Weekend at Shoal Lake sketches and neighbor notices
Weekend at Shoal Lake, known as The Narrows, features visitors from Sherwood Park, Brandon, Killarney, and Winnipeg. Highlights include Gwenda Coombs water skiing, three new pups born under a cottage, cribbage triumphs, and local banter. Additional items note tourists near Quebec, sightings of the Miller and Cumming families, and brief community quips about apples and squirrels.
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Eeee
Shoal Lake
The
Narrows
Burlington Beach
Gwenda
Bobbi
Sherwood Park
Alberta
Don
Bonnie
Tory
Tamara
Davilyn
Brandon
Killarney
Alan Scott
Ninga
Ross
Royal Bank
Rivers
Brandon Coombs
Rick
Norma
Dustin Borotsik
Linda
Mark
Kristine Martinuk
R.R. No
Charlie
Ethel Randell
Jim
Jean Scott
Portage la Prairie
Gordon
Marion Sheardown
Kenton
Frank McLean
Tory Coombs
Turner
Fred
Dot Venables
Shorty
Evelyn Turner
Evelyn
James Herriot
Clark Drive
Quebec
Hamiota
Guy
Eleanor Miller
Maxine Cumming
Allan Cumming
Camper and family tales from a Manitoba camping weekend
Tamara Coombs visits a Harvey Brown camper trailer and comments on its hidden dish storage. Art and Betty Oakden attend a 50th family anniversary in Minto and Boissevain. A crew tears down a house in Cardale to build a cottage at The Narrows with wiring help from Keith Brown. Community notes mention local visitors, festive moods, and seasonal harvests amid TV and poetry quotes.
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Tamara Coombs
Brandon
Art
Betty Oakden
Minto
Boissevain
Vernon Brown
Brent Strachan
Dean McConnell
Cam Schweitzer
Ross Coombs
Cardale
Narrows
Keith Brown
the Pope
Herb Smith
Garry and
Carol Kidd
Dallas Smith
Boston
Mass
Reggies Ramblings on Currency Strikes and Nostalgia
A Winnipeg speech by federal trades minister Jack Horner pushes for a permanent 90 cent dollar. Toronto letter-carriers vote against strike action as 400 truck drivers walk out in a new twist on unions. An old-timer recalls gold coins in circulation while political banter and seasonal gripes color this coastal column.
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Jack Horner
Winnipeg
Toronto
Trudeau’s constitutional reform sparks Liberal splits
Former Liberal James Richardson probes Prime Minister Trudeau’s bid for constitutional change. He warns the push toward a bilingual Canada and Quebec style reform threatens common law traditions. Party stalwarts fear partisan timing, deadlines, and power plays undermine non partisan deliberations.
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Jottawa
James Richardson
Liberals
Toronto Liberals
Liberal Party
Mr. Trudeau
Senate
Supreme Court
Jim Richardson
Richardson
Canada
Trudeau
House of Commons
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Jack Coombs
Trailer Court
P. C. Fraser
Bruce Lemon
Harvey
Barb Brown
Clear Lake
Inza Houck
Calgary
Neb Curll
Wimp
Elbert Hubbard
Ottawa
Disney
Reggie
Confucius
BY Peter Ward