Autopac faces $22 million nine month loss and higher premiums
Manitoba Crown insurer Autopac reported a $22 million deficit for the nine months ending July 31 1992 as claim costs rose 18.5 percent driven by bodily injury and weather damage. A hailstorm in Winkler caused $5.1 million in losses. Autopac seeks about 9.7 percent rate hikes with possible higher charges for motorcycles and calls for insurer competition.
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Autopac
MPIC
Automobile Insurance
Winkler
Grahame Newton
Newton
Public Utilities Board
Giving Thanks by Giving to Fight Famine Worldwide
A CFGB visit highlights hunger relief driven by "peace" rather than drought. Al Doerksen notes famine stems from conflict, while CFGB mobilizes 12 church groups to aid Third World families with cash or grain. CIDA support matches donations four to one. in 1991 the bank delivered 69,300 tonnes to 22 countries.
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Canadian Foodgrains Bank
CFGB
Foodgrains Bank
al Doerksen
CIDA
Foodgrains Bank volunteers mobilize to aid Romania drive
Prairie Perspective recounts CFGB efforts led by Norman George and Gordon Thompson in Carlyle and Wayne Alford in Swan River to organize breakfasts that doubled local donations. Volunteers fill 18 inch boxes with essentials, while 20 075 boxes are readied for shipment from Montreal to Romania.
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Norman George
Carlyle
CFGB
Lampman
Gordon Thompson
Norman
Swan River
Wayne Alford
Len Goertzen
Benito
Walter
Barbara Ross
Barrhead
Neerlandia
Barbara
Vancouver
Maritimes
Montreal
Romania
Canada
Citizens patrols work with RCMP says Westbank volunteer group
A Westbank volunteer patrol notes eight years of Friday to Saturday shifts across 20 miles of roads and businesses. The group, about 60 members in eight teams, provides surveillance and traffic direction while not policing, relying on personal cars and RCMP radio contact to deter vandalism and theft. The writer adds a caution about Newcastle disease in poultry and humans and urges careful handling of birds.
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Roblin
RCMP
Westbank
Peachland
B.C
Ance
Mounties
Newcastle
Reader questions Roblin Review's foray into Dauphin Herald
A letter asks if Roblin Review will publish a similar insert to the Dauphin Herald offer of up to 1500 in Dauphin Shopping Cash. The writer seeks clarification on timing and if Roblin Shopping Cash will be offered.
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The
Roblin Review
Dauphin Herald
Dauphin
Roblin
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Larry Funk
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Fred McGuiness
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