MTX Affair Dominates Manitoba Legislature Debate
The MTX affair prompts calls for a Judicial Inquiry, RCMP involvement, and government scrutiny. Constituents face high phone costs while $20 million in tax money is cited as wasted on the Saudi operation. A government inquiry is urged as performance of public services remains unsettled.
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Oblin
RCMP
MTX
Potash mine debate and rural development goals in Russell
Lawmakers emphasize protecting taxpayers while pushing private investment for a Russell potash mine despite past fiascos. They back private enterprise, note Canamax test results, and recall prior IMC talks. Also covered are Farm Protection Act, Farm Debt Review Act, ATV vehicle registrations, towing changes, MACC funding for young farmers, and a halt to residency-based municipal candidacy changes after Union protests.
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Russell
Canamax
Lyon
IMC
Pawley
Flyer
ManFor
ManOil
Glen Findlay
Virden
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Jim Downey
Letter Thanks Lisa Editors Note Forwarded to Lisa Drozda
A forwarded note from a reader thanks Lisa Drozda for sending copies of an article about Bev Leann and the writer. The letter says the piece is well done and will be kept in their scrap books and wishes her success in future writings and projects.
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Lisa Drozda
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd
Lisa
Bev
Leann
High priced gift ideas from Sears Christmas catalogue
A reader summarizes costly gift options from the Sears Christmas catalogue and contrasts them with practical buys. Items include a Yamaha Sun Classic golf cart and PowerBilt clubs for ten thousand dollars, a cookstove over two thousand six hundred dollars, and an audio visual system near five thousand. Historical notes mention key dates from 1869 to 1968. The column ends with quirky ads and humor from a Manitoba paper, including a skater exchange tale and a tractor loving bachelor farmer.
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Canada
United States
Sears
This Week in Canada Chronology Passage
This Week in Canada notes events on September 12 and 13 across years. In 1672 Count Frontenac became Governor of Canada. In 1864 Confederation delegates met at Halifax. On September 13 1775 Benedict Arnold left Boston to attack Quebec. In 1886 Canadian Pacific Telegraph opened.
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Musgrave
British Columbia
Canada
Italy
Vilhjamur Stefansson
Arctic
Kincardine
Ontario
Count Frontenac
Confederation
Halifax
Benedict Arnold
Boston
Quebec
Newspaper policy on signed letters to editor
The newspaper states that all letters to the editor must be signed and the editor reserves the right to edit or reject any letter submitted. This policy protects reader input while allowing editorial control over content and presentation.
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