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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1978
Page
8
Honorable Sidney Spivak tabled a government task force report in the Legislature detailing a decade of expanding government in Manitoba. The study criticizes excessive spending that often had little relation to revenues and calls for reforms across departments.
The report calls for ending overlapping departments and redundant programs to save tax dollars. It recommends zero based budgeting, tighter education cost control, ministerial restructuring, reduced legal aid, higher tuition, fewer new schools, and dissolving Crown Corporations like Manitoba Housing and Renewal and the Health Services Commission. Opposition parties term it political and demand full reports. debate in Legislature is expected to intensify as citizens study the 277 page document.
Goose Lake High wraps up the spring term with track and field for juniors and seniors, badminton divisions set for April 13 in Grandview, and cheer-a-thon funds raised. Almond sales prize winners announced and student council plans T-shirt sales while a two-week hot-foods vending trial starts. choir prepares for Winnipeg trip and local visit notes. Birth of Cindy Lynn Giles noted for Alan and Shirley Giles of Edmonton with grandparents listed.
The note lists load limit calculations for a vehicle with front axle two tires at 850 each and four rear tires at 350 each. Tire sizes 900x20 and 9x700 are shown, totaling 18 900 pounds with vehicle weight subtracted to yield allowable load.
Easter guests at Dave Branconnier's home include Mr and Mrs John Rapchuk and children from Snow Lake and Mrs Morgan with daughter from Prince Albert. Blaine Murray visits home for a few days. Orville Wilson drives to Yorkton for a doctor's appointment. Rene Branconnier and Alice Murray drive to Winnipeg and return. Ron Radford's family includes Ronda and Dean and brother Colin.
Mr and Mrs Fred Framingham left Thursday for Treherne to visit Mr and Mrs Jim Johnson. They will then travel to Winnipeg to see their son Mr and Mrs Charles Framingham and family before continuing to Sussex Corners. They will take a two week holiday via Trans Canada Air with Mrs Framingham's sister Mr and Mrs Jack Allen. Cockerill visiting with her at Prince Albert returned with them on Sunday. Mrs Alice Murray with her daughter Mrs Roy Falkiner travel to Saskatoon to visit Mr and Mrs Ron Mann and family.
Gordon Simpson of Sault Ste Marie Ontario visits with his mother Isla Simpson and his brother and sister in law Dale and Lynn Simpson and Trisha. Mr and Mrs Alvin Shewchuk of Fork River visited on Sunday with Yakubowski. Visiting for a week.
Mr and Mrs Forrie Chase visited Earl and Myrtle Chase and girls of Churchbridge Saskatchewan on Sunday. Mrs Ron De La Mare is home after time in Roblin hospital. Hope you are feeling better, Linda. Mr and Mrs Harold Watson of Ochre River attended Mr and Mrs J C Brooks 40th Anniversary on Saturday evening. They stayed overnight with Wayne and Betty Wenner. Mrs Albert Miller returned home from the
During the Easter holidays several families visited relatives in Dauphin. Jenny is reported to be feeling better after surgery last Thursday. Mr and Mrs Larry Riach and family of Thompson and Mrs Maxene Kemp and Malcolm of Winnipeg spent time with Ralph and Hortense De La Mare. Art and Vi McIntyre and Ivy joined Sunday supper at the Bill De La Mare home.
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