National Volunteer Week Shines Prairies Volunteers
Prairies celebrate National Volunteer Week with editors praising volunteers for essential roles in health care schools hospitals libraries and churches. Government cutbacks boost community hours with 2.4 billion hours in health care in 1997 valued at 20 to 30 billion dollars.
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Red River Valley Echo
Prairie Provinces
Lacombe Globe
Terry Fox
Kidsport
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Snow Deluge Delays May Warmth In Manitoba
In Manitoba heavy wet snow from a late Colorado front dumps 4 to 8 inches across southern areas. Schools cancel for the first time in May, moisture spurs farmers to plant as temperatures rise and optimism returns to a dry farming region. Local merchants note demand uptick as farmers buy supplies.
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Maria's Musings on Government Spending in Quebec
The piece criticizes the federal agriculture minister for claiming no funds for agriculture while spending over 200 million on promotional ads in Quebec. It argues the money is wasted in a province largely indifferent to national slogans as it urges readers to prepare gardening plans for the warm weather.
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Bill Shackel
Glenboro
Cheryl Tomlinson
Trina Rogers
NHL Players Association
Gazette Fhoto
Maria Beray
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