Port of Churchill gains marketing push via Gateway North Agency
Lloyd Axworthy announces Gateway North Marketing Agency to promote a commercially viable Port of Churchill. The group targets international markets in northern Europe, Russia, and Brazil, arguing for a cost efficient, hydro power powered export route. The piece contrasts provincial and separatist critiques with proposals for economic expansion and political pensions.
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Lloyd Axworthy
Churchill
Gateway North
Europe
Russia
Brazil
WED
Thunder Bay
Seaway
Manitoba
Quebec
Lucien Bouchard
Lucien
Manitoba mother pushes back to basics in Winnipeg schools
A Winnipeg mother, Betty Granger, ran for school trustee in 1992 and won. After a three year effort she secured approval for a traditional back to basics school option in Winnipeg 1. Education Minister Linda McIntosh approved it last fall and a parent survey will measure demand.
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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg
Betty Granger
Linda McIntosh
Break-in at 24 Sussex May Signal End of Era
Estevan Mercury editorial on the break-in at 24 Sussex House and the fear that Canada’s peaceful national identity may be changing. It recalls Trudeau and other leaders strolling unguarded, and questions future security needs amid a shift toward guarded politicians.
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Pierre Trudeau
John Diefenbaker
Pearson
Clark
Estevan Mercury
Sussex
The
Mercury
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