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Every Canadian deserves a safe and affordable place to call home.
Irvine Ferris, Mayor of the City of Portage la Prairie and Al Braun, Chair of the Portage la Prairie Assisted Living Corporation, with the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), and Terry Duguid, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced nearly $16.8 million in federal funding for Dufferin Villa for new affordable homes for seniors in Portage la Prairie.
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It must be admitted that I was a couple of days late changing my calendar to February, but what did I see? Yes, Valentine’s Day is there alright, but someone has gone and made a holiday weekend of it as well. How dare they do such a thing anyway? Well, a holiday is a holiday. But I was going to tell a few stories about St.Valentines Day, wasn’t I?
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Remember going to school and making valentines? It was a regular February school activity, and I believe the teachers looked forward to it. I know the kids did. And to make the shape of a heart come outright, you would fold the red paper in half and scissor it just right. Sometimes it came out heart-shaped. A carefully scribbled “I love you” or “Be my Valentine” finished it. The boys addressed theirs to a secret girl, and as for the girls, I never did find out what they did as I never got one!
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Publishing date: Dec 14, 2020 • December 14, 2020 • 1 minute read • (LEFT PHOTO - Doug Thompson of Portage Toyota & RV for Dufferin Villa received by Ruth Brownridge (right), Board Member of Portage Assisted Living Corp.) (RIGHT PHOTO - Ruth Brownridge (left) is presented with a $5,000 cheque from Mandy and Jeff Dubois of McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel.) supplied photo
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The board for Portage Assisted Living Corporation (PALC) is excited to announce a couple of local donations toward the group’s personal care home project, Dufferin Villa.
Ruth Brownridge was presented with a $5,000 cheque from Mandy and Jeff Dubois of McKenzies Portage Funeral Chapel before a $2,500 donation from Doug Thompson of Portage Toyota & RV was made to Dufferin Villa.