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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1998
Page
2
Town council failed to approve a motion adding a VLT referendum to the municipal ballot. The piece argues VLTs hurt Roblin’s economy by diverting dollars from local stores and circulating less within the community. It urges leadership to reflect the people’s best interests.
A reader invites households to donate old eyeglasses no longer needed due to changed prescriptions. The plea highlights a practical recycling effort and asks neighbors to look for and contribute usable eyewear.
Readers are invited to donate prescription eyeglasses and soft sided eyeglass cases at the Roblin Royal Bank branch. Items are sent to Winnipeg for distribution by the Royal Bank Group Employees Charity Trust and then to other countries in need. Lions Clubs members note the drive includes sunglasses as well.
The author recalls a farmer raged at roadside cafe over grain-trade offers and notes the ubiquity of cell phones in public. He cites 3.6 million Canadians using wireless phones daily with 28 30 percent annual growth and previews PCS as the next step. He urges privacy, choosing use for emergencies, and likens a wrist phone to Dick Tracy.
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