Funding Ottawa's illegitimate children
A Manitoba taxpayers group argues Ottawa funds 6500 advocacy groups with about 4 billion dollars annually. They criticize taxpayer funded public interest groups and call to end government funding for lobbying bodies while urging groups to rely on private support. The piece contends tax funded advocacy inflates government and spending.
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Peter Holle
Ontario
Lorne Bryden
P.i.g.s
Commons
Canada
National
Canadian Council On Disability
Aboriginal National Council
The
Association of Manitoba Taxpayers
Starbuck eyes straw pulp plant in Alberta demo aid
The Starbuck community pursues a 1995 straw to pulp venture after 1994 discussions with Al Wong. Local growers sent 100 tons of straw to Wong’s Vulcan plant for demonstration with provincial help while the Chamber scouts groups to visit the facility. The Starbuck Shadow gains steady local support. Manitoba Environment informs Carberry council that a groundwater hazardous waste site is contaminating groundwater and may close.
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Starbuck
Chamber of Commerce
B.C
al Wong
Chamber
Mark Morse
Mr. Wong
Vulcan
Alta
Carberry Town
Manitoba Environment
Waste facility talks and safety tips from Portage
The week notes that the town considers waste disposal options including hauling to Brandon, lining the current site, and boosting recycling with CARNEP studies cited. Provincial rebates for recyclables are expected. A seven year old girl named Amy Wilson battles leukemia needing a bone marrow transplant and up to 300 pints of blood. Red Cross holds an emergency clinic in Minnedosa. Portage RCMP warn to use proper hitching for sleighs to snowmobiles under the Off Road Vehicle Act.
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Sal
Souris
Brandon
Carnep Group
Gladstone
Amy Wilson
Amy
Red Cross
Minnedosa
Portage Rcmp
RCMP
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Ottawa
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Winnipeg
Judy Bicknell
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
Hamiota
Manitoba
Romoto Telephone
GST & Pst Inc
Gregory Nesbitt
Heather Dickson
Kelly McMurachy
Dorothy Barr
Shirley McMurachy
Wanda Strachan
CCNA
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