Rossburn Histories Club seeks community business history
Rossburn Histories Club works toward a comprehensive village history with many individuals compiling sections. The columnist asks former residents for information on who operated businesses and offered professional services and when. Contact Harry Aylwin via The Rossburn Review. Nearby notes report strong northwest winds, vandalism at Rossburn Collegiate, Lions Club leadership changes, and a late break-in at the Collegiate typing room.
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Grain car plan aims to ease prairie export bottlenecks
Charlie Mayer reports that Canada will add 2000 rehabilitated boxcars for grain service plus 2000 hopper cars on a 20 year lease by March 1980. CN and CP share costs for boxcar work, while CN plans tendering for 1000 covered hopper cars. Projections seek a 20 percent export gain over 1978-79, with actions to keep grain moving for 18 months to two years.
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Letters to the Editor on farming costs and policy
A Manitoba farmer writes in frustration that production costs have nearly doubled under current government, while cattle prices rose little. He recalls a five year stabilization plan that helped farmers but now demands repayment and criticizes Conservatives for broken promises. He signs from Oakburn, Manitoba.
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