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By Rae Warburton, Poplar Point correspondent.. .Who can believe we are two-thirds through November with no snow, but beautiful temperatures as high as 11 C! I am sure we will have lots of days to enjoy the “white stuff.” In the meantime, get out and soak in that sun!

Establishing a medical school at the University of Brandon was at the top of municipal representatives' lists as the most important resolution passed at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities 11th Annual Convention.

One Portage la Prairie resident who is excited by the prospect of becoming a Canadian citizen right here in town is Catherine Newman.

WINNIPEG — Sixteen Manitobans were honoured yesterday for their selfless and brave actions in responding to people in peril in water-related accidents.

Portage Canvas Works' new location has all sorts of advantages over its old spot below Keystone Sports. The new location along Saskatchewan Avenue West across from Tim Hortons has more room and it's more visible.

As a former University of Manitoba student who did undergraduate courses and Masters research at Delta Marsh Field Station over a period of many years, I am extremely concerned about the recent sudden decision to close the Field Station.

Staff photo by Rob Swystun...David Klassen, an operator with Manitoba Hydro, monitors cable as it is fed underground at the site of Western Canada Testing Inc., also known as WESTEST, in Portage la Prairie Wednesday along River Road. The cable will take electricity from the nearby power lines to WESTEST s new testing facility that is currently under construction.

Staff photo by Rob Swystun...Margaret Guenther, who is under contract to Ducks Unlimited, sets up a print of a wilderness painting in the Portage la Prairie Mall Tuesday.

Staff photo by Rob Swystun....Sandi Knight reads her poem The Collection at the launch of the Prairie Pens writers club s anthology From Any Direction at the Portage and District Arts Centre Tuesday.

The Central Plains Junior Capitals weren't able to do much with a two-game homestand last week, dropping both matches to powerhouse Winnipeg teams. The Winnipeg Hawks got the best of the Caps on Nov. 18 as the clubs traveled to MacGregor, where the Capitals fell 5-2 in a hard-fought game.

STAFF — The Portage Terriers dressing room has been hit with the flu bug once again and sniper Tyler Moore will be out for the next week or so as he has fallen ill. Youngster Kajon McKay is also under the weather and will miss tonight's contest on the road against the Steinbach Pistons.

Centennial Arena was the venue for another exciting tournament this past weekend, with four of Portage la Prairie's ringette squads turning in some great results on the ice along the way.

The Central Plains Capitals were a little short on the bench and on the scoreboard through the weekend, bringing the club's current slide to five games.

The federal government is looking at putting the law into the hands of service providers to report to the police, if they are aware of any child pornography on the net.

It may be just over a month to go, but Portage Plains United Way Inc. is hopeful it will come close to meeting its targeted fundraising drive by the end of December.

A former restaurant will soon be the home of a new government office building in downtown Portage la Prairie.

Staff photo by Rob Swystun -- Sandi Knight reads her poem "The Collection" at the launch of the Prairie Pens writers' club's anthology From Any Direction at the Portage and District Arts Centre Tuesday.