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MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Manitoba Underdogs volunteers Michael Nemetchuk (top) and Jill Bruneau set up for a dog spay and neuter clinic in the school gym on the Chemawawin Reserve, Manitoba on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Many Northern Manitoban communities have problems with stray dog overpopulation, and initiatives like these aim to reduce their numbers in a humane way while increasing the quality of life for dogs and humans. 180223 - Friday, February 23, 2018.