Margaret Laurence Commemorative Stamp Event Weekend
Canada Post unveils a Margaret Laurence commemorative stamp this weekend in Yellowhead Centre to honor the Neepawa author born there. The piece notes Laurence’s controversial Manawaka novels and invites readers to explore her prairie town descriptions and character development, while commenting on Canada Post’s broader shift away from subsidizing junk mail and its dual role in the newspaper industry.
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Margaret Laurence
Canada Post
Yellowhead Centre
Laurence
Neepawa
Feds
Banner Calls for Signed Letters From Readers
The Banner invites reader letters that must be signed and may be edited for length or good taste.
SpacePort Canada would boost Churchill rail to space age
Siobhan Mullen, president of Airjust Aerospace of Winnipeg, wins approval for SpacePort Canada a 300 million project in Churchill Manitoba. A Canada Russian space pact signed in Ottawa paves the way for Russian rockets to launch and American satellites to reach orbit. Premier Gary Filmon backed a provincial loan guarantee aiding the plan while CN Rail puts up the Bay Line for sale, hoping SpacePort boosts viability.
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Churchill
Siobhan Mullen
Airjust Aerospace Incorporated
Winnipeg
SpacePort Canada
Manitoba
Mullen
Ottawa
Gary Filmon
Aksuit
Akjuit
Airjuit
Canadian National Railway
SpacePort
Letters to the Editor Get money's worth from MPs
Debby Sorochynski of the Reform party argues taxpayers fund MPs with salaries benefits and pensions. She cites a $64,400 salary $26,200 expenses yearly air fare $6,000 incidental limits and a $171,700 office budget plus riding supplements.
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Public Information Office
Ottawa
Canada
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Ken Waddell Editor
Acahe
The
Akns
Taptebod
MR. Bourasss
Yelcome
Harry Mardon
Dauphin-Swan River
Parliament Hill
National Defence Medical Centre
Debby Sorochynski
Communications Reform Party
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