Letter on postal rate increases and reform call
John F Bulloch, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, writes Prime Minister Mulroney urging freezing postal rates until 1990 after Canada Post hikes. He argues the cabinet ignored evidence of poor service and inefficiency and calls for a productivity turnaround and cost cuts to balance the crown monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Mulroney
John Bulloch
Mulroney
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Canada Post Corporation
Canada Post
Canada
United States
Gallup
John F. Bulloch
Policy on Signed Letters to the Editor
The newspaper states that all letters to the editor must be signed and the editor reserves the right to edit or reject any letter submitted. This policy outlines accountability and editorial control for reader correspondence.
Manitoba fiddling champ to represent province in Canadian Open
Carl Plohman of Glenboro won the 18th annual Manitoba Open Old Time Fiddler's Contest in Holland on June 23. He will travel to Shelborne, Ontario in August to represent Manitoba. Forty fiddlers competed for trophies and prizes totaling 1500 dollars. Moosomin council bans temporary signs for garage sales and auctions on boulevards and municipal property, including poles, citing unsightliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Plohman
Glenboro
Holland
Plohman
Shelborne
Ontario
Manitoba
Moosomin
Canada’s historic July events span wars to flights
A compact timeline lists key Canadian milestones on July 8 to 13 across years: Tupper’s 1896 government resignation. 1937 Westbound first commercial Atlantic passenger flight to Montreal from Southampton. 1793 Upper Canada bans slave importation. 1944 Caen attack by British and Canadian forces. 1920 Borden resignation, Meighen rise. 1960 Niagara Falls rescue. 1884 Louis Riel arrives to lead Northwest Rebellion. 1896 Laurier becomes prime minister. 1759 Wolfe’s Quebec bombardment. 1812 Detroit crossing. 1949 Newfoundland assembly opens. 1953 Stratford Shakespeare Festival opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Charles Tupper
Atlantic
Montreal
Southampton
England
Upper Canada
Caen
France
Louis Riel
Canada
Sir Wilfred Laurier
Wolfe
Quebec
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Rossburn Review
Oakburn
Arrow Lake
Rossman Lake
Union of Municipalities
Inglis
Winnipeg
North Kildonan
Shoal Lake
Walter Haberstock
Langenburg
Boissevain Recorder
New York
Yankees
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Turtle Mountain Committee
Bill Wherrett
Robert Borden
Arthur Meighen
Roger Woodward
Niagara
Newfoundland
Stratford
CNA
Community Press In
Rossburn
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Cat Sand
CCNA
Pais
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