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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 05, 1983
Page
1
On Wednesday December 22 1982 approximately seventy five people gathered at Merridale School for a traditional Christmas celebration. The event featured all participants using blankets as curtains and paper cutouts with messages. A humorous Twelve Days of Christmas performance delighted the audience and teacher Gladys Ludwig.
Roblin retailers move to metric weighing during January as part of a Canada wide shift begun in 1971. Scales will switch to grams and kilograms with dual pricing allowed until end of 1983. Consumer awareness materials and a CCC consumer complaint process accompany the transition to pure metric pricing.
Roblin Fire Department battled a blaze in Boggy Creek on December 29 at 4 p.m. The residence of Ronald Davies, located south of Mortemore's Store, was engulfed and beyond saving. The owner is Annie Funk of Russell, Manitoba.
A December 8 1982 Roblin Review article claims Dr Edgar left Roblin after an in camera October meeting due to an irresistible offer. He cites family time and stresses of serving a two doctor practice. The Chamber discussion highlights why physicians leave rural communities and the recruitment challenge.
Practical tips for arthritis readers include choosing easy to clean furniture and drapes, packing away dust collectors, wearing a plastic apron to cut laundry, and breaking chores into several days with rest breaks. The piece also cites Dr Ferguson and community efforts to attract rural doctors in Roblin Manitoba.
Boris Bugera chairman for Roblin and District Health Centre outlines four key areas including patient transfer, doctor business, doctor turnover and board role. He notes limited services, need for three doctors for surgery, and ongoing recruitment challenges with Canadian and international doctors.
On December 26 1982 at 1 30 a m a snowmobile left the road striking a tree killing driver Bruce Wayne Woodworth of Togo Saskatchewan. He was taken to Roblin District Health Centre where he was pronounced dead as Roblin R G M P investigates.
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