Rural life themes and septic woes echo in letters
The column critiques country living costs and services while quoting residents from Hussar and Sturgeon area. It cites Stonewall Argus water use data and notes debates on rural residential communities and cooperation between farmers and acreage dwellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Shakespeare
Stonewall Argus
Leda Jensen
Sturgeon Way
Rose-Marie McCarthy
the Gazette
Leona Gauthier
Rural safety and fire services across Manitoba towns
Rural communities face higher taxes and uneven fire services as Portage la Prairie debates city and rural fire coverage. Fire safety tips appear in local editorials: living rooms breed most fires, smokings and stoves common causes, while baking soda can dampen chimney fires.
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Our
Chris
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Rosetown Eagle
Fred Walter
Rimbey Record
Rimbey
Shoal Lake
Fuzz
The
Star
Blood Donor Clinic Honors Hamiota Committee
Mrs. Joy Hunter of the Manitoba Division Canadian Red Cross writes to Mrs. Eleanor Sedgwick praising the Hamiota Blood Donor Clinic held February 18 1981. The event drew 275 donors with 61 first timers marking a second consecutive attendance rise and benefiting hospital patients in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
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Eleanor Sedgwick
Canadian Red Cross Society
Hamiota
Manitoba
Canadian Red Cross
Ontario
Reggie's Ramblings on Year of the Rooster and Odd Notes
The column muses on the Chinese Year of the Rooster and asks if a barnyard crowing boss could be a Cochin-China. It notes Winds of Change, Lloyds insurance tightening, and forecasts computer thinking amid past errors. It cites Winnipeg pride, Jean Chretien on constitution, and Iran hostage deal honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
Jean Chretien
Trudeau Africa trip seen as damaging to political standing
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau faced sharp criticism over his Africa Brazil Mexico tour earlier this year with reporters labeling the trip a selfish government funded ski side trip. Critics say it snubbed US relations with Reagan and sparked regional negativity, risking Liberal support as upcoming north south dialogue aims to anchor Ottawa’s economic plans.
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Ottawa
Pierre Trudeau
Africa
Brazil
Mexico
Lech
Joe Clark
Clark
Trudeau
Europe
United States
Ronald Reagan
Canada
U.S
Deau
O Globo
House of Commons
Mr. Trudeau
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Fred McGuinness
Mrs. Sedgwick
Mrs
Joy Hunter
Jack Coombs
Jack
RED Cross
Reggie
Lloyd’s of London
USA
Iran
George Washington
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