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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1985
Page
1
Tony Carlson notes forecasts fail to predict the future, but official data from Statistics Canada shows firms with under 20 employees created nearly 800,000 jobs from 1978 to 1982, with 600,000 from those formed after 1978. The piece argues for supporting small business as the core of an entrepreneurial revolution and a diverse economic base for the future.
A continuation of the caboose debate shows the council backing a union recommendation for hearings before any decision on caboose removal. The ETU argues trains can be braked from front to rear, while risks like misidentification and crossing blockages remain.
A Manitoba Law Society column outlines lawyer duties including honesty loyalty and confidentiality. It notes client consultations are confidential unless consent to disclose is given and that courtroom privilege applies. It explains disciplinary steps from reprimand to disbarment and provides contact numbers for help.
In early fur trade days Indians traded for beaver pelts as the standard of value. Ten muskrat skins equal one beaver, otter is two beaver, and others are measured against beaver. Indians stopped trading once reaching about 100 made beaver, buying luxuries only after necessities. Traders failed to spark demand for extras as Indians preferred sufficiency over accumulation.
The article notes a $12,000 grant funding glass protection shields for the ice area with $6,000 allocated to Memorial Hall for kitchen upgrades. Parkway Co-op of Roblin awarded a contract to supply regular gasoline diesel and propane for municipal operations at set per litre prices.
A Winnipeg tabloid declares Manitoba's NDP in focus as readers question political honesty in Ontario poll results where 53 percent deem politicians honest and sincere. The column notes Canada wide debate and the queen remark reflecting public sentiment.
In a conversation at the St. Regis Hotel lobby two men remark on the new year 1985 and their long wait for better times. The tone hints at political frustration while noting the leaders' pay as poor relative to peers.
A reader guide lists multiple faith communities in Roblin and area with service schedules. Free Methodist, Sacred Heart, Church of God in Christ Mannonite, Lutheran Evangelical Mission, Romanian Orthodox, Roblin Knox United Church, Ukrainian Orthodox and Holy Redeemer Ukrainian parishes provide weekly worship times and contact notes.
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