Taxing Tires and Diapers Sparks Environmental Debate
A Manitoba reader argues that new taxes on disposable diapers and tires shift environmental costs to consumers. The letter urges taxing polluting corporations instead and promotes reusable packaging and greener products, warning against ongoing consumer bills.
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Popeye
Robin Williams
Country Resort Inn sparks Gimli renewal on Lake Winnipeg
Gimli’s new Country Resort Inn, a 77 room hotel and convention centre, anchors a town renewal along with street upgrades and a lakefront boardwalk. NEICOM funded by Community Futures provided $1 million. construction cost $7 million. Mayor Bill Barlow notes broad civic investment and spin offs including new shops and housing, with 25 full time staff and regional optimism from Laurie Russin.
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Gimli
Country Resorts Inn
North-East Interlake Community Futures
Neicom
Lake Winnipeg
Debby Kozera
Nescom
Bill Barlow
Barlow
Country Resort Inn
Laurie Russin
Russin
Gimli Chamber of Commerce
Reader questions authorship of Shell River letters
A reader asks who wrote the recent Shell River effluent letters citing apparent youthfulness of signers and questioning the maturity of those who signed. The inquiry probes authorship and accountability for the correspondence on the pollution issue.
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Shell River
Readers invited to send signed letters to The Roblin Review
The Roblin Review invites readers to submit letters to the editor signed with a daytime phone number for verification. Address correspondence to Box 938 Roblin MB R0L 1P0.
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Roblin Review
P.O
Roblin
1St Ave
N.W
The
Roblin, MB
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