Christmas Cheque Promos Spark Home Shopping Push
Roblin’s Chamber of Commerce along with the Royal Bank and Credit Union promote a no-interest six month loan to spur local Christmas spending. The piece notes broader uptake in Yorkton and Regina, while musing on regional economics and ideas like Roblin independence and border tolls. It argues promotions help, but mobility and prices may erode their long term impact.
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Roblin
Chamber of Commerce
Royal Bank and Credit Union
Yorkton
Shell River
Hillsburg
Park North
Canada
Republic of Roblin
Republic
Grand Council
Togo
Germany
Japan
U.S
Manitoba
NDP
Stop Gas Gouging Says Plohman in Legislature
New Democrats press Ottawa and Manitoba action to halt rising gasoline prices. They call for reinstating the excise tax rebate for farmers, demanding oil companies face the Public Utilities Board, and criticize Mulroney and Filmon for inaction amid record profits and high prices.
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Canada
Public Utilities Board
Filmon
NDP
Costas Nicolau
Manitoba
Letter to Mr Keith Spicer on Canada’s Future Vision
A prairie editor urges the Citizens Forum On Canada’s Future to solicit public input. He advocates a Triple E Senate, recall for MPs, and federal equality including nationwide individual rights amid multiculturalism concerns. He urges Prairie readers to participate in person or in writing.
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Keith Spicer
Citizens’ Forum On
Canada
Place Export Canada
O’connor St
Ottawa
Mr. Spicer
Weekly Press
Prairie Provinces
Citizens’ Forum
Barbara Frum
Ontario
Quebec
Prairie Perspective on federal policy and prairie concerns
In a Prairie Perspective letter Fred McGuinness criticizes the Mulroney government for policies like GST on books and reduced rural services. He argues such moves burden small towns and urges Ottawa to support learning, information flow, and farming needs. He recommends reading Breakup by Braid and Sharpe.
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Ottawa
Mulroney
CBC
Newsworld
Canada
West
Braid & Sharpe
Key- Porter Books
Prairie Provinces
Confederation
Fred McGuinness
Manitoba's Potential and the Grey Cup Vision for Winnipeg
Roger Matas argues that Winnipeg must pursue a domed stadium and stronger leadership to attract the 1991 Grey Cup and boost tourism. He notes tax concerns, compares Winnipeg to other Canadian cities, and urges bold decisions to prevent Manitoba from remaining second rate.
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Vancouver
North Pole
Winnipeg
Norrie
Manitoba
Alberta
B.C
Ontario
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CNA
Larry Funk
Ed Doering
Cathy Yellowaga
CCNA
Roblin, MB
Plohman
New Democratic Party
Middle East
United States
By Roger Matas
Blue Bomber
Roger Matas
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