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Hearings will take place in Flin Flon, Snow Lake and Thompson to determine the future of intercommunity bus service between the three northern centres.

The manager of the Manitoba Department of Justice's Public Safety Investigations Unit says Thompson does not have a disproportionate number of complaints pursuant to the province's Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act.

A spectacular double rainbow arched across the eastern sky in Thompson around 9 p.m. June 16 after thunderstorms rolled through and cooled off the steaming 26 C heat in the first serious burst of heat this summer so far.

The Thompson Teachers Association (T.T.A.) held its annual retirement dinner June 12 in celebration of members who are retiring from the teaching profession in the School District of Mystery Lake. Held at the Thompson Golf Club, T.T.A.

Students from all the elementary schools as well as R. D. Parker Collegiate in Thompson walked to MacLean Park at City Hall on June 3 to celebrate the work they've done throughout the school year with the Rachel's Challenge program.

Tom O'Brien and Mario Silva are shown at Rotary Park presenting a $1,500 cheque to Ralph Dyke and Wayne Hall of the Rotary Park Development Association. The donation will be used to fund play structures in phase one of the development.

The City of Thompson will spend $4,200 for its one-third contribution to complete the business plan for Spirit Way Arts Centre, an amount that will be matched by Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO) Inc. and the Keewatin Tribal Council (KTC).

Sex toy shop coming to Severn Crescent

MacLean Park was the gathering place in Thompson on June 11 for all those who wanted to come out and celebrate, as well as remember, the historic apology Prime Minister Stephen Harper made to aboriginal survivors of residential schools last year in t

Attendance at this year's Thompson Community Foundation fifth annual wine tasting evening dropped off dramatically from last year, down to about 120 tickets sold compared to about 180 last year. That matches a low set in 2007.