Robert Chuckrey News Today

It’s municipal election day in Manitoba and polls are open for voters to select their next mayor and council until 8 p.m.

Thompson has enough candidates to make mayoral and council elections necessary but the seven school board trustee candidates will be acclaimed.

The owner of Thompson's A&W says being across the street from a beer vendor means he picks up dozens of empty liquor containers on his property every day.

Thompson's mayor and city manager were taken to task over the quality of snow clearing in the city this winter during a committee meeting March 21.

Four councillors and members of the public put up a valiant effort to try to stop the 2021 budget from passing at a marathon council meeting May 10 but it was approved in a 5-4 vote, as were second. . .