Internet revolution threatens taxes and public services
Manitoba Taxpayers Association outlines a vision where the Internet transforms communication and commerce, shrinking the tax base and eroding public services. It argues snail mail, public schools, and state enterprises will fall to cheaper online alternatives, urging lower taxes and reduced government roles.
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Winnipeg North
Rey Paktaghan
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Adien
MTS
Hong Kong
Manitoba
Pierre Trudeau
Juan Peron
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Buck Rogers
Dauphin Countryfest sells out and funds 1997 growth
The 1996 Dauphin Countryfest sold out with last weekend passes on December 21, seven weeks after releasing 9,500 tickets. Festival president Tom Van Buekenhout says Countryfest dominates the province and finances a Parkland Recreation Complex project while other country fests face money troubles. Separately, Christine Hockin of Neepawa died of septicemia after a brief outbreak prompting antibiotic treatment for close contacts. A former Langruth woman avoids jail for embezzlement, receiving a $500 fine and two years of unsupervised probation for thefts from the Langruth Bingo Club and Legion, with funds repaid.
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Tom van Buekenhout
Parkland
Langruth
Langruth Royal Canadian Legion
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Peter Holle
Manitoba Taxpayers Association
Winnipeg
Dauphin
Hockin
Christine Hockin
Neepawa
Christine
Judy Bicknell
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
Hamiota
Romoto Telephone
GST & Pst Inc
Gregory Nesbitt
Wanda Strachan
Jamie Dickinson
Connie Kay
Shirley McMurachy
Judy Pedersen
CCNA