Tax Burden and Politics Highlight Canada’s Era of Change
The column muses on high school taxes and their impact on homeowners especially seniors, questions modern school spending, and recalls the shift in political winds. It highlights Tom Kent’s Ottawa appointment after losing a federal seat and previews McClelland & Stewart’s Carleton Library editions on Confederation debates and early Canadian politics.
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YMCA
Tom Kent
Winnipeg Free Press
Tommy Douglas
House of Commons
Kent
Ottawa
Quebec
BNA
McClelland & Stewart
Toronto
Morris Bishop
Canada
Confederation
Then and Now Reflect On Welfare Progress Over Fifty Years
A reader’s letter contrasts today’s welfare rhetoric with early 1900s life. It recalls no pensions or unemployment relief, and says people survived by thrift, work, and family care while government aid was rare. It laments lingering attitudes toward modern social programs.
Manitoba Federation Convention Set For Wasagaming
Delegates from Game and Fish Associations across the province converge on Wasagaming for the Manitoba Federation Annual Convention. The event will discuss conservation goals and resolutions advocating hunting restrictions, bag limit cuts, game preserves, and license increases backed by sportsmen and adopted by agencies.
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Manitoba Federation
Manitoba Game and Fish Associations
Trout Corner and Docks of Manitoba Angling News
The piece highlights the Game and Fish Federation’s role in preserving Manitoba’s countryside and profiles trout spots across Whiteshell Duck Porcupine Riding Mountains Turtle Mountains and Lake William. It notes growing interest in spinning and fly casting, cites record pike and pickerel catches, and mentions local anglers earning awards while urging patience over late papers due to fishing.
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Game and Fish Federation
Manitoba
George Butler
Lake William
Ray Robinson
Robinson
Bill Laundry
Stonewall
Huxley
Neepawa
Hard
Castlewood
S.D
Pelican Bay
Lake Winnipegosis
Cross
Sasaginnigak
Cedar Lakes
Lake Manitoba Narrows
Crane River
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Macleod
Roblin, Man
ROD & Gun Digest
Imaline
Tims
Boissevain
Lake Fourteen
Rainbow Lake
Gull Lake
Beaconia
Murray
Scotty Lakes
Flin Flon
Brandon
Minnedosa
Helmut Gluk
North Kildonan
Slave Falls
Winnipeg
Bill Ever
Rod and Gun
Wieners
Shamrock
Sunkist Valencia
Reggie
Wedgewood Dining Room
Red River Room
Ment
Smith Se
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