Government needs consistent message on Manitoba public policy
A reader contrasts Rural Forum 99 with the Marquette Regional Health Authority meeting in Carberry. The RD banquet was smoky and uncomfortable, while the RHA plan emphasizes preventing smoking. The writer calls for banning smoking in public places and restaurants, urges provincial leadership, and criticizes Rural Development for a lack of coordination.
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Manitoba
Rural Forum
Marquette Regional Health Authority
Carberry
RHA
Department of Rural Development
Blowing in the Wind on the Prairie Air Quality Questions
A prairie wind storm raises concerns over dust pollen and soil particulates entering the air. The writer calls for regular air quality sampling by Environment Canada and medical studies on long term respiratory impacts, urging action from representatives.
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Earth
Environment Canada
John P. Jacobson
Kosovo editorial lacks perspective
Reader and editor clash over Canada’s role in Kosovo in a letter noting contradictory points about peacekeeping and the necessity of stopping ethnic killings. The writer urges careful factual coverage and responsibility, ending with a personal challenge about bystander intervention.
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Canada
Kosovo
Michael Davie
Neepawa