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THE president of the Plum Coulee Chamber of Commerce applauds an aid organization for reversing its decision to close its southern Manitoba warehouse and move operations to Winnipeg.
THE president of the Plum Coulee Chamber of Commerce applauds an aid organization for reversing its decision to close its southern Manitoba warehouse and move operations to Winnipeg.
Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba recently said it will remain at its warehouse and shipping facility in the town, after announcing in January that the facility would close on June 30. It would have been a big loss to our area, said chamber president Moire Porte, a retired school division employee.
Allen Broesky crossing the finish line of his pandemic walking goal. (Allen Broesky)
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Manitobans continue to look for the best in less-than-ideal COVID-19 situations in this week s good news.
Another COVID-19 summer is on the horizon, and yet, plans for Kids Day Camps are still in the works.
Boyd Kleiver, program director at Roseau River Bible Camp, says their camp opened up registration to campers back in March and already have over 200 campers registered.
When it comes to restrictions, Kleiver says, We don t really think the restrictions (this year) will be more limiting than what they were last year. Our sports skills was one skill that we x ed, but all of the other skills were good to go. Archery and ropes had disinfection stations. We were able to make each skill work, with a few adaptions, to what a regular summer would look like.
MCC warehouse in Plum Coulee to remain open Written by Staff Thursday, May 06 2021, 4:45 AM MCC volunteers in Plum Coulee will be able to carry on with their work at this warehouse thanks to a new lease agreement.
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MCC has reversed a decision to close its material resources warehouse in Plum Coulee.
However, MCC Manitoba s Executive Director Darryl Loewen says there was a strong push from local volunteers and supporters to look for a way to maintain the operation.
Loewen says they were able to do that by working out a new lease agreement with the warehouse owners.
MCC to close warehouse in Plum Coulee Written by CHVN Tuesday, Jan 12 2021, 10:13 AM A group of volunteers display a blanket they made during a Great Winter Warm-up event in Plum Coulee in January 2020. Together the group finished 150 comforters that were delivered to families who had been displaced by conflict or disaster. (Photo supplied by MCC Manitoba)
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A decision by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada to relocate its central warehouse operations out of Plum Coulee and into Ontario is going to have a significant impact on local volunteers.
MCC Canada and MCC Manitoba have jointly operated distribution of relief supplies and volunteer activities out of the warehouse in Plum Coulee since 2004. MCC Canada uses the building as a central depot to collect and store materials donated to MCC from across western Canada to be shipped out for relief efforts around the world.