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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 07, 1979
Page
1
The Scarborough Public Utilities Commission faced mail delays and high costs. In 1978 it hired Riteway Distributors to deliver bills, cutting handling costs by 3000 annually and improving on time delivery. A later postmaster note warned that the Post Office retains sole mail privilege.
A Canadian reader argues that the Post Office has failed to provide reliable service and monopoly should be ended. Private couriers have grown in major cities as businesses pay for faster handling, with Ottawa already using private couriers for next day mail.
The Canadian Wheat Board announced a quota change on 3 k EF. IM One venty ap- and related details remain unclear.
Manitoba farmers gain a roll over capital gains exemption for transfers to heirs and a quota transfer tax deferral. Investment tax credits target 7.5 percent in Manitoba with possible increases and a 1.75 per hour hired labor credit. Roblin advances include 100 line extension, automatic dialing, rural line reductions, PCM cable carrier link to San Clara, and upcoming April 1981 service.
Merridale Community Club met at Mort Cockerills on January 3 to plan use of materials and hours for restoration of Merridale School under a Winter Works grant. A January 8 card party raised funds for the school. prizes went to Frank Bailes and Cheryl Cockerill. Preston Woodman and son John visit from Mount Forrest, Ontario. Kerry Cockerill turned 18 on January 31.
Regulatory fights in Canada and Manitoba stall cable TV plans as MTS and Winnipeg operators clash over signal distribution, licensing, and cost sharing. ACOM, formed with Westman, Portage, Interlake, and Valley operators, faces deadlock on funding for rural rollout despite CRTC licences granted in 1976.
The program will cover Hedging The Role of the Speculator Basis Merchandising Cost and Futures and Cash Markets. The day long session aims to show how markets operate and how growers may participate.
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