By-Law Confusion and Press Tensions Across Municipalities
A columnist critiques municipal by-law confusion and lack of public access. Cites obsolete rules, missing by-law registers, and low turnout at annual meetings. Notes councils limit press access, hindering transparency, while editors urge informed leadership and public accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vulcan Advocate
Alberta
Bow Island
Forty Mile
Fort Saskatchewan
Bruderheim
Gibbon
Wainwright Star Chronicle
Hudson Bay Post-Review
Thanks for hospital care across Manitoba communities
A collection of belated and grateful thanks from patients and families across Brandon, Birtle, Hamiota, Portage and Regina. Messages thank doctors, nurses, ambulance crews, kitchen and cleaning staff, volunteers, and relatives for care, visits, cards, gifts, flowers, and support during hospital stays and graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon General Hospital
Birtle Hospital
Mary Cameron
Roberta McKenzie
Portage
Yvette Espey
Hamiota District Health Centre
Harve
Agnes Pollock
50th Anniversary Appreciation Note and Funeral Lunch Thanks
Marge and Sterling Brown thank readers for 50th anniversary wishes and gifts including a clock. Larry and Jean Smith express gratitude for the lunch after their father’s funeral. Hamiota Fire Department thanks buyers of a TV radio draw winner Charlie Knight and notes a $150 donation to the Burn Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavinia
Larry and
Jean Smith
Hamiota Fire Department
T.V
Charlie Knight
Brandon
Fire Department
Laura Gompf obituary in Hamiota Manitoba 1982
Laura Lavina Gompf dies June 2 1982 at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg after brief illness born Laura Duffy of Grand Valley Ontario 1889? married Wilbert Irwin 1914 farmed Isabella area widowed 1969 later married Charles Gompf Nov 1977 survived by husband Charles children grandchildren and siblings funeral June 4 in Hamiota United Church with Rev Herb Lynas officiating pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed Campbell’s Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.C.W
Gompf
Charles
Eleanor
Wm. O’callaghan
Arrow River
Lloyd
Margaret
Isabella
Hazel
John Duffy
Shoal Lake
Brenda English
Fox Creek
Alberta
Garnet Duffy
Kathleen
Gordon Duffy
Oakville
Ontario
Edna
Fred Tomlin
Brantford
Wilbert Irwin
Hamiota United Church
Herb Lynas
Hamiota
Archie Norrie
Cyril Norrie
Robert Ross
Art Hese
Glen Sunley
Joe Harrison
Lou
Betty White
Rivers
Florence Beamish
Smith
Lorraine Miller
Campbell
In Memoriam Margaret E Smith Remembered With Love
In loving memory of mother and grandmother who passed away June 18 1977 her memory is a keepsake with which we'll never part God has her in his keeping and we have her in our hearts Sadly missed by Larry Jean Micelle and Jason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Larry
Jean
Micelle
Jason
Charles John Keefe Smith obituary in Hamiota and Virden pages
Charles John Keefe Smith died May 28 1982 at Westman Nursing Home Virden after a life spanning McConnell Ellenville Decker Lavinia and Hamiota where he retired in 1977. He married Margaret Knight in 1935 and is survived by son Larry wife Jean grandchildren Michelle and Jason of Nanaimo brother Tom and many nieces and nephews. Funeral May 31 1982 at Hamiota United Church with Rev Lynas. interment Hamiota Cemetery. Memorials to Westman Nursing Home or Hamiota Personal Care Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Thompson
Hec Patterson
Rene Lepine
Westman Nursing Home
Virden
Hamiota
Beamish Birth and Beamish-Mervyn Wedding Announcement
Harold and Barb Beamish of Slave Lake Alberta announce the birth of Douglas Russell, born May 28, weighing 8 pounds 7 ounces, a brother for Kristin. Grandparents Doug and Vera Beamish, Kirk in Edmonton, Belle Mansell, and Del Kirk. Ray Lints and family announce Lori Jean Lints forthcoming marriage to Kenneth Mervyn Pedrow of Hamiota. wedding set for Saturday July 3 1982 at Decker United Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beamish
Harold
Barb Beamish
Slave Lake
Alberta
Douglas Russell
Kristin
Doug
Vera Beamish
Hamiota
Del
Ray Lints
Decker
Manitoba
Lori Jean
Kenneth Mervyn
Mervyn Pedrow
Decker United Church
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Fred McGuinness
Reve Herman Suer
RM of
Humboldt
Humboldt Journal
Fort Qu’Appelle
the Times
Carman
Drayton Valley
Three Hills
Wainwright
Dauphin
Dauphin Herald
Laura Gompf
Lynas
David
Keith
Eric
Kim
R.C.M.P Academy
Regina
Ken Pedlow
Ken R
Hudson
Western Canada School of Auctioneering Ltd
Canada
R.S.A
Lacombe
Whyte
Autopac
Craig Whyte
Kenton
Green Acres
Furniture Hospital
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