Fires, cyclists and politics in Manitoba a 1983 roundup
The Killarney Fire Department battled two rural blazes on April 22 caused by an unattended garbage barrel and a smouldering manure pile, destroying a loose housing, a pole shed, a crusher, and a shed. Darren Thompson of Binscarth joins Yorkton Macs Juvenile Volleyball, heading to Toronto for Canadian Championships May 12–15. Neepawa debates dog control with live trapping advocated by a council committee. Bir tle selects a museum site in the old Union Bank building on main street as Centennial project. Calder Range Patrol notes deer shot with fetus removed, carcase left near Round Lake Saskatchewan, raising enforcement concerns. Dauphin General Hospital welcomes siblings to greet newborns. Pawley Government helmet and seat belt bill provoked mass biker protest in front of the Legislature with vows of defiance and court. Labour minister Dolin faces ethics questions over appointments tied to her husband, while Birdtail Equipment Co-op wage disputes surface under the Payment of Wages Act. Attorney General Penner may have a police report naming a flag burner at the U.S. embassy, prompting a Bipartisan push for an apology from the Legislature. North Dakota senator comments on Manitoba actions at Winnipeg embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney
Pawley
Brian Robertson
Sam Askiw
Askiw
Labour
Mary Beth Dolin
Gary Filmon
P.C
Birdtail Equipment Co-op
Labour Department
M.L.A
Harry Graham
P.C. Virden
Bob Banman
P.C. la Verendrye
Implement Co-Op
Dolin
Manitoba Labour Board
Penner
U.S
Sterling Lyon
North America
North Dakota Senate
N.D.P
Winnipeg
Streibel
Manitoba Legislature Echoes Farm Blockade and Budget Debate
A Manitoba report details a 100-farmer blockade led by Vice President Holgerson near Edwin to stop a receiver seizing Bruce Payne’s assets amid a $600 debt. The scene moves to the Legislature as Tory MLAs press Premier Pawley and Minister Uruski for farm relief, while the NDP promises mediation. Finance figures show new gasoline taxes totaling $94.7 million and a projected $1.5 billion in 1982-84 spending, with highway cuts and job losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holgerson
Bruce Payne
Edwin
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Payne
Portage Credit Union
Tory M.L.A
Jim Downey
Don Orchard
Wally McKenzie
Pawley
Uruski
N.D.P
Tory House
Brian Ransom
Howard Pawley
Canada
House of Commons
Department of Finance
Schroeder
Sauve Most Roayl Speaker of Canada Faces Harsh Odds
In Saturday Night magazine a feature recalls Madam Speaker Jeanne Sauve's trials in the House of Commons Ottawa, contrasting with Manitoba’s Jim Walding. The piece notes Commons tone and the cost of words, while a separate item mentions a Yankees owner fined $50,000 for league remarks and Canada Post's projected self funding in three to five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Night
Jeanne Sauve
House of Commons
Ottawa
Jim Walding
Manitoba
Canada
New York Yankees
Canada Post
Mike Warren
Lions Club asks for help for Chantal transplant relief
The Holland Lions Club appeals to all Lions and Lionesses to fund a liver transplant for Chantal Sibilleau born with a defective liver. She is in Winnipeg's Children’s Hospital, the operation could cost over 70000 with Medicare covering 75 percent. Donations can be sent to Lions Foundation For Chantal in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburn Lions Club
Lions & Lioness Club
Holland Lions Club
Lions and Lioness Club
Chantal Sibilleau
Chantal
Children’s Hospital
Winnipeg
Sibilleau
Holland Area
Lions Foundation For
Box
Manitoba
Lions Club of
Holland & Area
Holland & Area Lions Club
Edward L. Budz
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Rossburn Review
Darren Thompson
Binscarth
Pratt
Russell
Yorkton Macs
Toronto
Neepawa
Neepawa Town
Council
Birtle
Bank
Union Bank
Calder, Division One
Roblin
Round Lake
Saskatchewan
Range Patrol
Dauphin General Hospital
John Lysak
Roblin Russell
Reggie
Lions Club
Community Press In
Bruion
Rossburn
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Gregory Nesbitt
Darrell Nesbitt
United States
CCNA
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