After the Train Wreck interview flags Manitoba politics
Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger reflects on 2013 woes including raising the PST and municipal amalgamation. The cabinet shuffle demoted finance minister Stan Struthers and municipal affairs minister Ron Lemieux amid public outrage. Hydro office closures also drew concern as Roblin faces losses, prompting questions about NDP commitments to families.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba
Greg Selinger
Bruce Owen
Larry Kusch
PST
Stan Struthers
Ron Lemieux
Selinger
NDP
Hydro
Roblin
Roblin District Community Foundation funding applications
The Roblin District Community Foundation invites non profit community groups to apply for funding for 2014 projects. An ad elsewhere in this edition will announce the application deadline.
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Roblin
Applying for Foundation Grants Open to Community Groups
Town Office and RM offices in Shell River Hillsburg and Shellmouth Boulton provide application forms. Online applications also available at roblinmanitoba.com. Grants fund concrete projects only, not wages or operating costs. Last year about $23,000 went to sixteen projects.
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Shell River
Hillsburg
Shellmouth- Boulton
Roblinmanitoba.com
Sir John A Macdonald Bicentennial Prep Nears
A Canadian bicentennial effort led by the Sir John A Macdonald Bicentennial Commission mobilizes support since 2010. Honorary Commissioners include all six living past prime ministers, former premiers Jean Charest and Bob Rae, Sir John Major of the United Kingdom, and Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, as Canada moves toward the 2015 milestone.
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John A. Macdonald
Canada
Jean Charest
Bob Rae
John Major
United
Kingston
Scotland
Alex Salmond
Sir John A. Macdonald 200th Birthday History Education Effort
The House of Commons Speaker and partners including the Department of Canadian Heritage and City of Kingston back a project celebrating Sir John A. Macdonald 200th birthday. Sponsors span Manulife Via Rail Power Corporation and others. The commission curates speeches and a play Sir John Eh The Roadshow for schools to bring Canada’s early history alive.
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House of Commons
Peter Milliken
Department of Canadian Heritage
City of
Kingston
Manulife Financial
Via Rail
Power Corporation
Morgan Meighen & Associates
Stewart Title
Davies Foundation
Homestead Landholdings
Churchill Society For the Advancement of Parliamentary Democracy
John A
Canada
Salon Acting Company
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Sir John A
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the Roblin Review
1St Avenue N.W
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Canada Periodical Fund
Cone
R.I. Gilroy
Ed Doering
Mts
CCNA
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