Roblin area sees pin incidents and local historic notes
A pair of Halloween pin incidents reported in Roblin and nearby rural areas prompted RCMP to investigate two cases with no injuries. Other local items include awards for volunteers, festivals, school enrollments, council actions on old properties, club memberships, sporting results, and early snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Ed Yurkin
Air Canada Heart of Gold
Inglis
Roblin
L.C
Shell River Council
Roblin Lions Club
Hubert Carriere
Disappointment Over Neglected Heritage House in Roblin
A Roblin visitor and Elaschuk descendant laments the total disrepair of a national heritage designated house moved from the homestead twenty years ago. The writer notes funding gaps after a grant to the Roblin Historical Society and describes a ruined roof, broken windows, falling plaster, and pigeons nesting inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell River
Deepdale
A.J. McCauley
Merridale
M. Luddy
Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Thunder Bay
Rainy River
Kenora
Ontario
Roblin
Keystone Pioneer Museum
Elaschuk
The
Roblin Historical Society
Government Attacks on Canada Wheat Board Draw Fire
The speaker denounces a two year campaign by the federal government to dismantle the CWB. Tactics cited include the dismissal of Adrian Measner, a gag order during a barley marketing referendum, and replacement of elected directors with appointees aimed at dissolving the farmer controlled agency that markets Canadian grain and enforces grain standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Wheat Board
Adrian Measner
CWB
Also Mentioned on This Page
Art Currey
Eldon Johnson
Nick Solotwinski
Roblin Forest Products
Robinson Stores
Lyric Theatre
Sylvester Hawryluk
Hillsburg
Benjamin Bros. Construction Co
Zorra
Power Corporation
Geo Motoshoski
Federik John
Hallowe’en
Main
Wm. Barabash
J. Yeo
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Canada
Dominion
Atkinson
Melita
George Butcher
Wm. Nixon
Wm. Nowosad
Sneath OG Iilchuk
Roblin Chapel
Joe
Steve
Coffey & Sobering
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