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Hired in late September, Peter Griffiths lasted barely over two months as the City of Thompson's chief financial officer (CFO) before resigning Dec. 4. City manager Randy Patrick stated in a memo sent to council Dec.

The number of volunteers dipped slightly but Operation Red Nose gave the most rides ever in Thompson in December and donations were up for the third year in a row, according to organizing committee member Bobbi Montean.

The City of Thompson took care of some outstanding business at its Dec. 20 meeting, appointing council members to 14 different external boards and agencies.

Everybody seems to like the new University College of the North (UCN) campus, but quite a few Thompsonites still have reservations about the university's plan to create 24 townhouse-style residences for student families adjacent to the new campus.

A Jan 5. story in the Thompson Citizen incorrectly referred to the new Workplace Essential Skills Training (WEST) Centre in Thompson as being part of the University College of the North (UCN).

Mervin McKay, winner of the 2010 Rotary Club of Thompson Dream Draw grand prize, is presented with a check by Rick Svenkeson, Dream Draw committee co-chair. McKay won $1,000 a week for one year, while the Rotary Club raised $27,000.

Adam Muirhead, a born-and-raised Thompsonite now in his final year studying business administration at Brandon University, paid a visit to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce Dec.

Three to five reddish orange lights in a triangle spotted in night sky

Lessons to be learned from the past

Interim billing rates in effect Jan.1