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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1999
Page
2
Residents lament fewer pussy willows as ditch clearing and herbicide use by governments and farmers reshape fields. They wonder if road widening, snow control, and herbicide drift are harming these plants and warn the change may signal broader ecological shifts.
A commentary explains the fear surrounding Y2K as computers may fail when 1999 becomes 2000. It notes techs underestimated the year change and cites a Beaumont column joke about aging memory, while hinting at broader regional news from the Tisdale Recorder.
Local credit union invests 600000 in computers and Internet banking as suppliers Y2K status is checked. Weyburn RCMP and SaskTel move toward system compliance while police warn of potential utility and fuel disruptions. Melfort plans Millennium Mega Party as year ends.
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