For almost two decades, the special "water" room at kindergarten No. 1 in the district center has not been used for its intended purpose. In the early 90s, the pool for toddlers fell into disrepair, but it was not possible to allocate funds for its reconstruction at that time.

In Vitebsk, the first rental apartment building with 120 units was commissioned in 2014, and the construction of a second one began, as reported by Igor Isachenko, Chairman of the Committee for Architecture and Construction of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee.

Residents of the Vitebsk region are actively interested in how they can provide feasible assistance to displaced persons from Eastern Ukraine. The editorial office has repeatedly received calls with questions and suggestions.

Despite the early hour, the voter's mood was excellent. She and her grandson had prepared for the elections in advance and were among the first to come and fulfill their civic duty today. "I expect the new parliament to pass laws that will improve people's lives, not just empty talk," the voter said.

A mobile New Year's club on wheels will run during the holidays in the Polotsk district with a concert and entertainment program, the Polotsk District Executive Committee reported.

On the evening of February 10, in the regional center, Vyacheslav Lazarev, an operator for the Vitebsk TV channel "Nashe TV", detained a robber.

After reviewing the materials provided by the Chashniki District Department of Internal Affairs, the district prosecutor's office decided to refuse to initiate criminal proceedings, but found signs of an administrative offense falling under Article 15.45 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Belarus - animal cruelty. Based on this, the District Department of Internal Affairs transferred the materials to the Lukoml rural council for the compilation of an administrative offense report against a resident of the Chashniki district, the prosecutor reported.

The cooperation agreement between legislators is a first for both deputies from the Vitebsk region and their colleagues from the Tver region. "In the agreement, we have outlined the main areas of activity: interaction between regional legislative bodies, exchange of legislative frameworks, promotion of initiatives by local council deputies that contribute to fruitful cooperation between the regions. Priorities in the economic and social spheres are also defined, including through the improvement of legislation," explained Alexander Atyasov, responding to a question from a BELTA correspondent. According to the Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Council, such cooperation between deputies will contribute to more fruitful work of the Union State Parliament. "Our agreement is a continuation of the good relations between Belarus and Russia within the Union State," emphasized Alexander Atyasov. He is convinced that contacts between deputies will strengthen the economic ties of the two regions of Belarus and Russia.

Small and medium-sized businesses provide employment for the population and make a tangible contribution to the formation of the regional budget. This was noted today at the summing up of the "Best Entrepreneur of 2012" competition by the Deputy Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Oleg Matskevich, reports BELTA correspondent.

On October 9, an exhibition of authentic works by the famous European artist Robert Genin from the private collection of Alexey and Marina Rodionov (Saint Petersburg) opened at the Marc Chagall Art Center in Vitebsk.

Work on the regulatory framework for the creation of a footwear holding in Belarus is nearing completion. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by Nikolai Martynov, a member of the Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia on Economic Policy, a member of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, and the General Director of the joint limited liability company "Marko".

It will be located in the village of Barvin Perevoz on the territory of the "Druzhnye Rebyata" complex, one of its organizers is the Vitebsk District Executive Committee.