Ottawa Glare on Sports Funding Sparks Debate Over Skiing
Jack Matheson critiques the Fitness and Amateur Sport annual report, focusing on Sport Canada grants. He highlights $58 million yearly to amateur sport, with skiing receiving $2.7 million last season, more than any other sport, despite modest results. He questions criteria and allocation, noting spending on swimming, track and field, and handicapped Silent Sports, while suggesting broader waste and high-profile bias.
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Ottawa
Feds
Forestry
Sport Canada
National Sport and Recreation Centre
Jock Bureacracy
Coaching Association of Canada
COA
Canadian Ski Association
Sarajevo
L.A
Willie deWit
Shaun O’sullivan
Canadian Amateur Swimming Association
Alex Baumann
Victor Davis
Annie Ottenbreit
Silent Sport
Oak River District News Highlights Local Fund Drives and Visits
Oak River district notes report recent fund canvasses by the Cancer Canvass Heart Fund and Red Cross drives, plus festival contestant Gordon Gerrard’s omission. Weekend visits include Edmund and Nancy Franson to Jean Power en route to Prince Albert, May 4. Several residents travel between Brandon, Dauphin, and Toronto. Numerous community events feature 4H ceramic shows, a fashion show by Mastectomy group, and a Royal Oak Inn fashion and morale event.
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Cancer and Red Cross
Oak River’s
W.I
Lion’s Club
Heart Fund
Legion
the Red Cross
Gordon Gerrard
Edmund
Nancy Franson
Jean Power
Prince Albert
Texas
Hazel McKean
Dauphin
Amy Nesbitt
Martin Lessard
Hudson Bay
Frank Hayhurst
Alice Lessard
Lillian Hotham
Brandon
Frank
Marlene
Martin
Toronto
Oak River Community Association
Diane Cochrane
Ken Cameron
Leslie
Ralph Saunders
Saskatoon
Stan Henry
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Centennial Auditorium
Gordon Paddock
Indianapolis
Indiana
Russell Paddock
Winnipeg
Team
Manitoba
St. Johns
Jean Fortune
Cardale
Westora Ceramics Association
Cheryl Paddock
Susan Heapy
Jennifer Ramsey
Nancy Paddock
Sherri Brown
Betty Anne Ellerington
Miniota
Ina Hyndman
Rivers
Myrtle White
Oak River
Royal Oak Inn
Elegant Lady
Gordon’s Kawai
Chez Michelle
Mary Kay
Jim Mundell
Hamiota
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Jack Matheson
Sylvie Bernier
Gaetan Boucher
Linda Thom
Fitness Canada
M. D. Butcher & Associates
Notaries Public
P.O. Box
Birtle
Morrison D. Butcher
Woody Langford
Oak River District News
Canadian Advertising Advisory Board
McManus
Harley-Davidson
Kenton
S. Perlmutter
Hamiota, Manitoba
Fantastic
Gulf
Esso
Macleods
Barkers Men’‘s Wear
Maries Beauty Chalet
Birtie Flower Shop
Looking Good
Birtie Motor Products
Ray’s Food
Howards
Birtie Pharmacy
Selby’s
Dallons Hardware
Ever Elegant Jewellery
Birtle Bread Box
E Furniture
Phil’s Auto Body
Ashcroft Electric
Birtie Hotel
Twin Valley Co-op
Virden Barbershop Singers
Henry Skywater
Armstrong
Fire, Auto and
Wawanesa Life Investments Real Estate
Ryan Hamilton
Ray Armstrong
Cleaning Service
Robert
Isabella
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