be closing on March 31, the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Thompson Inc. branch announced recently.

The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) is holding a bimonthly series of free "lunch and learn" seminars through the spring.

Council's approval of the rezoning bylaw to allow student and family housing on the new University College of the North campus has made the future of an expanded wolf enclosure at the Thompson Zoo uncertain.

While the search for a permanent replacement for Angelina Pilon as School District of Mystery Lake assistant superintendent of educational services continues, Lorie Henderson has been appointed to the position on an interim basis.

Although the mood was rather glum last week, when Vale Canada president and chief executive officer Tito Martins called on Thompsonites to stop protesting the closure of Vale's Thompson smelter and refinery and start looking at how to ensure the city

Steven Fletcher, federal minister of state for democratic reform and a Winnipeg-area Conservative MP, was in Thompson last week, meeting with various community groups and interests.

"Pre-budget consultations" might not be the most exciting term in this newspaper, but it's one which is occupying all three levels of government these days.