Crown corporations and Canada Post critique in Manitoba column
Peter Holle argues crown corporations like Canada Post are relics protected by government monopoly. He cites rising rates, contracted depots, and subsidies while tech advances threaten the first class mail monopoly. The piece urges ending the first class restrictions to force competition and better service.
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Canada Post
Propellerhead
Post Office
Henry Ford
Ottawa
Crown
Durbin area grain elevator destroyed by lightning fire
A Durban Swan River grain elevator of about 1800 tonnes was destroyed by fire after a lightning strike. Fire brigades contained the blaze. A chemical storage shed nearby was emptied as embers spread. A thundershower helped stop the fire and high winds fed the flames.
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Durban
Pool
Swan River
Benito
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