MTS sale eyed as Manitoba plans exclusive purchase
Premier Gary Filmon announced an exclusive opportunity for Manitoba to buy the Manitoba Telephone System to sustain long time affordable rates and province wide service. NDP MLA Steve Ashton says the push to save MTS is starting, with over 90 percent of ballots supporting keeping MTS public.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Telephone System
MTS
Gary Filmon
Jay Carriere
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Manitoba Association of Applied Arts
NDP
Steve Ashton
Dauphin-Swan River
Marlene Cowling
May in the garden and a month of quirky observances
The piece muses on May as a season of work and outdoors, notes its ties to Catholic Mary and awareness months, and lists quirky observances such as World Naked Gardening Day in May, World Whiskey Day in Scotland, Star Wars Day on May 4, World Turtle Day, and Towel Day honoring Douglas Adams.
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Roblin
Roblin Sporting Goods
Main Street
First Avenue
Jay Malik
Gilbert Plains
Intermountain
Association of the Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Manitoba
Ottawa
Lloyd A. Ironstand
Jehovah's Witnesses
Churchill
Winnipegosis
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Shell River
Peter Loewer
Scotland
American Tortoise Rescue
ATR
Douglas Adams
the Galaxy
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Western Grain ‘Transportation
Cargill Limited
Shangabrea Soil Service Ltd
Manitoba Pool
Baldy Mountain
Duck Mountain
Dauphin
Grandview
Swan River
Ernie McKay
Manitoba Public Housing Tenants Association
Shortdale
H. Hassler
Hassler
Penticton
B.C
Stork Club
Roblin District Hospital
Glenden
Geo. Fisher
San Clara
James W. Law
Dauphin Regional Health Centre
Intermountain Teachers Association
Dr. Mayo
Mayo Brothers
Mi Han
Alzheimer Society
Main St
Manitoba Child Care Association
Govatea Chlidcare
Hillman Dance Studio
Hillmang2
Melissa
Moffit
NorthStar
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