Winners and losers in Canadian banking and politics
A reader notes a junk mail Taxation notice from Ed Broadbent’s NDP as an unfair political ploy. The Continental Bank is praised for going public, stabilizing with a large credit line, and regaining depositor trust amid sector turmoil. The Royal Bank is criticized for service charges fueling profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Bradbent
NDP
J.B. Langstaff
Broadbent
Canada
Continental Bank
CCB
Northland
Mercantile
David Lewis
Continental
The
Royal Bank
Words of Canada: prairie quest and unsolved national issues
Quotes on the Red River prairies and expansive landscape echoing poetical exploration. Reflections from Henry Youle Hind and historian A R M Lower touch on Canadian identity, potential migration, regional songs, and enduring national problems without resolution.
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Red River Prairies
Henry Youle Hind
Sioux Lookout
Kamloops
Oromocto
Levis
Corner Brook
Prairies Embrace Local Growth Drive With New Development Roles
Column praises community self help across the Prairies as towns appoint development coordinators and promote shop at home efforts. It notes successes in Dauphin Melfort Russell Watrous and Pinawa highlighting tourism spa bank protection and cooperation while warning about by law constraints and traffic of novelty signs. It urges embracing Operation Bootstrap to build local resources and boost sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairies
Dauphin
Melfort
Humbolt Journal
Russell Banner
Lake of the Prairies
Watrous
Lake Manitou
Pinawa
Chamber
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo Publications Ltd
P.O. Box
Hamiota
Manitoba
Romoto
U.S.A A
Ereland
F. D. (Don) Venables
CNA
Canadian Community Newspapers Association
Mi Tlere
Toronto Sun
Deloraine Times
Star
By Fred McGuinness
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