http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.lacdubonnetleader.com, All rights reserved. http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477641 Lac du Bonnet's Caroline Brennan was in disbelief when she checked her lottery ticket last week at the community's Petro Canada gas bar and found out she was $500,000 richer. "We were coming back home from my son's hockey game in Beausejour.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477641 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477642 A controversial plan to build a Tim Horton youth camp in the Whiteshell Provincial Park near Pinawa was the basis for a ski tour held near Sylvia Lake last weekend.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477642 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477643 A new vocational program at Lac du Bonnet Senior School is not only the first of its kind in Canada, but is proving to be a hit with the 15 students taking it.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477643 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477644 Lac du Bonnet town council has scrapped its building incentive program, which could impact a major condominium development, the Leader has learned. At its regular meeting last week, council decided to stop offering the incentive program effective July 30.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477644 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477645 Manitoba's senior MP says Wednesday's Speech from the Throne shows the Tory government's commitment to the economy and to keeping Canada a safe country for its citizens.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477645 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477646 A head-on collision near Powerview Feb. 28 resulted in three people being sent to hospital, RCMP said. At about 9:15 p.m., RCMP Powerview Detachment and EMS were dispatched to the crash on Hwy. 304 about 12 kilometers south of Powerview-Pine Falls in the RM of Alexander.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477646 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477647 The Lac du Bonnet Blues are officially out of the Manitoba East Hockey League (MEHL) playoffs after losing out to the Beausejour Beavers.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477647 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477648 It's not often that something dramatic happens in Elma. The quiet village nestled in the RM of Whitemouth is usually just that — quiet. But next week's Municipal Board hearing will be downright dramatic.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477648 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477650 Manitoba has great potential to develop electrical power from the water flowing northward into Hudsons Bay. It is a huge catchment area for water that extends from the Rocky Mountains in Alberta to the Cambrian Shield in Ontario.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477650 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477651 News coverage of this matter has not been clear about who is wanting to buy the paper mill in Powerview-Pine Falls. There is undue focus on the union's involvement which gives the impression that a buyout proposal is coming from the unions.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477651 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477652 A blood donor clinic will be held at the Lac du Bonnet Community Centre March 8. Despite our efforts to call all donors, we are still in need of close to 100 more appointments for a successful clinic.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477652 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477653 The public will have a say before RM of Reynolds council drafts a firearms bylaw, Reeve Donna Shandroski said. The reeve confirmed recently council has had discussion on a bylaw, but stressed there is no bylaw on the table.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477653 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477655 It's been four years, and the ride is still fun but sometimes the reason for the ride can bring a tear to the eye.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477655 129122388000000000 http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477656 A controversial water and sewer project slated for the community of Elma will go to a public Municipal Board hearing next week. The board will come to the Elma Community Centre March 9 at 7 p.m.[...] Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.lacdubonnetleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2477656 129122388000000000