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Thompson looks to diversify from mining into other industries, including tourism
Northern Manitoba's largest urban centre is looking to diversify and rebrand, shifting the perception of Thompson as a mining town to instead encourage people to think of it as a northern hub for services like education and health care, as well as a tourism hot spot.
Northern Manitoba communities feeling the pinch as winter road openings delayed this year
A delay in opening the winter road has left people living in Pukatawagan unable to drive out of the isolated northern Manitoba community. The delay has forced residents to rely on the railroad, which runs only twice a week in either direction, or commercial flights.
Residents in Leaf Rapids, Man., miss out on health care when they can't pay travel costs
Leaf Rapids, a town of about 350 people, 750km north of Winnipeg has a small clinic, usually with one nurse and no doctors, which leaves most patients requiring medical care to travel to Thompson or Lynn Lake. Some people don’t have the money to bear the upfront cost of travel
New bus service to connect northern Manitoba communities, Winnipeg this spring
Northern Manitoba will soon be getting a new bus service connecting Flin Flon, The Pas, Swan River, Dauphin, and Portage la Prairie to Winnipeg.
Without fire hydrants, this northern Manitoba community uses buckets to fight fires
Volunteer firefighters in Tataskweyak Cree Nation have turned to buckets to fight fires due to the lack of running water in parts of the community.
Uncertainty and hope in Thompson as mine owner considers sale
A Jan. 23 news release said Vale "has launched a strategic review" of its mining and exploration assets in Thompson, Man., raising both fears of job losses and hope that the operation could expand under a new owner.
Only a quarter of rural, northern Manitoba ERs will be reliably open 24/7 this month: Doctors Manitoba
The organization representing doctors in Manitoba is warning about potential emergency room closures in the province's rural and northern areas in December, saying three out of four of those ERs are expected to have issues staying open 24/7 during the holiday season.
Brandon safe house Franny's Place will offer women 'new beginnings': mother
A new 24/7 safe space is opening in Brandon, Man., for Indigenous women, two-spirit, and gender-diverse people that advocates and province say will help them escape violence, build relationships and heal.
As Manitoba charities struggle for donations, some are adapting to changing landscape
Non-profits are vying for donations across Manitoba this Giving Tuesday, but many are struggling, says a vice-president with Canada's oldest, and first, community foundation.
Corner Brook lights up with start of Diwali celebrations
Deepti Mhaske is celebrating Diwali with her parents for the first time in four years. For her, and Indians across the world, Diwali is as significant as Christmas is in Newfoundland and Labrador.