Trudeau legacy and death draw mixed western reflections
Guest editorial credits Pierre Elliott Trudeau with shaping a bilingual, federated Canada and strong federal leadership. It notes his decisive use of the War Measures Act, the 1981 constitutional move, and the enduring westward tensions, while acknowledging both praise and critique of his policies and vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre Elliot
Prairie
Trudeau
Alberta
Louis Riel
Canada
Quebec
FLQ
Ottawa
United States
Rene Levesque
Service over location in business lessons of Beaumont IGA
Column notes how Beaumonts IGA ships daily groceries to Arctic outposts and how distance fades online. Doug Burnett of Thompson Plastics in Melita battles moisture with weatherproof covers shipping from England to Australia and Florida. Pierson farmers Lilian and Roger Lee offer raw products in five-gallon pails for home processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Johnston
la Nouvelle de Beaumont
Beaumont
IGA
Arctic
Iqaluit
Montreal
Edmonton
Melita
Doug Burnett
Thompson Plastics
England
Australia
Florida
Pierson
Lilian
Roger Lee
Neighbourly News on Tech, Trade and Towns
A column highlights vast shifts in rural opportunity driven by the Internet. Prairie towns like Dauphin and Pierson expand via digital markets, with Qu Appelle Ranch growing 400 percent as 240 mares yield 150 foals sold continentwide. Training at public libraries invites broader, faster work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Atlanta
Fort Qu'Appelle
Qu'Appelle
Chile
France
Ireland
U.S
Hugh Johnston
Beaumont
Arctic
Pierson
Texas
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