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Calm before the storm?

30 Years Ago More than 200 students and 80 chaperones arrived in Thompson for the 1980 Canada Wide Science Fair.

North Central Community Futures Development Corporation launched a new pilot program April 1 specifically for communities in the north central Manitoba.

To more than one generation of Thompsonites, Brian Wilson was always "Mr. Wilson.

The Kinette Club of Thompson, including Melissa Wakeling, Robyn Foley, Vanessa Burton, Tina Blenkhorn, Ilkin Atlas, Abbey Murihead, Peter Frigo and Rudy the Raven, were outside the City Centre Mall on May 29 collecting spare change for the Kinette Co

The Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre held its 34th annual general assembly on May 27 at St. Lawrence Hall in Thompson.

A small floatplane flew low over MacLean Park on its way to the Burntwood River on May 29.

Glenn O'Connell and Kevin Kelleher of Thompson Ford Sales set up a test-driving centre and barbeque at Westwood Mall on May 29 to raise money for R. D. Parker Collegiate's cosmetology program, as part of the Drive One 4 UR School program from Ford.

Calm before the storm?

Thompson city council has passed budgets with tax increases effectively averaging around three per cent the last two years. What kind of tax increase, if any, should they be looking at in this budget? Ann Denechezhe (StreetersTaxes 001.