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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1978
Page
8
A historical view explains how early Canadian tariffs aimed to protect domestic industry by limiting imports. Foreign firms, unable to export cheaply, acquired Canadian companies to serve the local market, operating on designs from foreign head offices. The system relied on tariff walls to justify domestic production.
A federal study by Canada’s Ministry of State for Science and Technology shows domestically owned companies devote more to research and development than foreign owned branch plants. Example: paper and allied products industry where 54.7% of firms hold 67.2% of R D dollars. FBDB reports $38,881,000 in outstanding loans and guarantees to 881 Manitoba customers.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business issues a brief editorial urging small businesses to adopt a cautious growth mindset and emphasize efficiency, affordability, and community focus to weather economic pressures.
In the six months ending September 30, Federal Business Development Bank authorized 120 loans for 9.333 million dollars to Manitoba businesses. The same period a year earlier saw 126 loans totaling ...
Horace Cockerill and son Doug of Lynn Lake visit with Horace's brother Lorne and sister in law Bonnie Cockerill. Mrs Mary Cockerill and DougCockerill spend time with relatives. Bonnie Cockerill weekends in Churchbridge visiting Cara Prior. Vina Creedden travels to Sandy Lake with Teenie Creedden to visit Mary and Joe Hnatiuk. Keith Cockerill hosts visitors Nell and John Prier and grandsons Dallas and Dana Prior from Churchbridge.
Mrs. Olga Hilderman hosted a lunch after the Legion Hall meeting where 12 Ladies Auxiliary members elected officers and discussed the Christmas party. Visits included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scoville of Watrous and D Hackney family members. Erhardt and Diehl families spent the weekend in Saskatoon.
Local families from Calgary to Roblin and The Pas hosted relatives over the long weekend. Updates show Mrs Olga Hilderman and others visiting Cupar, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, and Langenburg while note of Remembrance Day events and a 4 H club meeting with officers elected and two new enrollment forms. The Arctic tern is cited for its record long migratory journey of about 11 000 miles twice yearly.
The 4-H club in Grand Narrows held an organizing meeting on October 19 1978 to reorganize the Lodbusters group and set new goals for its upcoming year.
Evelyn Ayer, who passed away on October 18 1978, reflects in verse on aging, faith, and the hope of heaven. The poem frames life as a frail shell while the inner spirit grows in the savior’s fold. Submitted to the Roblin Review by Clifford and Grace Ayer, Mabel Ayer, and Hazel and Dave Harrison.
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