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Manitoba Finance Taxation Special Investigations Unit, with assistance from the RCMP, has seized 300,000 contraband cigarettes brought into the province by a local transport company. The seizure, which happened just outside Winnipeg June 8, resulted in the arrest of two men from Winnipeg and East St. Paul, aged 36 and 54. Had these cigarettes been… June 18, 2020

Manitoba Public Insurance filed its General Rate Application with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) today, requesting an overall rate decrease of 10.5 per cent. If approved, this will be the largest rate decrease in three decades. The average passenger vehicle owner will pay about $130 less in premiums per year. This will be the second year in… June 17, 2020

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release At 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, police conducted a vehicle stop on the #1 Highway. The operator, a 23-year-old from rural Manitoba was found to be the subject of several arrest warrants held by the Manitoba First Nations Police Service. The backpack in possession of the male was searched incidental… June 17, 2020

The Glenboro/South Cypress Library was the recipient of a generous grant from Westoba Inspire on April 21, 2020. The money received has been used to purchase 6 Asus Chromebooks for the Library that will be used primarily to support the CoderDojo program. Westoba Inspire is a community investment program run by Westoba Credit Union. CoderDojo… June 17, 2020

Source: Brandon Police Service Media Release Around 2:40 am on Tuesday morning, officers responded to a 911 caller reporting a man had been stabbed on Pacific Ave in front of a bar. The male victim was transported to Brandon Regional Health Center for treatment of a non-life threatening stab would to his abdomen. The Major… June 16, 2020