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Portage la Prairie NewsThe Portage Pitbulls face decrease in registration 
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The Portage Pitbulls have lengthened registration into June in hopes of adding more kids for the upcoming football season. "As of today we have a ton of free spots open," said Vice President and registrar of the Portage Pitbulls, Lee Beaton.
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Portage la Prairie NewsNew truck for Portage Fire Dept. Updated 3 minutes ago
The Portage Fire Department recently added a new truck to its fleet - a brand new pumper tanker to replace the 1979 truck that was in service until last week.
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Portage la Prairie NewsTrain malfunction at Oakville causes grass fire Updated 2 minutes ago
Portage Emergency Services were called out to a grass fire in the Oakville area Tuesday night resulting from a train malfunction. The grass fire covered the area between Highway 13 and the middle of the Oakville area.
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Portage la Prairie NewsVIDEO: Loreena McKennitt performs for Big Brothers benefit 
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It was a moving event when harpist and singer Loreena McKennitt visited Portage la Prairie Wednesday to perform for guests at the Big Brothers Big Sisters fundraiser, including her long-time friend Auna-Marie Brown, president of the Big Brothers of Portage board.
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Portage la Prairie NewsNew report cards are well received by Yellowquill School Updated 2 minutes ago
Yellowquill School was the first in Portage la Prairie to debut Manitoba's new report card, which was unveiled Tuesday. The card is currently being piloted by selected schools and will be mandated for use in all public schools in Manitoba by the fall of 2013.
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Portage la Prairie News679 customers lose power in NE Portage la Prairie Updated 2 minutes ago
Approximately 679 customers in the northeast corner of Portage la Prairie were without power on Wednesday morning after a tree branch fell onto some power lines near North Memorial School. The Portage Fire Department arrived on the scene at 3rd St.
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Portage la Prairie NewsPortage Golf Club rebounds from a slow 2011 season Updated 2 minutes ago
Rewind to a year ago and Portage Golf Club was in much different shape from its current state. With Crescent Lake spilling onto the course, golf season was delayed until mid-May - which left many wondering if the same could happen this year.
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Portage la Prairie NewsTupper St. bridge closed until Thursday Updated 1 minute ago
Drivers will be inconvenienced this week as the Tupper St. bridge is closed to traffic until Thursday afternoon. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation said the bridge will be undergoing routine spring maintenance from 9:00 a.m.
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Portage la Prairie NewsLVS holds pancake breakfast Updated 1 minute ago
Students and staff at La Verendrye School enjoyed the annual pancake breakfast, Wednesday, prepared by the staff as a reward for Tuesday's community clean up and as part of Citizenship month.
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Lifestyle ColumnistRecruiting everyone Updated 1 minute ago
If I try really hard, I am usually able to find fault with just about any initiative or issue. Some say it is a curse, others say it is a talent. I’m still on the fence. However, a new program has launched in Portage la Prairie, and I am hard pressed to find anything negative about it.
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Portage la Prairie NewsWind storm downs power lines on Crescent Rd. W Updated 2 days ago
Gale force winds are likely to blame for a power outage in the city's southwest corner Monday evening. Power went out at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday night after a large tree fell over some power lines on Crescent Rd.
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Portage la Prairie SportsTrojans conquered by Crusaders Posted 1 day ago
The PCI Trojans were trounced 10-1 on Monday at Republic Park, losing a tough contest to the St. Paul Crusaders. The Trojans came off having not played for two weeks and it seemed to disrupt their flow in this one.
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Portage la Prairie NewsSaints trample the Cougars Posted 1 day ago
The PCI Saints roared by the Carman Cougars with a convincing 17-2 win in four innings. The Saints started off strong with a multi-run first inning putting the pressure on the Cougars - a pressure that they could not overcome.
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Portage la Prairie NewsTrojans split doubleheader Posted 1 day ago
The PCI Trojans baseball team were close to clinching two games in their doubleheader against Carman and Morris on Monday at Republic Park, but came up short at the last minute.
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Portage la Prairie NewsClean up work a big project Updated 1 day ago
City of Portage la Prairie crews were on the move Tuesday in an effort to clean up the debris and damage from Monday night's wind storm. "We have a number of trees and branches down, so the public works staff is cleaning those up," said Kelly Braden, with the City's Operations Department.
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Portage la Prairie NewsOakville School learn lessons in safety Updated 2 days ago
The K-5 students enjoyed a day of learning about bike safety. Representatives of MPI came out on Friday to teach the students about proper fit, helmets, the A (air), B ( brakes), and c`s ( chain) of bike maintenance as well as hand signals and the correct way to ride your bike.
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Portage la Prairie NewsWindmill damaged by strong winds Updated 2 days ago
The windmill at Island Park could not sustain the force of last night's wind storm in Portage, as its spinners were splintered Monday night.
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Portage la Prairie NewsDoc wants Li out on the town Updated 2 days ago
Doctors are recommending greater freedom for a man convicted of killing and beheading a Greyhound bus passenger four years ago. Vince Li was in a Winnipeg courtroom Monday for his annual hearing before the Criminal Code Review Board.
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Central Plains NewsFishing season underway Updated 2 days ago
This past weekend marked the opening of Manitoba's fishing season. With warm weather and the upcoming long weekend, look to see lakes and rivers full of eager fishermen. "The beginning of this fishing season has been quite rare.
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Portage la Prairie NewsRHA warns about summer illnesses Updated 2 days ago
With summer just around the corner the Province of Manitoba and the Central Regional Health Authority wants Manitobans to be aware of a few common illnesses that become more prevalent during the warmer months.
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Portage la Prairie NewsEnns Brothers apprenticeship grad honoured Updated 2 days ago
A young man from Portage la Prairie is thrilled after receiving an award for being one of the Province's top apprenticeship graduates for 2011. Calvin Beck, an agricultural equipment technician with Enns Brothers Ltd.
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Portage la Prairie NewsMCC thankful for four volunteers in their 90s Updated 2 days ago
Portage MCC has many volunteers who stand out for their hard work and dedication to helping others – but it’s not every day you run into volunteers in their 90s. The local MCC store is lucky enough to have four nonagenarians.
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Portage la Prairie NewsConcerns raised over MPI expansion Updated 1 day ago
Manitoba Public Insurance's plan for an expansion at its Claims Centre at Saskatchewan Avenue West at Twentieth Street S.W. is raising concerns from at least one local resident. MPI is looking at expanding its Claims Centre and increasing its parking lot size in the future.
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Portage la Prairie NewsTupper St. overpass closed for maintenance Updated 2 days ago
You may have noticed that the Tupper St. overpass is closed. Once a year, maintenance is done on the bridge and a city officials said that crews were sweeping and washing the bridge down. It is expected to be open by the end of the day but could extend until tomorrow.
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Portage la Prairie NewsRCMP announces launch of new program to stop drunk drivers Updated 2 days ago
Portage la Prairie has been selected for the latest release of a new program aimed to get drunk drivers off the roads. The initiative, "Report Impaired Drivers -- Call 911" (RID 911) was launched in Brandon as a pilot program last year and is now being expanded to Portage.
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Portage la Prairie NewsLVS host Mother's Day tea Posted 2 days ago
Students and parents at La Verendrye School gathered together to have tea and banana splits for Mother's Day. Two Gr. 1 classes and a class from Grade three participated in the event, which featured entertainment from members of the Prairie Fiddlers.
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Central Plains SportsLocal scores touchdown in WWCFL loss Posted 2 days ago
Roxanna Cox scored a touchdown in the first quarter in her first game of women’s tackle football. The Manitoba Fearless quarterback converted from touch football and may never go back.
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Portage la Prairie NewsHot weather brings Lyme Disease concern Posted 2 days ago
During the summer months, the discussion of the West Nile Virus and mosquito infestation runs rampant through Manitoban cities. Left largely unnoticed to the population is Lyme Disease which, if not detected in a timely fashion, could pose long term danger to those bitten.
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Central Plains NewsOakville Student Council organize community can drive Posted 2 days ago
Students in council at Oakville School held a community can drive on April 19. With all the food donations collected, they built a can community at school to show off all their food the community generously donated.
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Central Plains NewsGladstone Music and Arts Festival a success Posted 2 days ago
The 82nd Annual Gladstone Music and Arts Festival was once again a success. Thank you to all who made donations towards the festival, it was greatly appreciated. The committee would also like to thank W.M.C.I., Gladstone United Church, and the R.M.
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Portage la Prairie NewsUnited snag 3-0 win vs. Fusion Updated 3 days ago
Portage United bumped their record to 2-1 with a 3-0 win over the Fusion on Sunday. Ryan Wiebe, Brayden Nicoll and Graeme Schmidt scored goals for the team en route to the victory.
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Portage la Prairie NewsMan sent to hospital after being struck by vehicle Updated 2 days ago
A man was taken to hospital after being hit by a car east of Portage la Prairie over the weekend. Portage Emergency Services report the incident happened near the Shell station, off Trans-Canada Highway, at about 1:35 a.m.
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Portage la Prairie NewsNew specialty license plates for firefighters Updated 3 days ago
The Province of Manitoba announced that new specialty licence plates will be available by mid-summer for firefighters to acknowledge them as ever-important members to any community.
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Portage la Prairie NewsMS Walk coming up in Portage Updated 3 days ago
The annual Manitoba Lotteries MS Walk will be coming up in Portage la Prairie on Sun., May 27 starting at the PCU Centre. Brandy Schmidt is the community engagement manager for the MS Society of Canada for Manitoba who is helping organize the Portage Walk.
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Central Plains NewsFlag raised at Spring Clean Up in Austin Updated 3 days ago
The Austin Cemetery has a new feature. On Thursday, May 10, a dedication was held for a flagpole. At noon, following the morning of the annual Spring Clean -up, a 10 minute dedication and flag raising was held.
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Portage la Prairie NewsRotary Club gears up for bike-a-thon Updated 3 days ago
Kids in the area will have a chance to ride their bikes and win cool prizes with the 9th Portage Rotary bike-a-thon taking place on May 26. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.
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Portage la Prairie NewsCulture celebrated at Sharing Our World event Updated 2 days ago
World culture was on full display at the Portage Curling Club on Saturday as the Portage Community Revitalization Corporation celebrated its 3rd annual Sharing Our World event.
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Portage la Prairie NewsRegency House celebrates Mother's Day Updated 3 days ago
The Regency House held a tea, cookie and entertainment event on Friday with Mother's Day coming up on Sunday. The event also took time to celebrate Let No One Be Alone Week on behalf of the week-long initiative from May 6-12.
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Portage la Prairie NewsLearning Centre barbecue to support grad Updated 3 days ago
Portage Learning and Literacy Centre held a barbecue outside the Portage Consumers Co-op Food Centre Friday as a fundraiser to benefit this year's grad event, which will be held on June 22.
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Portage la Prairie News58,200 jobs added in April: StatsCan Updated 3 days ago
Statistics Canada says 58,200 jobs were created in April. Although the number of jobs increased, StatsCan says more people searching for work caused the unemployment rate to go up .1 percentage points to 7.3%.
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Portage la Prairie NewsFort La Reine School hosts pancake breakfast Updated 3 days ago
Students at Fort La Reine School celebrated Manitoba Day, Friday, with a school wide pancake breakfast and spirit day. Students were served pancakes and juice in their individual classrooms starting at 9:00 a.m.
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Portage la Prairie SportsTrojans run over by Reivers Updated 4 days ago
The Portage Collegiate Institute Trojans lacrosse team tripled its offensive output from its first game to its second, but still couldn't get in the win column.
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Portage la Prairie NewsTrustees learn about Basic French Revitalization Grants Updated 4 days ago
The board of trustees heard at Thursday’s school board meeting from Basic French department head Greg Burnett who told them about the Basic French Revitalization Grant of $17,000 the division received this past year and the many good things it has been used for.
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Portage la Prairie News$160,000 borrowed for roof repairs at PCI and LVS Updated 4 days ago
There were many things accomplished at Thursday’s meeting of the board of trustees of the Portage la Prairie School Division including the announcement of a number of different events, the approval of an international field trip, and funding for some construction projects.
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Portage la Prairie NewsLocal relationship coach has Dr. Phil connection Updated 2 days ago
Local relationship coach Leslie Klassen swears by the Marriage Help Centers relationship boot camps and couples retreats that not only saved her marriage but has helped celeb couples like Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed, and patients referred by celeb psychologist Dr.
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Portage la Prairie NewsPortage musician Ed O'Neil passes away Updated 6 days ago
Portage la Prairie musician Edward O'Neil, who passed away at the age of 100 years old, always loved his music, right to the very end. O'Neil passed away peacefully on May 6 at the Lion's Prairie Manor.
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SportsSlovaks knock out Canada Posted 1 hour ago
Ryan Getzlaf was sick about it. "It's a sick way to lose, a tough way to lose," said the latest Captain Canada. A deflection by Michal Handzus following a controversial five-minute kneeing penalty to Getzlaf gave Slovakia a late 4-3 win in the quarterfinal here Thursday.
