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3/11/2010
The province is trying to sell a house that was once a marijuana grow operation near the town of Ste. Anne.
The home, located at 6 Riviera Drive, was forfeited to the Crown after RCMP seized pot plants from the property in July, 2009.
In a statement, the province says it is the first court order of its kind under the Criminal Property Forfeiture Act.
The province says the proceeds from the home will be used to fight crime.
The house is listed at $279,900.
Here is a link to the real estate agent's website:
http://www.prudentialriverbend.ca/database/display.php?display=4846
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3/11/2010
The two charged with tampering with Automated Teller Machines in Winnipeg now face even more charges. The Winnipeg Police Service looked at 38 cases dating back to the fall of 2009. The two Winnipeg men both in their 30's now face additional charges of 20-counts of using credit card data, 6-counts of possession of documentation, and the possession of cocaine and the proceeds of crime.
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3/11/2010
The Manitoba government says it will start paying for a drug to treat wet macular degeneration, an eye disease that can cause blindness.
The province will start covering Lucentis as of June 1.
There will be no cost and no deductible to access Lucentis through the eye care program at Misericordia hospital.
Silvia Chiaramello, 68, was losing her eyesight.
Lucentis was the only drug that was helping her see.
Chiaramello, who works as an Italian translator, was forced to pay for the treatment herself at about $1,000 per injection. She says the coverage will be a huge help.
The province is also adding several other drugs to its Pharmacare list, inlcuding treatments for HIV, blood clots and serious middle-ear infections for children with ear tubes.
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3/11/2010
Snoman is happy the way the enforcement of snopasses went this past snowmobiling season:
Executive Director Connie Lester says fines were increased to 448-dollars for riding on trails without a pass.
The money from the sale of the passes goes to help pay the cost of grooming and maintaining trails. Next year, MPI will be registering snowmobilers for the passes electronically.
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3/11/2010
After 60 years in the community, a store that's make a big difference is closing its doors. Just A Second at 725 Osborne Street has been providing the essentials in life like clothing and some furnishings to those in need. But it can't anymore:
Sharon Allentuck says proceeds from the store have gone to many worthwhile projects over the years like starting Canada's first senior citizens drop-in centre.
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3/11/2010
Many Winnipeg students seem to like their chances of landing a job this summer. A cross section of students told CJOB, they are confident in Manitoba's economy.
Many student employment agencies are still surveying companies to see if they will be hiring more students this year.
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3/11/2010
The City of Winnipeg wants you to know crews will continue to work on freeing up catch basins and culverts this coming weekend. They're also removing snow and ice from ditches to help encourage water run-off. You can call 311 if there are issues in your neighbourhood. The city also says sandbags are available for pickup at three depots.. to help protect your property if need be.
At least the City of Winnipeg is being optimistic. It closed its snow disposal sites at noon Thursday with one exception. The site on Ravelston Avenue west.. about a kilometre west of Plessis Road.
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3/11/2010
A Winnipeg City Councillor says he's optimistic that a proposed multi-million dollar waterpark will still be a reality. St. Vital Councillor Gord Steeves tells CJOB the Property and Development Department is still talking to a company to help build the waterpark near the Forks.
The City is offering the private company 7 million dollars to help build the Waterpark. Steeves says if everything goes according to plan, the park could open in less then 2 years.
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3/11/2010
The Manitoba Theatre Center announced the playbill for it's 2010-2011 season Thursday. Artistic Director Steven Schipper tells CJOB they will be presenting some heavy duty plays.
Currently MTC has some 20 thousand subscribers.
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3/11/2010
Private Members' Bills don't usually get very far in the House of Commons. But that hasn't stopped Selkirk-Interlake MP James Bezan from tabling his bill designed to enhance consumer protection relating to tanning beds. The bill calls for stronger labelling on tanning beds that would talk about the cancer risks of indoor tanning.
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