History Book earns rave reviews for Roblin district history
Lorene Ward and Margaret De La Mare organize distribution as about 1 400 sets of the two volume history have circulated. Ships travel by mail to Canada and the United States. sales reach distant towns across Canada and the United States amid high praise from readers.
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History Book Committee
Lorene Ward
Margaret de la Mare
United States
Ward
Canada
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Ottawa
Ont
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Victoria
British Columbia
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Westlock
Alberta
Vedder Crossing
B.C
Etobicoke
Sacramento
California
Veneto
Oregon
San Diego
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Atikokan
Roblin
Roblin Stores Report Busy Christmas Season
Roblin store owners report brisk Christmas business with Robinson Store Macleods and Soan Store among the busy major retailers. Managers note steady sales and peak activity before Christmas with hours largely 9 to 6. Shoppers favored smaller items over high priced goods and local fur coats or rhinestone belts were unavailable. Local committees raise funds for the Ability Fund aiding Manitoban adults with disabilities.
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Roblin’s
Robinson Store
Soan Store
Macleods
Kozmeniuk
Home Hardware
Mitchell’s Drug Store
Eileen Brezinski
Brenda Roller
Loan Store
Santa
Herb Cassalman
March of Dimes
Manitoba
St. Vladimir’s College, Roblin
Society For Manitobans With
Roblin 1986 Economic Worries Follow Slump and Growth
The Roblin area faced a slow economy with vacant commercial spaces and business closures. Wheat prices fell near three dollars a bushel, while new investment and expansions occurred at St. Vladimir's College, Pool Elevators, and local retailers. Tax increases, water-rate hikes, and a planned fish hatchery sparked debate as development continued and public facilities updated.
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Roblin
Shop Saskatchewan
Parkland Regional Development
Dauphin
Keystone Agricultural Producers
K.A.P
Gaber
Ted Hawryluk
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Pool No
Manitoba
Pool
No Major Incidents During Holidays In Roblin
The Roblin area saw a quiet holiday period with no fire calls from December 13 to January 4. A December 12 blaze near Roblin damaged nothing else as the Mitchell home was saved. RCMP report only two impaired driving charges between early December and January 4, with 60 vehicles checked on New Year’s Eve yielding no arrests. Petty crimes included theft of three snowmobiles and three other theft incidents under ongoing investigation.
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Roblin
Stylerite
Furniture Gardens
Grandview
Softies
Cakes Unlimited
Main Street
Man
McMunn and
Yates Building Supply
Wade
Carol Schott
McMunn’s
Dauphin
5Th Ave
N.W
G.K. Electronics
Peg's Cakes Unlimited
Margaret Spear
Peg’s Cakes
Walter Lupichuk
Werner Troxler
Roblin Welding and Repair
Betty Berg
Lena Derkach
LeAnn’s Fashions
Roblin and District Chamber of Commerce
Lorne Boguski
R. E. Mitchell
R.C.M.P
Set. G. Sisterson
Yuletide
Intermountain Board weighs French language options
The Intermountain Board of Trustees reviews three provincial French programs. They already approved a six year Basic French plan starting Grade 7 and explored a nine year plan starting Grade 4 after surveying Grades K 3 parents for public support.
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Intermountain Board of Trustees
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Shell River
Lyle Chase
Cargill Grain
St. Vladimir's College
Lake of the Prairies
Gladys Nykolaishyn
Imperial Oil
Marie Carlson
Manitoba Jobs Fund
Michael Bzdel
Redemptorist Fathers
Swan River M.L.A
Leonard Harapiak
Brother Michael
Myroslav Lubachivsky
Rome
Italy
R.M
Hillsburg
Highway 5
Ken Markosky
Park North
Manitoba Hydro
Blue Lake
Duck Mountains
Roblin and District
Robert William Lamontagne
Cathy
Glen Lamontagne
W. E. Nash
Howard Pawley
Dick Harvey
Fire Department
Harvey
Intermountain
Manitoba Education
Gilbert Plains
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