Funeral turnout and community lore from a prairie town
A reflective column notes large funerals depend on love and appreciation, not wealth or status. It recalls an 800-attended Hudson Bay service led by the RCMP for Larry McDonald, praises his civic generosity, and highlights a journalist’s life and a memoir on Alberta funeral history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Bay
RCMP
Larry McDonald
Medicine Hat News
Harald Gunderson
Journalism Hall of Fame
Harald
Alberta
Lamont
Sam McGee
Robert W. Service
Sam
Yukon
Rosebud
Beiseker
R.B. Bennett
B.C
Bennett
Fred McGuinness
Brandon
Rossburn Foundation donations and property assessment actions
Donations totaling 560.00 were made to the Rossburn Foundation in memory of Maxine Phelps. Complaints on multiple properties sought sustained or reduced assessments including Class 10 1800 residential Class 30 11400 farm Class 60 900 commercial and specific lot plans with changes noted. Tarps stolen reports noted during arena improvements including concrete and lighting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Richardson
Knox United Church
Archie Manoogian
Cao Leonard Mackedenski
Rossbum Foundation
Maxine Phelps
Don Burt
Missing tarps from farmyard weekend theft
RCMP report three silver tarps 18 ft by 54 ft valued at 500 dollars were stolen from a farmyard just south of the PA 476 and Highway 16 junction during the November 6 8 weekend. Shoal Lake RCMP urge tips to Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1 800 782 8477 or police at 759 2344.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
PA 476
Highway 16
Shoal Lake
Manitoba
Interim Audit Accepted as Information at Rossburn Meeting
The Interim Audit report by Bellas and Reid Chartered Accountants was accepted as information. Cash receipts from wheat hogs and barley fell sharply in the first half of the year while input and transport costs rise and farmers face financial crisis. The town urged provincial and federal action for immediate short term cash support for farming with longer term plans to follow. The CAO was instructed to tender Jan 1 1999 service contracts for sewer water connections maintenance snow removal gravel emergency services and drainage works and to tender custodian duties at the Community Hall. Election officer remuneration for Oct 28 was set: Revising Officer 60 Deputy Returning Officer Advance Poll 55 Regular Poll 125 Poll Clerk Advance Poll 40 Regular Poll 100 Returning Officer 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellas and Reid Chartered Accountants
Rossburn
R.M
Silver Creek
Manitoba
CAO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rossburn Foundation
The
Rossburn Review
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Box
ROJ
Canada
U.S.A
Gregory Nesbitt
Michelle Gensiorek
Connie Kay
Judy Nesbitt
Darrell Nesbitt
Mage
Manitoba Agriculture
Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation Unit
First Street
R.M. of
Miniota
Boulton Reserve
MACC
Monte Carlo
Ibad
Berry St
Winnipeg, MB
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