A Room With No View on Lake of the Prairies Fate
A columnist questions government decision making as Lake of the Prairies drops 2.1 metres amid runoff changes. The piece wonders whether the lake should be a flood control reservoir or a recreational resource and who will decide its future for anglers tourists and residents.
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Legislative Building
Parliament Hill
Montreal
Olympic Stadium
U.S
Canada
Water Services Board
Lake of the Prairies
Asessippi Provincial Park
War Amps call for inquiry into CBC WWII programs
War Amps urge a parliamentary inquiry into The Valour and the Horror broadcasts, accusing the CBC series of portraying bomber crews as murderers and Normandy victory as a sham. They argue taxpayers funded biased journalism and seek public support, directing correspondence to the War Amputations of Canada in Ottawa.
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CBC
Normandy
Department of National Defence
Canada
Riverside Drive
Ottawa
Ontario
Grain burning stoves offer eco friendly home heating
A Guelph firm Devetee Canada Ltd introduces grain burning stoves for homes, cottages and sheds. The units burn wheat, oats, barley or corn with 98 percent efficiency and no chimney required. They heat up to 24 hours using about 1 to 1.5 bushels daily and are ULC CSA approved with five year warranty.
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Devetee Canada Ltd
Alberta Wheat Pool
Dovetec
Alberta
Underwriters Laboratory of Canada
Canada
ULC
CSA
U.S
Rural residents rallying to give nature a hand
Rural residents press portraits show fish and game enthusiasts placing ready-made nesting bales in frozen sloughs for early migrants. The piece reflects on conservation efforts amid fears over cod stocks and a sense of stewardship across communities.
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John Crosbie
Nature
Prairie Perspective on Conservation Figures and Seton Centre
The piece praises Ducks Unlimited fundraising and the whooping crane recovery while noting the heroic effort and millions spent. It cites the passenger pigeon story, then highlights Carberry volunteers creating Seton Centre to honor Ernest Thompson Seton, author of The Birds of Manitoba, whose conservation message endures globally. It urges better school-led conservation by the next generation.
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Ducks Unlimited
Bent
Carberry
Seton Centre
Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton
Manitoba
Orient
Czechoslovakia
Seton Clubs
Broken Promises and Medicare Strain Highlight Manitoba Debate
The article examines how politicians, led by Premier Gary Filmon, promise to keep taxes low and fund health care while universal Medicare strains finance. Opponents like Judy Wasylycia-Leis attack health policy, as bed closures and user fees loom, testing credibility and public acceptance.
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Manitoba
Tories
NDP
Don Orchard
Canada
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
Wasylycia-Leis
Saskatchewan
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