Manitoba to Spend 817000 on Tourism Promotion
Manitoba plans a major ad push to lure vacationers with 817000 in spending and to promote local tourism. The program aims to stem declines in U S and Canadian visitors, boost revenue, and showcase Manitoba offerings while naming Joseph Johnson of Eddystone as TCAM Membership of the Year.
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Norma Price
Dauphin
Manitoba
Manitoba Tourism Campaign Targets Bread and Butter Markets
Mrs. Price outlines a tourism drive focused on Manitoba within a day’s drive, including northern United States areas, Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario and Toronto. The plan emphasizes family vacations and weekend events with a 300000 copy brochure and extensive print radio and TV ads. Local businesses will attach ads to provincial campaigns in cross border papers.
Parkland region experiences civil service job cuts
Parkland area lost 30 to 40 civil servants during 1978 as Manitoba government tightens spending. Most cuts hit Northern Affairs in Toutes Aides Mafeking and Barrows with closures and layoffs in Camperville and Ebb and Flow Eddystone. Agriculture staff reductions cited amid shifting federal provincial contracts. Morale and workloads rise as vacancies go unfilled and staff cuts continue.
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Parkland
Grant Ogonowski
Manitoba Government Employees Association
MGEA
Government of Manitoba
Civil Service Commission
Northern Affairs
Toutes
Ogonowski
Mr. Ogonowski
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