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Volume 135 Issue 47 Friday, February 2, 2018 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

INSIDE Kinsmen Housing Donates $55,000 To Clinic

this week Second Donation Brings Kinsmen Contribution To $80,000
By HILLARY MILLER
Port in the
Storm A sizable donation from
a local service club
was recently made to the

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update Dr. Ajai Khandelwal Pri-
mary Care Centre. Thanks
to the Minnedosa Kinsmen
Housing group’s gener-
ous donation, the Primary
Care Centre is ever closer
to being completely fund-
ed – but they aren’t quite
Bombers there yet.
The Minnedosa Kins-

Headed To men Housing group re-

cently presented an ad-

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Playoffs
ditional $55,000 to the
Primary Care Centre, on
top of their initial contri-
bution of $25,000 last sum-
mer.
The funds were made
available to the group fol-
lowing the recent sale of
Men’s the old hospital property
west of the Personal Care

Wellness Home, that was owned

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by Minnedosa Kinsmen

Day
Housing. “We thought it
was a good way to give back
to the community, because
we really don’t need this
money sitting in the bank,”
said Harvey Wedgewood,
the Secretary/Treasurer
for the group.
Minnedosa Kinsmen
If your label reads Housing is an offshoot

18/02/28 from what the former

Minnedosa Kinsmen Club Photo submitted

It’s time to renew used to do in the commu-

(L-R) Primary Care Centre representatives Ray Morgan, Susan Glasgow and Gord Lane
nity
your subscription! recently accepted a $55,000 cheque from Harvey Wedgewood and Norm Sims from the Minnedosa
Continued Kinsmen Housing group. This is the group’s second generous donation toward the new clinic
on Page 8 currently under construction across from Minnedosa Health Centre.
204-867-3816