Cable TV uproar reveals priorities over Gilligan’s Island
A member of parliament laments the public uproar over cable TV cost. News coverage suggests Canadians focus more on taxes and government spending than on paying for Life Network. The rant notes mainly local anger over a small price rise for seven channels versus broader fiscal issues.
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Life Network
Gilligan’s Island
Gilligan
Asessippi Ski Hill hearings face delays in January
Manitoba awaits public hearings on a proposed ski hill near Russell as the Clean Environment Commission schedules sessions in Inglis on January 16 17 and in Winnipeg January 23 24 with possible extensions. Ski Asessippi Ltd. and the Russell Chamber oppose delays and expanded Winnipeg sessions.
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Manitoba
Clean Environment Commission
Russell
CEC
Inglis
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Ski Asessippi Ltd
Russell and District Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Winnipeg
Winnipeg sees protests at PMU related event
Eco activists and animal rights groups rallied near the Winnipeg Convention Centre after a Manitoba conference by park and poultry producers. Protesters dumped manure to show concern for farm animal treatment including pregnant mare urine operations.
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Ski Hill
Manitoba Park and Poultry Producers
Winnipeg Convention Centre
Convention Centre
Winnipeg
Wall moved as Alberta civil service adopts reinvented government
In 1994 Alberta, a wall in a civil service office is relocated by a manager who handles pricing, contracting, and payment, bypassing public works and treasury. The piece discusses Osborne and Gaebler's Reinventing Government as a model, emphasizing empowerment and accountability. It notes five year plans, departmental budgets, and measured outcomes as efficiency rises despite budget cuts, and questions whether other provinces will follow.
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Alberta Civil Service
Treasury
Department of Public Works
Edmonton
David Osborne
Ted Gaebler
Plume
U.S
Alberta