Crow Rate Bill C-155 Hearings Close After Ripe Five Months
Standing Committee on Transport finished testimony on Bill C-155 on September 22 after nine weeks and 210 witnesses. It approved about 100 amendments, many from the Progressive Conservative Party, calling the bill into question. Proposals included suspending producer cost increases for three years and removing railway cost payments, with a government inquiry to study impacts over three years. Also notes Trudeau Mulroney remarks and Winnipeg sports scene woes amid low attendance and a big rock concert crowd.
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Morris Rod-Weeder recalls laid off workers at Minnedosa plant
The Minnedosa Tribune notes Morris Rod-Weeder plans to recall staff, aiming for about 80 employees by November 1 at the Minnedosa plant. A new hoe press drill will start production by mid November. Also reported: a 1972 Ford pickup stolen September 18 in Russell was involved in a two-vehicle crash on Main Street, leading to charges for the driver. The Birtle Eye-Witness reaches 93 years of publication. A Hamiota reunion for 1906–present attendees is planned for July 20, 1984. Boreal Island Exhibit in Riding Mountain National Park opens September 7, featuring climate and vegetation distinct from the rest of the park.
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