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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1981
Page
1
A new school year brings Canadian children to the bus for the first time. Young riders learn waiting and boarding rules and conduct on the bus, while others start at new schools and face routines of bus use.
The Canada Safety Council runs School Bus Safety Week after school starts to raise awareness of bus safety. Older children need different teaching approaches and must learn safety rules for bus travel. Administrators teachers drivers parents and road users share responsibility for children’s safety.
The report describes a tug of war where the large ball rises over competitors as pressure builds, disadvantaging shorter players especially women. Some ladies attempted to trip rivals by pulling down jeans, but the tactic failed and the Mountain Log Builders won.
The column notes former Free Press editor Tom Kent as head of a three man Royal Commission on newspapers earning 400 dollars daily for over a year. It questions the job’s value and hints the matter may reach a federal government pigeon hole.
Roblin Elementary introduces new staff for the year with Sandra Pierson Grade 2 from Boissevain Anne Fowler Grade 5 Jeanine Landry Grade 6 transferred from Goose Lake High and temporary Grade 4 teacher Marlene Kirychuk. Two new teacher aids Gail Stratton and Gail De La Mare join as Roblinites.
The Manitoba Motor League fights Autopac plan to reinstate unfair coverage rules. It argues the proposed amendments would deny coverage to drivers using preferred plans and cites a Court of Appeal ruling that auto insurers must cover all licensed Manitoba drivers. The league has urged Attorney General Gerry Mercier to uphold the ruling for Manitoba citizens.
The postal strike and its settlement affect Canada's small businesses, highlighting demand to curb public sector strikes and weaken civil service unions. Traditionally, postal workers led wage and benefit standards that other unions seek to mirror in both civil service and private sectors.
The text argues that post office workers earn $25 000 yearly plus overtime and shifts, contrasting government union power with private firms. It says high postal costs burden taxpayers over $500 million annually and warns perpetual strikes erode public confidence in mail delivery.
Heather Fisher reports Heather McIntyre of Winnipeg spent the long weekend with Art and Vi McIntyre. Peggy McKenzie of Brandon visited relatives. Garth McKenzie drove to Moose Jaw to tow home Neil and Colleen Hrynkiw who were here for a visit and had their van fixed. Larry Fisher broke a bone in his hand last week. Art McIntyre and Reg Smith attended museum day in Pelly. Subscriptions reveal Roblin and district happenings.
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