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The Reel North Film Festival's monthly documentary and film nights are starting earlier this year, says Lisa Evasiuk of the Reel North Film Festival planning group. The first documentary for this season is "Babies," which will be shown Oct. 6 at 7 p.

Members of United Steelworkers Local 6166 and a couple hundred fellow Thompsonites celebrated Labour Day under sunny, cloudless skies at the Steel Centre Sept. 6.

Motorcyclists take turns making turns during a Safety Services Manitoba motorcycling course in the City Centre Mall parking lot on Aug. 23.

Pablo the dog lost the use of his legs, but a custom-made wheelchair from Ani-Mobility Inc. in Winnipeg allowed this canine to run around parking lots as much as he wants.

Shamattawa RCMP received a report on Aug. 29 that a polar bear had been spotted near the river and launched a patrol boat to monitor the bear's movements until it left the area when darkness fell.

Fifteen cadets were sent across the country for training by the local Thompson 737 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Corps this summer.

Runway rehabilitation, new terminal building financing on the agenda for the next year

30 Years Ago Three men from Cross Lake were sentenced to six months in jail for a post-dance rampage in which they beat up a man and bombarded a police car, the jail cells and the community constable's house with rocks.

Spiritual Care Committee offers religious services to BRHA patients

Prairie Bylaw Enforcement (PBLE) has left town, and nobody seems particularly happy about it - at least that was the case at the Aug. 30 meeting of council. "I think we've let you down," said Mayor Tim Johnston to PBLE owner Dave Prud'homme.