What if Meech fails and Canada faces secession
The piece surveys fears surrounding Meech Lake failing and Quebec's potential separation, weighs Atlantic Canada’s possible shift toward the United States, and questions regional loyalties. It compares Atlantic isolation, Newfoundland’s 1949 entry, and Western regionalism with calls for a united Americas and echoes concerns about lost traditions under powerful unions.
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Canada
Meech Lake
la Belle
Atlantic Canada
United States
Newfoundland
U.S
Maritimers
Western Canada Concept
Confederation of Regions Party
Quebec
Ontario
Maritimes
Mexico
Central
South America
Americas
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Les Quebecois
Letter to editor on Roblin Retail Postal Outlet access
Nancy Belcher of Roblin Man writes to the editor about the retail Postal Outlet lacking ramp access. She notes rural residents with parcels face discrimination and barriers for wheelchair users, urging attention to accessibility improvements.
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Roblin
Nancy Belcher Roblin
Churchill sees funding drop hurt Port of Churchill plans
In Dauphin the Hudson Bay Route Association held its 47th Annual Meeting with over 130 delegates from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The writer blames Conservative governments in Saskatchewan Alberta and Ottawa for withdrawing support and a $1500 regional grant. The piece urges action to defend Churchill and its grain transport advantage and questions local MPs including Brian White.
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Hudson Bay Route Association
L1th Avenue Hall
Dauphin
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Ernie Baydura
Churchill
Western Prairie Provinces
Association
Thunder Bay
Canada
Brian White
Churchill Development Board
Saving the Earth Through Persistent Environmental Action
The author discusses persistent effort to combat pollution and frame the 1980s as the Information and Environment Decades. They describe a recycling conference purchase of red nylon shopping bags as a victory over plastic waste, note cashier resistance, and reflect on prairie commitment and the habit of collecting clippings to recognize Big Items in the news.
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Planet Earth
Globe
Ottawa
Redcliff
Lions
Rosetown Eagle
Virden
Empire Advance
Opasquia Times
Pas
Buckminister Fuller
Prairie Recycling Trend Spurs Volunteer Groups Across Prairies
A Prairie perspective notes a growing social trend of recycling with towns forming new volunteer groups and initial shipments of metal glass plastic and newsprint heading to markets. Grants and funding aid projects while some regions face market volatility and economic costs.
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Prairies
Hanna Lions Club
Manitoba decentralization plan faces union opposition
Provincial employees resist moving from Winnipeg as government seeks volunteers to fill nearly 700 decentralization posts. The Manitoba Government Employees Association criticizes the process, citing lack of consultation and hardship for those relocating to Dauphin, Souris, Russell, and Brandon. Officials insist volunteers were always part of the plan, though unions push for broader worker input and job guarantees for non-movers.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Government Employees Association
Vital Statistics
Dauphin
Jim Downey
Downey
MGEA
Peter Olfert
Souris
Russell
Brandon
Olfert
Ontario
Thunder Bay
Toronto
Manitoba
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