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Along with resident Ken Bowie and historian Larry McArdle, the trio sift through historical archives and member submissions for bygone images of the region. Some pictures include early oilsands development. Others date back to the days of the fur trade.
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“If we don’t know our history then we don’t know ourselves,” said Jean, who moved to Fort McMurray in 1971. “If you only think Fort McMurray is about oil, then you are only dealing with the last few years. Most people from Fort McMurray have come in from other places and have a general interest in the history prior to when they moved.”
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Trevor Wilkey, a former policeman and motor mechanic, joined MenzShed three months ago after moving from Bluff to Invercargill. News of the engineering department opening delighted him as he will be donating equipment to it. He has no room in his town house to set up a workshop and is pleased to share his gear. The camaraderie at MenzShed made it enjoyable, Wilkey said. Assistant manager Nick Sarisa said MenzShed gave members a place to form friendships, help each other on projects and learned new ways to do things. It’s a place retired people can go to, he said.
TikTok users warned to clean up their act 02 Jan 2021 / 09:33 H. A screenshot of a TikTok user posting immoral content. Ministry of Interior. Khmer Times
THE Cambodian Ministry of Interior’s Information Technology Department has issued a warning for users of TikTok and other social media to stop producing “immoral” content.
Making the announcement on its Facebook page, the IT department said it has observed people using the platform in violation of the Kingdom’s laws and Khmer social ethics. It gave examples of videos with obscene gestures and language, pornographic images, disinformation, defamation and inciting social unrest.
Lieutenant General Chea Pov, director of the Ministry of Interior’s Anti-Cybercrime Department said: “On behalf of the department, I appeal to users of social media, if they see immoral videos, please do not share or pay attention to them.”