Credit unions gain from Bank of Montreal branch sales
Fred McGuinness reflects on Bank of Montreal selling 30 Alberta and Saskatchewan branches to local credit unions, tracing historic shifts from banks to co operatives. He recalls NACCU histories, VanCity scale, and Desjardins in Quebec, highlighting community assets, reverse profits, and the Prairie movement’s growth as rural residents find a local financial ally.
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Bank of Montreal
Alberta
Saskatchewan
The
Royal
Prairie
Omega
VanCity
Vancouver
Peter Gzoeski
Eugene Derksen
Steinbach Carillon
Godfather
Prairies
Manitoba
Levis
Quebec
Alphonse Desjardins
Fred McGuinness
Brandon
Rossburn RCMP report busy period with collisions and incidents
On March 14 a Rossburn suburb police vehicle collided with a second vehicle at 45 and 264 after the other driver pulled out from a stop sign. No injuries, but the smaller car sustained major front end damage while the police car had minor damage. A weeklong span included a sexual assault under investigation, vehicle damage by a relative, a lost wallet, reckless driving with an unregistered vehicle leading to charges, a runaway juvenile returned to a group home, a man charged for breach of probation after a bathroom incident, a death in the family and vandalism at a residence. A female driver was charged with suspended driving and vehicle seizure for 30 days. An assault involving several girls in a building and a disturbance with furniture damage were also reported. Constable D. C. Cook of the Prairie Mountain Detachment led Rossburn duties.
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Rossburn Rcmp
Rossburn
D.C. Cook
Prairie Mountain Detachment
Manitoba Rural Learning Network Proposal Call
The Network of Community Enterprise Development Centres invites proposals to manage a three year Community Learning Network project. The pilot promotes lifelong learning and technology use in six rural Manitoba communities. Deadline is April 2 2000. Submit electronically to tworsi mb.sympatico.ca.
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Network of Community Enterprise Development Centres
NCEDC
Manitoba
N Cedc
Mb.sympatico
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Think Banks
Bellas & Red
Chartered Accountants
Rossburn Town
Rossburn Review
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
ROJ
Canada
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Michelle Gensiorer
Connie Kay
Judy Nesbitt
Darrell Nesbitt
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