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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 2008
Page
5
Neil Stroschein argues the US 700 billion bailout may fail to avert a deep recession and warns Canada will feel the impact. He cites falling property values, depleted retirement savings, higher mortgage rates, and a world driven by greed. He urges reliance on divine provision over greed.
In a bright basement conversion Rita Friesen describes transforming a cellar into a practical workroom. She shelves, stores family keepsakes, and gathers vintage tools and bottles, celebrating a lifelong urge to craft and build.
Fall brings shorter days and changing leaves forming a ground carpet. Stores display winter clothes as arrivals arrive. Farmers finish harvest and fields look bare while memories may be sweet or hard. Thanksgiving Day nears, inviting reflection on life.
A reflective note on God’s steady faithfulness across changing seasons. The author thanks God for guidance through rough periods, acknowledging His presence each morning and night and citing Psalm 119 89 90a to reaffirm that His word endures forever and across generations.
In May a photo appeared in Rivers Banner of a derailment near Norman. The writer identifies Fred Fleury as a long time Pope section man 1950 52 and notes his sons Merrick Stanley Donald Raymond were Uno section men in the 1960s 70s. Other relatives also worked railway jobs. The tradition continues with Rob Gardner supervising Carberry Cromer Lampman and Stephen Fleury on the steel gang. The writer cherishes old railroad pictures.
The City of Thompson proposes by laws to levy meals alcohol hotel stays and land transfer taxes with rates of two percent two percent two percent and fifty cents respectively. Manitoba approval is still required and the government is urged to reject the plan to preserve competitiveness and avoid a municipal tax cascade. Citizens are asked to download an action alert and fax it to the office to voice opposition.
Shannon Martin of CFIB Manitoba notes submission rules for Rivers Banner letters. Letters must be signed and may be edited for length or taste. publication not guaranteed and depends on space. Submit to info riversbanner com Box 70 Rivers MB or deliver to 529 Second Avenue, Rivers.
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