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Government of Canada
through the
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of the Department of
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Volume 133 Issue 37

Friday, November 27, 2015

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90 cents plus tax

Flames Consume Home

Pink the Rink Raises

Over $1,400 For Cancer

Photo by Jeff Pearson

By JEFF PEARSON

he Minnedosa Chancellors home opener on November 20th was a true overtime victory for Cancer
research! Their very fi rst ever Pink the Rink game was a
breathtaking, action packed battle against the Dauphin
Clippers and one of the most deadly diseases on earth,
Cancer. Battling two teams at once, dressed in pink, and
sporting pink tape on their sticks, was a true real-life home
opener for these young athletes and our community!
The game saw an amazing turnout. It was incredibly nice to see so many fans from our local community
supporting high school hockey and joining in the fight
against cancer. Two of the grade 12 team members,
Jordan Willey and Viktor Propp came up with the fundraising idea over the summer while they were discussing ways of making their last year of high school sports
more unique. Both young men have lost love ones to this
deadly disease and thought it would be a good idea to
reach out to our community and give people an opportunity to help support finding a cure.
They raffl ed off a Chancellors Pink the Rink edition
jersey, signed by all the team and a Brandon Wheat Kings
jersey signed by the Wheat Kings players. The team also
contributed their portion of the 50/50 draw, and in a surprise donation, the winner of the 50/50 also gave back
half of their prize! That made it a 75/25 victory!

Photo by Jeff Pearson

By JEFF PEARSON

he Minnedosa Fire Department was called

to a house firesoutheast
of Minnedosa near the
R.M. of Odanah municipal shed on the afternoon
of Thursday, November
19th. The local fire department dispatched one
rescue unit, one pumper
truck and a one-ton utility

truck. Also attending the

scene was an ambulance
and two police cruisers.
The Town of Minnedosa
dispatched a water truck
to help extinguish the
flames, but the fi refighters
were able to access water
from an adjacent slough
to fill the pumper truck.
The Offi ce of the Fire
Commissioner
determined the fi re to be acci-

dental with an estimated

damage of approximately
$200,000.
Th e house was occupied at the time of the
blaze, but no one was
home that afternoon.
Th e tremendous winds
hampered the situation,
so firefi ghters could not
enter the home but only
battle the fl ames with an
external attack, protect-

ing the surrounding structures and trees.

Originally, there were
some concerns that some
of the residents pets may
have been trapped inside
the burning home but it
was later determined that
the pets including cats
and a couple of dogs were
safe in an adjacent building.

Continued on Page 6

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