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Port of Churchill finally opening for business?

Port of Churchill finally opening for business?

The opportunity costs of not exporting natural gas and oil remain enormous.
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MLA Report: PC government has deprioritized Northern Manitobans for too long

MLA Report: PC government has deprioritized Northern Manitobans for too long

"Northern Manitoba deserves the attention of this government, and the longer that this government goes without investing significantly in the north, northern families and communities will continue to struggle to make ends meet."
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Editorial: Oil through Churchill seems more symbolic than practical

Editorial: Oil through Churchill seems more symbolic than practical

The idea of shipping large quantities of crude oil out though Churchill has been moribund for more than eight years, dating back to the summer of 2014, when former owner OmniTrax abandoned plans to test the market for oil shipments by sending a trial run of 330,000 barrels,
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Flin Flon MLA Report: 47 per cent of northern highway maintenance positions are vacant

Flin Flon MLA Report: 47 per cent of northern highway maintenance positions are vacant

"Over the last few years, dozens of positions have been cut. Even after cutting these positions, there is a 47 per cent vacancy rate in northern highway maintenance with 127 positions unfilled."
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Editorial: Voters apparently mostly satisfied with status quo

Editorial: Voters apparently mostly satisfied with status quo

The re-election of Thompson's mayor and all four incumbent councillors who ran in Oct. 26 election seems to indicate that those who bothered to vote were not in the market for substantial change.
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MLA Report: Thompson pool private member’s resolution

MLA Report: Thompson pool private member’s resolution

Inflation between funding application for a new Thompson pool being submitted and it being approved last spring means cost estimates fall short of what's needed.
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Letter: An open letter to mayor and council candidates about burnt-out streetlights

Letter: An open letter to mayor and council candidates about burnt-out streetlights

A three-block section of the Juniper neighbourhood has not had any working streetlights since the middle of May.
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Column: The most important statistic

Column: The most important statistic

Most UCN graduates are the first in their family to obtain post-secondary credentials.
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Our job is to report the truth. Democracy depends on it.

Our job is to report the truth. Democracy depends on it.

This National Newspaper Week it's important to recognize your champions of the truth.
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Editorial: Thanksgiving 2022 — better than the last two, at least?

Editorial: Thanksgiving 2022 — better than the last two, at least?

It isn't always easy to feel grateful during tough times, but it isn't impossible.
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