Manitoba regulation clarifies sales tax exemptions
The Manitoba government enacted a regulation detailing exemptions effective since May 14, 1980, including energy saving devices safety gear for workers and extended farm equipment relief. The measure lowers provincial revenue by about 2.7 million this year and 3 million per full year while adding motor vehicle vendor commissions. It also authorizes a diplomatic certificate system for direct exemptions at purchase time once issued.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Don Craik
Diplomatic Corps
School Bus Safety Week Promotes Caution and Bus Miles
Canada Safety Council launches an advertising drive for School Bus Safety Week. Birdtail River School Division No 38 runs 44 division routes and 10 contract routes, carrying about 930 and 80 students daily respectively. From Sep 1979 to Jun 1980 buses logged 643460 miles and there have been few serious bus accidents.
As snow in summer quote on honour and folly
A short biblical proverb appears in the text, noting that honour cannot suit a fool. It cites Prov. 26:1, comparing virtue to incongruous conditions and implying judgment on misplaced respect. The fragment suggests a moral or reflective digression within a larger piece.
Conservation Office Set Up in Shoal Lake
The Department of Natural Resources opens a conservation district office in the Shoal Lake municipal building. Hours are Tuesdays 9 am to noon and Fridays 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Messages at any time: 1759-2475. Officers Ken Stewart and Paul Krahn base the office, serving several rural municipalities and portions of others north of Highway 14.
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Winnipeg
Department of Natural Resources
Shoal Lake
Stewart
Paul Krahn
Russell
Silver Creek
Ellice
Birtle
Strathclair
Harrison
Saskatchewan
Blanchard
Hamiota
R.M
Miniota
Assiniboine River
Reciprocal Trucking Pact Set for Signing
Canada moves toward a reciprocal interprovincial trucking pact to standardize vehicle licences and fees for carriers. The first phase, effective April 1981, will be signed by transportation ministers in September 1980, as part of CCMTA efforts to harmonize weights, dimensions, and documentation for a smoother national market.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Ministers of Transportation
Canadian Conference of Motor Transports
CCMTA
Lucky Winners Share Big Provincial Lottery Prizes
A 26 year old air traffic controller Paul Todd visiting in Ontario wins 100000 dollars from a Provincial lottery with his wife Janet. His group of Saskatoon residents also share a grand prize, while other winners include George Barley and several others across Alberta Manitoba and British Columbia. The couple plan to invest and buy a television for Paul's mother.
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Winnipeg
Paul Todd
Bownanville
Ontario
Edmonton
Paul
Mr. Todd
Western Canada Lottery Foundation
Janet
Todd
Saskatoon
A.M. Sherbet
D. Miller
J. Methuen
B. Britton
G. Poole
V. Pasternak
B. Chmil
R. Crerar
C. Maddison
E. Smith
Mathison joins The Weeklies column
Jack Mathison, former Winnipeg Tribune sports editor, writes a general sports column for Manitoba Community Newspapers. Echo Herald and Times readers can follow his humorous, controversial and knowledgeable weekly pieces, starting on page 3 of this week's edition.
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Jack Mathison
Winnipeg Tribune
Manitoba
The
Echo, Herald and Times
Jack
Mathison
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