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Let's Talk Trash: Compostable plastic confusion

Let's Talk Trash: Compostable plastic confusion

When it comes to compostable plastic, do not believe the hype. If it were as miraculous as it sounded, it would indeed be worth a serious plastic-free party in the streets.
Track #2,453: A quest to see as many racetracks as possible

Track #2,453: A quest to see as many racetracks as possible

TISDALE — Two thousand, four hundred, fifty-three. That’s how many tracks Randy Lewis had visited by the time he attended the opening races at the Tisdale Motor Speedway June 17. Lewis is a trackchaser.
Grade 10 student captures gold at Skills Manitoba Competition, represents Manitoba at nationals

Grade 10 student captures gold at Skills Manitoba Competition, represents Manitoba at nationals

Thompson students made a pretty good showing at the 21st annual Skills Manitoba Competition back in April at Red River College in Winnipeg. In total, seven students from R.D.
VIEWPOINT: Leave the fawns alone

VIEWPOINT: Leave the fawns alone

Never touch a young fawn. If you see one lying somewhere, know that its mother will return; it has not been abandoned. They are not sturdy enough to forage with their mother so they remain lying down in “freeze frame” until she returns.
Mellencamp booked to open 2018 AG EX

Mellencamp booked to open 2018 AG EX

Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp will be the second 1980s rock star to visit Brandon in a year when his “Sad Clowns & Hillbillies Tour” hits the stage at Keystone Centre’s Westoba Place on October 24.
OPINION: You have to go to the high school reunion

OPINION: You have to go to the high school reunion

“But you have to go! It’s your reunion!” they chimed together. A sea of faces, all about the same age, stood at the end of my bed looking at me expectantly.
Raging River Exploration to merge with Baytex Energy

Raging River Exploration to merge with Baytex Energy

Combination expected to top 100,000 boepd next year
B.C. Ferries crew rescues man overboard near Bowen Island

B.C. Ferries crew rescues man overboard near Bowen Island

A man was rescued after he went overboard from a B.C. Ferries vessel near Bowen Island on Tuesday. About 15 minutes after the Queen of Cowichan left Horseshoe Bay for Departure Bay at 8:45 a.m.
Eat together campaign brings community together

Eat together campaign brings community together

Event raising money for Innisfail food bank
Volunteers aim to clean up litter, garbage

Volunteers aim to clean up litter, garbage

Armed with trash bags, nitrile gloves and a passion for conserving the environment, Nadine Porter and a number of volunteers are out to clean up the streets of Flin Flon.
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