Local Notes Highlight Community Figures and Centennial Babies
Don Venables discusses harvest, railway abandonment, and a Co op Energy Efficient home on CBCW radio. Manitoba Centennial Babies include Michelle Scott of Ning a born in October 1970 with future heritage trust provisions. n/a
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Don Venables
Hamiota
Don
Malaysia
Elgin
Ruth McConnell
Gerald
Carol Knight
Michelle Scott
Ninga
Manitoba
Michelle
Winnipeg
Short Takes: Wit and wisdom from a quirky column
A collage of humorous lines and quotes on income, Thanksgiving, weather, fashion, and pop culture. Notable bits include jokes about saving, umbrellas, and a bunkhouse political headquarters. Plus reader notices from Bob Dale and brief thoughts from Mary Bull, Bill Rutherford, Gordon Killoh, and Jack Houck.
Confusing start as Tories sit to the right of the Speaker
Ottawa report notes the Conservative party now sits to the right of Mr. Speaker with Liberals on the left in the early House of Commons. Veterans like Joe Clark and Pierre Trudeau exchange familiar roles while back bench Liberals face frustration and possible resignations. Newcomers like Art Phillips and Lloyd Axworthy gain attention as party realignments unfold.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Speaker
Joe Clark
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Keith Penner
Thunder Bay
Cochrane
Art Phillips
Vancouver
Lloyd Axworthy
Winnipeg
Liberal Quebec
House of Comons
Quebec
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Nordin - Brandon
Reeve Frank McPhaden
Oak River
Sixth Street
Brandon
Henry
Laura Nordin
Laura
Eva Mundell
Kenton
Lenore
Virden
Melita
Pierson
Medora
Boissevain
Minto
Souris
Griswold
Sioux Valley
Number 21
Harry Zuk
Allan Cumming
F.E.A
L.L. Brown
Petrocan
Jerusalem
Alberta
Bruce Lemon
Bob Dale
Box 38
Pinawa
George Crighton
Cardale
Bob
Marty Kerelchuk
RCMP
Marty
Mary Bull
Mary
Bill Rutherford
Gordon Killoh
Jack Houck
Winston Churchill
Peter Ward
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