Local News

As Easter is a time for new beginnings for Christians, so it will be with several of Thompson's evangelical clergy, who are moving on in April.

Thompson-born Vincent Cheung, owner of Shape Collage Inc.

Students and staff at Deerwood Elementary School in Thompson are taking their health in their own hands with their new Walk On program designed to get kids walking to school.

Much of the ice on the Burntwood River has given way to fast-flowing icy water. A sign has been erected by the City of Thompson to warn people about the dangers the river poses.

Jeff McMaster, workforce development consultant with the Province of Manitoba, was up in Thompson on March 24 and spoke to the Thompson Chamber of Commerce about the opportunities Workforce Development Solutions can offer businesses in the city.

The city held two public hearings at the Royal Canadian Legion in Thompson on March 24, focusing on bylaws to establish a rate for water, storm and sewer service line maintenance, and a second bylaw to authorize the expenditure and borrowing of money

At the City of Thompson's last council meeting March 16, mayor and council heard a report regarding the new proposed area for student housing at the new University College of the North (UCN) location after the former location - the Red Sangster ball

Following a long Thompson Holy Week tradition, a number of evangelical churches in the community will exchange preachers for services this week and on Easter Sunday.

When pet owners don't take responsibility for their animals, the Thompson Humane Society is left to clean up the mess and it isn't always a pleasant task, says chairperson Oswald Sawh.

Winter weather testing was at the top of the list of Thompson Unlimited's (TU) priorities for 2010 at their annual general meeting held at thee Burntwood Hotel in Thompson on March 23.