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Boards to beauty: Free Skills Shop helps people in Thompson upskill in trades
Skills Shop North offers Thompson residents the chance to upskill in a variety of trades, including woodworking and welding, and hosts a variety of free workshops, while also giving people the opportunity to come in on their own time and work on their own projects for free.
Thompson mall says 'Figar-no' to loitering, crime
The City Centre Mall in Thompson, Man., has turned to classical music from a loudspeaker to deter loitering, which it says helps reduce crime in the mall parking lot.
Reaching voters a challenge for candidates in massive northern Manitoba riding
Candidates in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski are racing to reach as many communities as possible before the April 28 federal election, but in Manitoba's largest riding by land area, that poses a challenge during a short campaign.
Thompson residents left with few options after bus service cancelled last year
A visually impaired woman says the City of Thompson needs to bring back its local transit service, which was shut down last summer. Michelle Bruneau says the bus service was vital to her and others who can't get around easily without it.
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.