Premier Filmon calls Manitoba election date
August 14 1990 Premier Gary Filmon announces a Sept 1 provincial election. Liberals and NDP label timing poor as PCs hold 24 seats to 21 Liberal and 12 NDP. Riding developments include power cuts at East Goose Lake and a police investigation by the RCM. Also notes on local reunions real estate listings and agricultural market results from Roblin district archives.
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Gary Filmon
Liberals
NDP
Pcs
East Goose Lake
RCM
Maggie Cameron
Rochedale
Blue flax fields inspire Prairie memory and health notes
A reflective piece recalls a highway drive to a park camping site and a sea of blue flax fields. It weaves personal imagery with facts about flax cultivation, global uses, nutrition and historical ties to Ireland Belarus and the UK. The essay celebrates flax’s beauty and medicinal promise.
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Canada
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Supreme Court of
United Kingdom
Belarus
Hippocrates
Charlemagne
Memory Mix-Up On Front Page Photo Correction
The editor apologizes to Memori Kramer for misnaming her as Melodie in last week's front page photo caption. He notes past mix-ups between Memori and Melodie and corrects the record.
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Memori Kramer
Memori
Melodie
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