http://www.portagedailygraphic.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2010 www.portagedailygraphic.com, All rights reserved. http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440434 Property taxes are set to go up in Portage la Prairie by 7.5 per cent. City of Portage la Prairie council introduced the increase along with its Discretionary, Capital and New/Additional Services 2010 Budget at its regular meeting Monday.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:55:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440434 129101469000000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440424 A group home that will only be used for a single family faced opposition at a public hearing Monday.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:37:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440424 129101386200000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440402 Portage la Prairie RCMP are reporting a seizure of contraband cigarettes from a Quebec vehicle, traveling in the Portage area. On Feb. 5 at about 1 p.m.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:52:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440402 129101359200000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440395 Portage la Prairie are reporting a case of robbery on Sunday night. At about 11 p.m., Portage RCMP received a complaint from a woman that she had just been robbed on Royal Road and Lorne Avenue in Portage.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:27:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440395 129101344200000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439072 Portage School Division teachers, who worked without a collective agreement for 3 1/2 years before signing a new one in December, are still waiting for their back pay to arrive.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:04:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439072 129101294400000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440350 The Portage Collegiate Institute Saints girls' hockey team won't be hitting the road to face the Kelvin Clippers in Winnipeg today.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440350 129101226000000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440165 Portage la Prairie RCMP have issued a warning about the condition of the ice on Crescent Lake. On Saturday, Mounties received information that a man walking his dog fell through the ice on Crescent Lake.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440165 129101037600000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440016 The Central Plains Capitals can't move up in their division, but they can still play the spoiler.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:45:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440016 129100995000000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440015 A loss to the Carman Cougars on the road Friday means the Portage Collegiate Institute Trojans boys' hockey team will get their postseason underway with a survivor game on Feb. 14.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:43:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440015 129100993800000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440011 Laurie Stewart's Portage la Prairie rink was perfect over the weekend en route to an A-event win in the Sportsman's Bonspiel at the Portage Curling Club.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:42:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2440011 129100993200000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439036 A march is planned for Feb. 14 to bring awareness to the plight of missing and murdered women in Manitoba. The march will take place at the University of Winnipeg's Bulman Centre, at 515 Portage Ave. (accessed from Spence Street).[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:39:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439036 129100991400000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439120 WINNIPEG—Several unsolved Manitoba cases of missing or murdered women going back possibly decades will be put under closer scrutiny by a police task force.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:27:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439120 129100984200000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439998 Two Austin businesses were destroyed in a fire on Sunday. At about 11 a.m., Portage la Prairie RCMP and several area fire departments responded to a business fire in Austin. The fire completely destroyed Kathie's Beauty Salon and an attached suite.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:21:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439998 129100980600000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439993 Respect Life Week, from Feb. 7-14, was honoured with a brunch at Centennial Hall in Portage la Prairie on Sunday as a way to increase discussion and promote values that encourage people to cherish all life, from the beginning to the end.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:18:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439993 129100978800000000 http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439984 Portage la Prairie's Friendship Centre is helping Portage-area residents get a kick start to the year by offering free fitness classes.[...] Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:11:00 GMT http://cpheraldleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2439984 129100974600000000