http://www.altonaecho.com Recent Local News en-us Copyright: (c) 2012 www.altonaecho.com, All rights reserved. http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463863 Altona has added a new member to their law enforcement team. Cst. Ryan Coward was sworn into the Altona Police Service Jan. 18, and says he can’t wait to be a part of the community.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463863 129731259600000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463855 For long-time hockey fans - and Montreal Canadiens fans in particular - Friday, Feb. 10 will be a night to remember.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:02:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463855 129731257200000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463846 A group of local students got a little exercise and helped the homeless at the same time. On Jan. 31, students from Parkside, Elmwood, and Emerson School, the Regional Alternative Education Centre, as well as Glenway Colony School participated in the “Walk a Mile in their Shoes” event.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:54:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463846 129731252400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463844 Wow, what a tremendous testimony! Thank you, Claude and Doreen Marshall (of Horndean), for sharing your letter dated February 2, 2012. Your article entitled, “Giving credit to firefighters”, continues its bright glow.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463844 129731251200000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463840 Volunteers at the Altona MCC Gift & Thrift Store celebrated last year’s success at their annual meeting Jan. 24. The event took place at the EMM Church and included a presentation by Gord Letkeman from the Plum Coulee MCC Warehouse.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463840 129731248800000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463839 Maybe Forrest Gump was right. Maybe life really is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. But I think that love is kind of like that, too. You could date someone for years, live together for years, be married to them for years, and still not really know who they are.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:45:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463839 129731247000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463833 The Altona Winter Festival was another huge success. Warm weather brought out crowds of people for a variety of events.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463833 129731243400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463783 Trucks are generally thought of as playthings for guys, but if the family is going to be travelling in it, you better dress it up. The 4WD Sierra 1500 Crew Cab SLE’s Fire Red exterior immediately catches my attention.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:43:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463783 129731209800000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463768 Many renters dream of taking the money they spend on rent and using it for mortgage payments. But there’s a lot more to buying and owning a home than just paying the mortgage. There are real estate and legal fees, home inspection and moving costs, property taxes, utilities and interest rates.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463768 129731198400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463759 The Altona Maroons are still in the hunt for third place after ending their losing slide with a 7-6 overtime win over the Warren Mercs on Feb. 3. The Maroons improved their road record to 3-6-1-1 in their final game away from home in the regular season.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:13:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463759 129731191800000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463744 The Liberal Party of Canada wants to rebuild after it’s unprecedented defeat in the last federal election. If Liberals are wondering why they where defeated the answer is easy.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:44:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463744 129731174400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463356 "Ontario is for lovers" could be the province's new slogan, since it has half of the top 20 most romantic cities in Canada, according to a new list.[...] Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:24:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3463356 129731054400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458725 You can’t deny the Chevrolet Volt is a great car. Though how (or if) you measure that greatness depends on which side of the many sided fence on which you’re sitting. It’s the first car to seriously work the electric vehicle range problem.[...] Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:15:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458725 129727197000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458787 Four libraries in the South Central region participated in Family Literacy Day last week. The annual event encourage families to embrace the learning opportunities inherent in their daily lives.[...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458787 129726935400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458761 Manitoba school divisions will be allowed to raise property taxes this coming spring without having to turn down funding increases from the provincial government. On Jan.[...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:36:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458761 129726921600000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458748 The Altona Maroons knew they’d have a tough time against the first place Plum Coulee Xpress on Jan. 26, so when they lost 5-2, it may have been a disappointment, but not necessarily a surprise.[...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:26:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458748 129726915600000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458658 The wail of Altona’s siren at noon every day, isn’t music to everyone’s ears. Altona CAO Russ Phillips confirmed on Feb. 2, they are looking into ways to make the sound less offensive.[...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:55:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3458658 129726861000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456596 Altona councillors, heads of departments, private business owners, and representatives of other institutions met at the Altona Curling Club for the town’s planning session.[...] Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:38:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456596 129726346800000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457288 Red River Valley School Division announced the appointment of a new superintendent and CEO. Pauline Lafond-Bouchard began her new role on Feb. 1. She is already a familiar face at the board room table, having held the position of assistant superintendent for the division for the past nine years.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457288 129726071400000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457286 It doesn’t take state-of-the- art equipment to take great pictures. According to Pat and Rosemarie Keough, all you need is stability, patience, and a lot of practice.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:53:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457286 129726067800000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457284 When my bike was stolen last summer, I fumed about it for weeks. It got to the point where people ran when they saw me coming, because they knew they were going to be subjected to at least an hour of me ranting about the sheer injustice of it all.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:50:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3457284 129726066000000000 http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456532 It’s February and for us, the Marshalls from Horndean, it’s time to think of last February when we had our fire. I would like to tell you the story about that fire. On Feb. 20, 2011 my wife and I were going to go out for supper but because of the weather we decided to stay home and watch a movie.[...] Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:08:00 GMT http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3456532 129725896800000000