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Volume 135 Issue 06 Friday, April 21, 2017 www.minnedosatribune.com 90 cents plus tax

Main Street South Co-op Sales Surpass $153 Million

Makes Final
Worst Roads List

Photo by Darryl Holyk

By DARRYL HOLYK

I t is usually a good news story when a commu-

nity makes a Top Ten list, but that is not the case
this time. Minnedosa has been included in the fi- Photo by Danielle Hadden (MCI Career Prep student)
nal Top Ten Worst Roads in Manitoba for 2017.
We ranked #8 in what CAA called a race to The new administration building for Heritage Co-op, at the corner of Main Street
disgrace, said Minnedosa Mayor Ray Orr. Thats and 2nd Avenue S.E. is expected to be ready for use next month.
a distinction Id rather not see us involved in.
For anyone who has driven on the well worn, By DARRYL HOLYK ings for the year rose from to the Co-op family which through Co-ops Commu-
cracked, pothole ridden thoroughfare that runs $4.3 million to just over $6.5 included 25,874 members nity Development Fund in-
right through the heart of downtown Minnedosa,
it is really no suprise that our dear old Main Street
has finally made CAA Manitobas Worst Roads list.
H eritage Co-op 1997
Ltd had another suc-
cessful year in 2016. This
million. As a result of this
growth, the board has set
the allotment rate for the
as of December 31st, 2016.
Community payback is
continued goal of Heritage
cluding $3,750 to Minnedo-
sa Minor Ball consession
stand, $5,000 to Rivers
Its bad enough that we drive over this every- success was shared with year at 3.5% of its members Co-op and in 2016 approxi- Edge Park, $5,000 to Camp
day - and then when youre trying to promote the members during Heritage purchases. This is also an matley $99,000 was given Wannakumbac, $5,000 to
town to visitors, and one of their impressions is Co-ops 88th Annual Gen- increase over the previous back in donations and sup- Wawanesa Rec Centre and
of the terrible street,well thats not helpful, com- eral Meeting. years 2.5%. port to community events $2,000 to the patio proj-
mented Orr. Sales for the year to- Heritage Co-op contin- and organizations. This ect at Minnedosa Personal
talled over $153 million, ues to grow its membership amount represented just Care Home.
Continued on Page 8 increasing from just over and in the past year wel- over .06% of sales. Seven
$151 million for 2015. Earn- comed 1,331 new members donations were also made Continued on Page 2

ITS A FACT!
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