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Young people often get a bum rap, but Curtis Custer is proof they should not all be painted with the same brush.

The Manitoba government is honouring the work of front-line health-care workers and community groups whose ideas and initiative have improved patient care and inspired healthier lifestyles.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are working to tackle bullying head on. On Monday the Manitoba government announced it is introducing new tools for students, educators and parents to help keep schools safe.

Nickel giant Vale has been charged with violating workplace safety laws in the 2011 death of a worker in Thompson, CBC reports.

Saskatchewan will buy an extra $100 million worth of electricity from Manitoba Hydro over the next eight years. The deal was announced Monday, marking the single-largest power sale agreement between the neighbouring provinces.

A junior miner unveiled plans Monday for a comprehensive exploration program near the long-defunct Namew Lake mine. Quantum Minerals Corp.

Main Street is looking festive with the recent addition of Christmas ornaments to the light standards. photo by JONATHON NAYLOR

A former Flin Flonner’s vibrant new reality show isn’t going national just yet. There had been hopes that Nightclub Confidential, starring Bryan “Chunk” Pawlachuk, would air beyond Saskatchewan starting this month.

As he prepares for another term as president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 73, Bob Penner has a dream. “I’d like to see more people utilizing the Legion,” he says. It’s not as though this is a new goal.

The Reminder is pleased to republish this article by Morley G. Naylor, which originally appeared in our sister publication, Cottage North magazine.