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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1990
Page
3
The article discusses many local groups such as Lions Rebekahs Masons and hobby societies facing inactivity due to aging members and waning youth interest. It questions how long active groups like the Kinsmen and Chamber of Commerce will endure as volunteer participation drops.
In a Dear Editor letter Economic Security Critic for the Liberal party states the Social Allowances Amendment Act fails to address key issues. The author notes stagnant earnings threshold at fifty dollars for fifteen years and inadequate housing allowances, urging stronger measures.
Bob Rose MLA St. Vital criticizes unequal monthly payments for similar families and the asset freeze at 400. He says attempts to fix the legislation were blocked by the Tories and NDP while promising continued pressure to secure fair treatment for low income Manitobans.
In a News-Ex letter Art Sear Town of Carberry chief magistrate defends open government. He claims six years as head of council met with no in camera or closed meetings and urges other mayors to emulate this transparency. The piece contrasts open governance with councils that routinely close doors.
Prairie readers hear of a so called open door policy at town hall but seven o clock meetings and eight o clock public access reveal limited transparency. Stan Kyba fights secrecy in Yorkton council while Delo r aine Times and Star reports widespread varied practices among RM councils school trustees and hospital boards. Secret meetings and late sessions worry residents amid debates on hospital planning and regional water supply.
Winnipeg politics scene notes a sweeping Manitoba assessment reform package as Rural Development Minister Jack Penner explains the overhaul aims at fairer values, more frequent assessments, and removal of tax exemptions for farmland. Opposition amendments are debated while Doer questions who pays what in the system.
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