Junk not always junk at local auction sale
A Rossburn auction feature notes items once deemed junk can fetch surprising prices. Bags of four litre plastic ice cream pails sold alongside antiques as bidders crowded the sale site. The column also bids farewell to W T Bill Wherrett, long time Rossburn columnist known for Along Highway 45 Corner of the Map and Around Town features.
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Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
W.T
Bill) Wherrett
Rossburn
Vista
Oakburn
Shoal Lake
Highway 45
Rossburn Review
Crossroads
Roblin
Bill
Carol Procyshyn
Marie Mohr
Procyshyn
Mohr
Lorne
This Week in Canada May The 25th To May The 30th
A timeline of notable events between May 25 and May 30 in Canadian history. Included actions include the 1849 postage stamp act to prevent forgery, 1874 removal of property qualifications for MPs, 1887 imperial permission for commercial treaties, 1818 free ports in Halifax and Saint John, 1949 Newfoundland electing Joey Smallwood as premier, 1927 old age pensions approved, 1934 Dionne quintuplets birth, 1775 Continental Congress invitation to join the Union, 1815 open commerce with the United States, 1832 Rideau Canal opening, and 1859 British Columbia transfer from HBC.
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House of Commons
Canada
Halifax
Saint John
Newfoundland
Joey Smallwood
Continental Congress
United States
The Rossburn Review Publisher and Office Staff
The Rossburn Review is an independent weekly newspaper in Rossburn Manitoba. It is published every Wednesday by Nesbitt Publishing Ltd. Established in 1941 the paper lists staff including Gregory Nesbitt publisher and general, Michelle Gensiorek Rossburn office manager, Linda Wotton Birtie office manager, and Darrell Nesbitt Shoal Lake office manager.
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Rossburn
Birtie
Darrell Nesbitt
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
Post Office Noon Hours Approved for Boissevain Killarney Souris
Canada Post will open noon hour service at post offices in Boissevain Souris and Killarney after council pressure and an Ottawa review found many offices already noon open. Killarney began May 25 with Souris and Boissevain slated for late June.
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Canada Post
Boissevain
Killarney
Souris
Alan Shick
Canada Post Field Services
Lee Clark
Ray Green
Ottawa
Canada
Two Vehicle Crash Near Manitou Claims Winkler Man
A May 14 collision at Hwy 23 and PA 244 ten miles north of Manitou killed David Penner, 67, of Winkler while Cornelius Friesen, 55, also of Winkler, was injured along with 24 year old Andre Mangin of Notre Dame de Lourdes. RCMP investigate cause.
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Hwy. 23
PA 244
Manitou
Winkler
David Penner
Cornelius Friesen
Andre Mangin
Notre Dame de Lourdes
Penner
Friesen
Mangin
Manitou Rcmp
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Hedley
Arnold
Lake Audy
Bradley’s
Newdale
Hudson’s Auction
Hamiota
Fermans
Quebec
Ontario
Rideau Canal
British Columbia
Hudson’s Bay Company
CCNA
Russell Recreation Commission
Russell Memorial
Vern Rosnoski
Recreation Commission
Russell
Boguski
Council
Mac McNabb
Minnedosa
Highway 16
John Deere
Hyra
Virden
Virden Agricultural Society
Neepawa
Homer Gill
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