Roblin Citizen of the Year Lorraine Souter Honored
Lorraine Souter was named Roblin Citizen of the Year 1991 at the Roblin Pride banquet. Lloyd McGinnis delivered the keynote, plans for a videotaped recording and future sale of the tape were announced, and civic leaders were missing from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roblin
Lorraine Souter
Lloyd McGinnis
Privy Council of Canada
Parkway Inn
Chamber of Commerce
Gordie
Clemmie McGinnis
McGinnis
Brandon
RM of
Shell River
Leigh Waggoner
Ag Society
Hillsburg
Community Access
Neil Stewart
Attendance Wanes Across Local Events Amid Busy Week
Participation dips as festival final concert, Figure Skating Club show, Farm Daze, and North Star hockey games draw few attendees. Volunteers worry about dwindling support but vow to press on.
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Ag Society
Farm Daze
Northstar
Self-government clash over unlicensed bingo on reserves
The piece describes two reserves charged with illegal bingo for not being licensed by the Lottery Commission while eleven others operate legally. It argues this may test Aboriginal self-government rights and whether reserves can license games independently of provincial law, with a constitutional challenge possible.
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Lottery Commission
Supreme Court of Canada
Manitoba
Provincial politics and self government debate in Canada
Roger Matas argues that self government for Aboriginal communities remains undefined and contentious. He urges calm diplomacy, cooperation, and negotiated agreements rather than unilateral action, noting Quebec sovereignty and Meech Lake influence. He stresses avoiding rash moves while Indigenous aspirations persist.
Rural residents create their own jobs in nature farming
The article profiles Erwin and Gert Keller of Nature Berry Inc who started with wild blueberries and cranberries and expanded to jams honey jellies wild rice and mushrooms for markets in Japan Europe the United States and Singapore. It notes rural development aims and local harvests and mentions River ton fishermen discarding rough fish.
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Hudson Bay
Rural Development Corporation
la Ronge
Erwin
Gert Keller
Nature Berry Inc
Japan
Europe
U.S
Gert
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Paris
Cologne
Singapore
Riverton
Prairie Perspect ive: regional industry moves and self made jobs
The article highlights Prairie entrepreneurs like Michael Pammer building a 10 000 pound weekly value added fish product plant and Big Quill Resources employees owning a new venture. It notes a Wynyard potassium sulfate demo turning commercial and Expo 92 plans with muskox meat processing. Other projects include typhoon resistant steel poles at Blairmore and outdoor recreation gear at Foam Lake. It underlines locals choosing self employment over urban migration.
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Michael Pammer
Wynyard
Canada
Big Quill Resources Inc
The
Northwest Territories
Seville
Spain
Thomson Meats of
Melfort
Blairmore
Roblin Review invites signed Letters to the Editor
The Roblin Review welcomes all letters to the Editor and notes they must be signed and may be edited. Include your phone number for verification and mail to The Roblin Review Box 938 Roblin MB R0L 1P0.
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Roblin Review
P.O
Roblin
1St Ave
N.W
The
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CNA
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Ed Deering
Cathy Yellowaga
Hell
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Antarctica
North America
Roger Mat
Ovide Mercredi
Quebec
Elijah Harper
Meech Lake
Roger Matas
CJOB
Winnipeg
By Fred McGuinness
Strand Industries
Philippines
Foam Lake
Milt Norgaard
Lorne Hreher
Genius Holdings
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