Kevin Rollason

Kevin Rollason is a National Newspaper Award winning reporter. He covers medical, aviation, Lake Winnipeg and philanthropy stories for the Winnipeg Free Press.

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@historyrock_ 7 - The Who (x2), Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Heart, Kansas, Police, Cars

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Helmut Harder was an elementary school teacher who became a Theology professor at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. He was a founder of the Winnipeg Mennonite School and was General Secretary of the Conference of Mennonites in Canada #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/F2RkLbB4ZL

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Wendy Pritchard was a teacher for more than three decades at Parc La Salle and then La Salle School. But she also was a baton twirler and was not only the provincial champion but became a judge at international competitions #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/Ev4yUBJXsm

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@KevinRollason @WinnipegNews Lovely person, great family

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Randall Westman worked with his dad at the family business, Manitoba Pant, making clothes. He and his wife bought Netley Resorts in 1995 and for the next three decades helped people make memories there #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/jgQbCGEu4C

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Gwen Buccini helped people get wheelchairs one can tab at a time - she was the founder of Tabs for Wheelchairs and I wrote about her life in my free Passages newsletter https://t.co/y0xnO2MyaF

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@MorleyWalker1 @WinnipegNews Not last one … yet

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Gerry Fingler loved airplanes - especially very small ones. He was a member of the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada from 1949 to 2025 and he founded Cellar Dweller Hobby Supply in 1972 #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/CAFM1ROUhQ

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@MorleyWalker1 @WinnipegNews Do you know something I don’t?

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Wayne Ferguson had several jobs - from Cargill to Shell to the Crocus Fund and then his own construction company. But though his job might change, he played pool after hours and went on to help create the Canadian Amateur Pool League #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/snPeWkRM5F

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@RobertYoung316 @WinnipegNews He is - he did so much you can’t really fit it in one post

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Ted Foreman went from playing hockey to managing the investments of NHL players. He played a pre-season game with the Mtl Canadiens before breaking his leg. He became a financial planner with IG Wealth for 42 years - and so much more #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/gVFL504rYZ

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@KevinRollason @WinnipegNews He is a legend in the financial community.

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Greg Lacomy won a national NCAA hockey championship as a player and later was inducted into the MB Hockey Hall of Fame for coaching teams to championships. His day job included being provincial deputy minister of agriculture #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/yQt8MJrlP5

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Christopher Dafoe might have stayed as a reporter - except for that unfortunate incident when he knocked on a door during a hostage situation and police had to rescue him when shots rang out. He became a drama critic here and Vancouver #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/Xn7838OK4U

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You might have thought your phone and internet service was the only one out in the city last week. Turns out a large swath of the city was hit - along with Grace Hospital - for days but Bell MTS didn’t tell anyone about it - we did. My story on the outage: https://t.co/MLhm9GMKmB

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We see it while driving by - it has been part of our history for more than a century. Now, instead of being torn down and tossed away, a developer is going to save the old Union Stock Yards water tower. My story: https://t.co/BcZf0UVMgZ

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The census comes out every five years and we fill it out, but why? Here is my story about why we do it and how the data is used: https://t.co/55SpDzxJMR

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Dr Bill Balacko was a pharmacist. He opened Tache Pharmacy in 1974 and life saving medications unavailable elsewhere. It specialized in compounding medications as well as bio-identical hormone replacement therapy #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/kkgmDpy3jU

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Al Posaluko was a teacher who taught at Charleswood Collegiate for many years after pioneering high school education in Duck Bay. He was director of the Catholic Youth Organization and later president of the West End Seniors Centre #RIP @WinnipegNews https://t.co/S4GwSALYhZ