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Newspaper

Hamiota Echo

Location

Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 15, 1981

Page

2

Retirement note and community snippets from Hamiota

Local items celebrate Lionel and Eileen Brown's retirement from rural and village municipalities, followed by Thanksgiving guest lists from Edmonton to Basswood. The excerpt includes a poem by Burt Nesbitt and a feature on The Thrift Shop volunteers, with weather described as dull and damp and a continuation signoff pointing to Page 8.

Lionel Eileen Brown Hamiota Eileen Edmonton Brandon Boissevain Basswood Gwenda Bobbi Jamie Sherwood Park Don Bonnie Tory Tamara Davilyn Alan Amber Lee Bob Olive Templeton Jack Eleanor Coombs Scott Coupe Calgary Ron Knight Ron Airdrie

Reggies Ramblings on Postal Rates and Political Timing

The column critiques a campaign to raise letter postage from 17 to 30 cents, predicting fewer letters and a larger PO deficit. It compares Trudeau's South Korea visit to Roosevelt’s imperial era boast and mocks Premier Lyon for delaying a provincial election, likening him to past leaders.

Post Office Department Lyon Campbell Roblin Weir Schreyer

Mainstream Canada Phone rates unfair to small firms

Worth argues the CRTC allowed Bell Canada to raise business rates more than residential rates, a break from tradition. He notes small firms in Montreal and Toronto pay about three times residential fees, with monthly bills over 30 dollars versus 9 to 10 for homes, and urges a global rethink of pricing.

W. Roger Worth Canada Telecommunications Commission Bell Canada Ontario Quebec Bell

Canada needs safeguards on civilian security force say critics

Ottawa editors argue that the McDonald Commission proposal for a civilian security force requires strong, multilayered checks. Critics warn ministers may avoid real oversight, fearing secret control and erosion of civil liberties despite calls for democracy and accountability.

Ottawa McDonald Royal Commission Canada Quebec Robert Kaplan McDonald Mounties Trudeau

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