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“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page.” These words, attributed to St. Augustine, have been penned in many a journal by adventurous youth off to explore new horizons.

It’s another year, another impossibly big dream come true for the Flin Flon Community Choir.

Flin Flon Superintendent of Schools Blaine Veitch is calling it a career. Veitch will retire from the Flin Flon School Division effective July 31 following a 35-year career in education, including the past 14 years as superintendent.

Vivid local scenes, captured by the community’s own shutterbugs, will take centre stage at the NorVA Centre this month. This Friday, Jan.

Premier Greg Selinger says the Manitoba government is taking steps toward creating a universally accessible child-care system.

Thompson celebrated the grand opening of École La Voie du Nord, a new K-12 French school, on Monday. The 25,867-sq-ft school includes a multi-functional gymnasium and multipurpose room available for community activities when not in use by students.

Elections Manitoba has launched Manitoba Votes 2016, a new mobile app for the provincial election set for April 19. Available in English and French, the app allows Manitobans to more easily connect with provincial election information on the go.

Pukatawagan’s Mathias Colomb Cree Nation (MCCN) announced it has made an offer to buy the Port of Churchill and Hudson Bay rail line – and it’s inviting other northern Manitoba First Nations to join the ownership group. In a Jan.

The provincial government is seeking public input on a draft plan designed to protect beluga whales in Hudson Bay and northern Manitoba rivers.

Frontier Collegiate Institute’s Jaiden (Buddy) Moise was among the recipients of the 2015 Premier’s Healthy Living Award for Youth.