Oka blockade tests Canada’s democracy and freedom
The piece notes the Quebec Oka siege and says the Canadian Armed Forces may break the barricade if necessary. It questions whether Indigenous defenders will resist or yield to a bulldozer, warning freedom remains fragile.
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Quebec
Oka
Letters to the Editor on Belmont meeting and Manitoba election
The letters defend a candidate’s absence from a Belmont meeting and urge support for the Pelican Lake Enhancement Project. They argue the provincial election is costly and lacks real issues, urging lawn signs to express support for a minority government and fiscal responsibility.
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Belmont
Pelican Lake
Druthers
Filmont
Manitoba
GAZOTS Reflects on a Fourteen Year Music Journey
The writer describes a fourteen year involvement in music from late 70s high school groups like Phoenix John Paul Vinlard and Mark Cummings to Prayz-Gloria Russell and Troy Berry. He recalls borrowing gear in Phoenix and now owns his sound equipment, emphasizing the privilege and joy of sharing words and music with audiences.
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Phoenix
John Paul Vinlard
Mark Cummings
Lee Cummings
Gospel Express
Bert Peters
Bruce Peters
Joan Peters
Shirley Reimer
Larry Reimer
Harry Krahn
Prayz
Gloria Russell
Renée Nelson
Troy Berry
M.W
Hand-Powered Wheelchair Cart Gift Sparks Community Kindness
In Gilbert Plains George Vogt, confined to a wheelchair, receives a hand powered three wheeled cart from friend Bob Lee of Dauphin after six weeks of tinkering. The Steinbach region features stories of local acts of care from Willingdon to Yorkton and a memorial birthday card from a child on a grandfather’s grave.
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Gilbert Plains
George Vogt
George
Bob Lee
Dauphin
Bob
Dauphin Herald
Lloyd Coates
Willingdon
Carstairs News Chronicle
Coates
Cattalo
Steinbach
Bob Banman
California
Harvard
Steinbach Carillon
Yorkton
SIGN
Pas
Opasquia Times
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Gran- M.W
Adv
Bob Rose
P.C
Turtle Mountain
Gazots
Manitoba Community Newspapers Association
Cioona
Lenboro
Azette
P.O
Glenboro
Mark Witherspoon
Canada
USA
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