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Three R.D Parker Collegiate students received Waterloo Math Awards while a number of other students received honours and honours with distinction awards in a ceremony at the school Nov. 9.

A 33-year-old Thompson man has been charged after a pair of break-ins at businesses in downtown Thompson in the early morning hours of Nov. 14. At approximately 4 a.m. that morning, RCMP responded to a break-in alarm at a downtown gas station.

During the coldest snap of winter weather so far, with wind chills reaching well below -40 C earlier this week, the Thompson Homeless Shelter had no choice but to turn away dozens of people per night looking for a place to stay, sending them to dumps

Thompson RCMP have seized cocaine with an approximate street value of $12,000, as well as cash, from two Thompson teenagers. Two search warrants were executed by RCMP on Nov. 4, one in the Burntwood area and one in Juniper.

It was another week of hotels and airplane food for many of the principals involved in Vale's proposed closing of the Thompson smelter and refinery by 2015, though at this point it appears there is still little in the way of formal negotiations.

Two Thompsonites are facing charges after a Dec. 4 cocaine seizure. RCMP say the seizure occurred in the Eastwood area of Thompson.

Hearing set for Dec. 23 in Winnipeg

Contrary to what was reported on thompsoncitizen.net Dec. 3, there was no evacuation at New Town Square that afternoon, says safety and health officer Mike Langridge.

Call it Extreme Makeover: Thompson Transit Edition. It's a complete overhaul for the city's bus system - new routes are coming into effect Dec.

With Christmas approaching, the Salvation Army is once again setting up shop around Thompson to solicit donations. "It'll be here for the next few weeks," says Major Linda Mailman.