Rat Patrol and Aquaculture Research Highlight Rural News
The piece recalls historic gopher tail bounties and modern pest control in Western Canada with Jim Fisher of Rostern, Saskatchewan, promoting rat deterrence and warfarin-based baits. It also notes an 80 nation Kyoto aquaculture conference where UN FAO officials forecast doubled yields in a decade.
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Prairie
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Cold Lake
Manyberries
British Columbia
West Coast
Manitoba
Jim Fisher
Hattie
Rostern
Jim
Big Jim
Kyoto
Japan
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizations
Safety Hints For Cyclists
Safety tips warn that 60 percent of bike car collisions involve riders aged 9 to 16, mainly in the afternoon on routes home from school. Advise planning routes to avoid heavy traffic, walking bikes at intersections, and drivers to watch school traffic in morning and afternoon. Parents should supervise, assess bike skills, and enroll children in bicycle safety courses offered by schools, service clubs, police, and highway departments.
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Trafffic
Health Minister Desjardins Gains Sympathy Over Lottery Takeover
Health Minister Desjardins criticized the federal decision to assume control of the Olympic Lottery, arguing the move harms Quebec. He frames the dispute as a test of public support for provincial leadership in a high profile funding issue.
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Desjardins
Olympic Lottery
Quebec
Joint U S Canada stamps honor Bicentennial
The U S Postal Service and Canada Post will jointly issue commemorative stamps for the Bicentennial featuring Benjamin Franklin. They will be issued June 1 in Philadelphia at INTERPHIL 76 with the U S five 13 cent stamp and Canada 10 cent stamp.
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U.S. Postal Service
Canada Post Office
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Interphil
U. S
Franklin
U.S
Bernard Reilander
Postage
Jean Jacques Caffieri
Harvard University
Reilander
North America
R. Sayer
J. Bennet
London
Rand McNally
New York
Albany
Boston
Quebec
Montreal
Lake Champlain
Trois Rivieres
Great Lakes
USA
Canada
U.s.-Canada
Steps urged to promote beverage bottle return
Consumer Affairs Minister Ian Turnbull urged Manitoba merchants to display refundable bottle deposits separately from net sale prices to raise awareness that returnable bottles are cheaper than cans. He cited ecological and economic benefits and urged refunds in cash or goods of equal value, noting complaints about undisclosed deposits and inadequate refunds.
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Turnbull
Mr. Turnbull
Ian Turnbull
Manitoba
Consumers’ Bureau
No luck yet says philosopher on making your own fate
The piece mocks a philosopher’s line about making your own luck and questions practical outcomes like obtaining numbers from a machine. It notes no federal funding for Olympic deficit, a $5 million push to start the Loto Sweep with 82.5 percent to Olympic relief, and looming Canada postage hikes.
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Canada
Joey Smallwood
Newfoundland
Joey
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Norway
Far East
Indonesia
Malasia
Roblin Cleaners
Dunlop
Gabriel
Roblin Tire Service
Roblin Alinement
Hawn & Garden Tractors
H.C. Paul Limited
Hutchings St
Winnipeg
Acklands Company
Parkland Repair Shop
Eipenr Averieic
Dauphin Renate Centre
Buchanan
Dauphin
Grand Auto Grandview
Roblin Gulf Centre
Gov‘t
Roblin
U.S. - Canada
Manitoba Telephone System
Manitoba Public Utilities
Green Cross Products Division
Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd
Kernaghan Avenue
Green Cross Research
Green Cross
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