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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1980
Page
2
A compact reader column recalls Brandon Sun delivery by small red trucks and farmer interactions, highlights from Brandon Fair including higher rides and prices, and mentions attendees and local anecdotes. It captures community tone with jokes, quotes, and personal vignettes from rural Manitoba.
The December 1979 Canada column from the Ontario Forest Information Service reports a revolution in lumber camps led by Thunder Bay, with private rooms central heating stainless kitchens and new dining rooms. It notes shifts in discipline meals and living standards and mentions John Fisher as Canada's Centennial Commissioner.
Reggie's Ramblings denounces Alberta for seeking oil revenues at Canada’s expense. The writer recalls Kenora fires inspiring a local entrepreneur to sell fire‑engine red T shirts reading I survived Kenora's fire in 1980, turning disaster into profit as a contrast to national preconference tensions. A post hole digger is questioned for relevance at the Premiers conference.
Ottawa faces a bargaining moment as British Columbia's coal prospects and a potential $0.8 to $1 billion CANDU reactor sale to Japan test Canada’s trade posture. The piece argues for using nuclear export leverage to boost refining in BC while defending national economic goals and provincial assets.
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