VLTs and Bingo in Manitoba Spark Rural Gamble Debate
A Manitoba letter argues for expanded gambling including blackjack and roulette to keep money at home, criticizing VLTs and bingo as insufficient. The writer envisions Crystal Casinos in towns and broader gambling to diversify rural economies and create jobs while acknowledging moral concerns. The piece cites cross-border gambling and calls for real casinos to retain provincial wealth.
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Manitoba
Mount Penatubo
Winnipeg Free Press
Bonnie Mitchelson
Minnesota
Shooting Star
Winnipeg
Manitoba Lotteries Federation
Vlts
Vegas
U.S
Lotte
Letters to The Roblin Review Addressed for Publication
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with a day time phone number for verification. Mail to The Roblin Review Box 938 Roblin MB R0L 1P0 for consideration.
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The
Roblin
Roblin Review
P.O
1St Ave
N.W
Vandals Leave Trails Across Towns In Weekend Spree
A wave of vandalism hits multiple communities with acts including damaged trees stolen flags and tipped headstones. Steinbach saw four 12 year old basswood trees destroyed while Minnedosa Coronation Indian Head Hanna and Humboldt report damaged receptacles benches spray paint and cut climbing ropes and slides. Police note suspects unknown as editors label perpetrators brain dead and urge vigilance.
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Steinbach
Minnedson
Indian Head
St. Albert
Coronation
Hanna
Humboldt
Prairie Perspective on Vandalism and Youth Offender Reform
The piece reports vandalism across towns from Carman to The Pas and cites efforts like Fort Macleod’s Macleod Watch and local by laws. It notes calls for public involvement, a potential curfew, and Liberal leader Jean Chrétien’s push to rewrite the Young Offenders Act for stricter detention and rehabilitation through youth facilities and environmental projects.
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Carman
Clearwater Lake
Pas
Hanna Herald
Fort Macleod
Macleod Watch
Herald
Baghdad
Opasquia Times
RCMP
Revelstoke
Whitecourt
Swan River
Star and Times
Chretien
Brown clarifies Reform Party stance on prairie farming
The Reform Party argues current farm struggles stem from weak prices and high input costs driven by unfair trade practices and heavy taxes. It urges tax relief, downsizing government, and shifting from raw exports to value added processing to boost rural employment and farmer viability.
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Preston Manning
Manning
Reform Party
Canada
G.S.T
GRIP
NISA
Ucts
Safety Walk promotes train track safety in War Amps program
In Ontario over the past two weeks four fatal train accidents occurred in which two involved children. From January 1 to August 26 eighty six train accidents killed twenty three and injured fifty five. The War Amps urges parents to conduct a SAFETY WALK with neighborhood children to identify dangers such as tracks and intersections and offers a kit with instructions and tips at 2827 Riverside Drive Ottawa Ontario.
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Ontario
War Amps
Riverside Drive
Ottawa
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Ed Doering
Cathy Yellowaga
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