Manitobans win advance prizes in Click In to Win contest
Corey Thordarson of Gimli Nancy Drad of Stonewall and John Markert of Pine Falls won entry forms in Manitoba Public Insurance Click In to Win. Mini-draw winners choose a one year CAA Plus membership or safety courses. Next draw is August 9 with grand prize draws in October.
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Parks plan unveiled for Manitoba provincial lands
Natural Resources Minister Albert Driedger announced a draft plan using Land Use Categories to designate protected wilderness, resource use zones, and recreation areas in Manitoba parks. The plan adds one percent to protected land, totaling 6.5 percent, ahead of the August 3 proclamation of the new Provincial Parks Act replacing the 1972 law.
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Manitoba economy shown as steady and strong by CIBC outlook
The Outlook for the Provinces by CIBC predicts Manitoba's economy will grow 2.4 percent in 1996. Linda Nazareth cites strong resource prices and diversified growth including transportation parts, electricity, mining, and canola. Employment rose about 1,000 last year and consumer spending remains healthy with a low household debt to income ratio around 51 percent. Retail sales up 5.6 percent last year and 5.5 percent year to date.
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