Neepawa credit union milestone amid rural finance concerns
The Beautiful Plains Credit Union in Neepawa with a Glenella branch reports profits of 414000 for 1995 and paid 200000 to the CU Deposit Guarantee Corporation to convert part of its equity. The move aims to strengthen member equity while saving 45000 in taxes, amid calls for stronger local control and ongoing rural banking challenges.
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Greg Fleck
Beautiful Plains Credit Union
Neepawa
Coop
BPCU
Henley
University of Manitoba
Farm Credit Corporation
FCC
Soviet Union
Banner Calls for Signed Letters from Readers
The Banner invites readers to submit letters to the editor. All letters must bear the writer’s signature and may be edited for length and taste before publication.
Manitoba Welfare Change Aims to Make Work Priority
Manitoba's Family Services Department unveils Employment and Income Assistance a province wide program to shift welfare to work focus. It targets about 45000 welfare recipients with job plans and top ups while maintaining protections for the disabled single parents and those in crisis. Two pilots Opportunities Manitoba with MCC and Manitoba Conservation Corps will place hundreds in jobs and build skills.
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Manitoba
Welfare Department
Title
Family Services Department
Bonnie Mitchelson
Mitchelson
River East
Education and Training Department
Manitoba Conservation Corps
Department of Natural Resources
Manitoba hog levy clash sparks farmer ire over payoffs
Manitoba Park delegates press Agriculture Minister Harry Enns on $300,000 in outstanding levies from a major swine producer. At a Selkirk meeting Feb 13 producers accuse the minister of failing to enforce laws and claim ties to a Conservative-linked group. They criticize single desk selling and warn open markets may end family farms. Continued on Page 3A.
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Manitoba Park
Winnipeg
Harry Enns
Enns
Selkirk
Conservative Party
Manitoba
Canada
U.S
War Amps criticizes Canada’s WWII POW claim handling
Cliff Chadderton of The War Amps decries the government’s handling of the Japanese POW compensation claim. He urges Prime Minister Chretien and Justice Minister Rock to initiate a judicial inquiry, noting the aging veterans may not be able to wait much longer.
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Canada
Chretien
Rock
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Ken Waddell Editor
Harry Mardon
Rivers Inn
Crosstown
Tempo
Royal Canadian Legion
Brandon
Mr. Enns
al Lepp
Cliff Chadderton
the War Amps
Ottawa
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