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Health Walk Raises Funds for Heli-Pad in Ste. Anne
Despite the damp weather there was a healthy turnout at the Ste-Anne Hospital Fund Health Walk.
On June 2, walkers took to the streets of Ste. Anne for the annual Health Walk. The event helps raise funds for the Fonds Hôpital Ste Anne Hospital Fund. Funds from this year’s walk are going in support of building a heli-pad outside of Ste. Anne’s Hospital so that STARS will have a safe place to land adjacent to the community’s health care facility. According to Lorraine Roziere, Executive Director of the Ste. Anne Hospital Fund the hospital acknowledges that emergency services are an important and integral part of patient care. “The Aerodrome at St. Anne’s hospital allows us to reach a higher standard of health care for years to come,” she noted. Anticipated costs of the project are approximately $300,000. Two major donors came forward during the event, including Lions International who presented a cheque for $100,000 and HyLife who donated $42,250. Sponsorships, donations and pledges for the Health Walk will also be going towards the Aerodrome Project. The money will be used to construct a concrete pad on the east side of the hospital. There was a site there but
Transport Canada closed it down in the fall. The new heli-pad will have special lighting and construction is expected to begin later this month for a November completion. STARS currently lands adjacent to the RM of Ste. Anne office on the
south end of town. The Ste-Anne Hospital Fund was founded in 1988 to collect funds for the Ste-Anne Hospital to purchase equipment and for construction projects not funded by Manitoba Health.
Lions International presented a cheque for $100,000 to the Ste-Anne Hospital Fund.
June 2018
Man Succumbs to Injuries in Serious Collision On Thursday, May 24, at 1:35 pm, officers from the Steinbach RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 12 at the intersection of Provincial Road 210, located south of Ste. Anne. Investigators have determined that a vehicle, being driven by a 38-year-old male from Winnipeg, was travelling southbound on Hwy 12 when it collided with a westbound SUV, being driven by a 73-yearold female from the RM of La Broquerie. The driver of the southbound vehicle was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV and one of the passengers a 72-year-old female from the RM of La Broquerie, were both transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries. A 73-year-old male passenger from the RM of La Broquerie was pronounced deceased at the scene. Alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the collision and it is unknown if seatbelts were in use.
Steinbach RCMP Respond to Fatal Vehicle Collision with Toddler On May 20, at approximately 7:50 pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a report of a collision in the RM of La Broquerie. Upon arrival, Emergency Medical Services personnel were already providing medical assistance to a 2-year-old girl. She was later transported to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. The initial investigation has determined that the child was struck by a vehicle on her driveway being driven by a 62-year-old male. Alcohol and speed are not considered factors in this collision.