Car Check Week Promotes Vehicle Health and Savings
The Canada Safety Council compares car maintenance to human health checks urging yearly inspections after winter. Car Check Week April 2 to 8 highlights preventive maintenance to catch issues early, noting neglect can lead to costly failures like a universal joint overhaul costing about 1700 dollars. If funds are tight, remove the car from service until repairs are affordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Safety Council
Ontario
Marking exams reveals best and worst in teachers
A humorous essay by Bill Smiley contrasts plumbers and teachers, arguing marking exams is hard yet revealing. The piece blends satire about the teaching profession with vivid scenes of students’ efforts and missteps, detailing moods from despair to delight during March break grading.
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Solomon
Pher
White-Tailed deer book now available in Manitoba
Natural Resources Minister Harry Enns announced a new publication titled The Whitetailed Deer in Manitoba detailing the province's white tailed deer. The book targets teachers students hunters and naturalists and is available free from Natural Resource field offices or the Public Information Service in Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Manitoba
Natural Resources
Harry Enns
Mr. Enns
Natural Resource
Department
Public Information Service
St. James Street
Winnipeg
Wordcraft and Words in Prairie Life
A reflective piece on language, communication, and word use among Prairie writers and farmers. It recalls Scrabble as a social glue, praises clear speech, and notes evolving meanings, regional dictionaries, and a fond farewell from a narrator who riffs on words and ends with a playful closing.
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Chris
Byron
Prairies
Lorna Uher
Cypress Hills Community College
Maple Creek
Bow Island
John ‘Sandilands
U. of Alberta
Letter to the editor on Western Canada and the constitution
A reader argues Western Canada rejects the current constitutional package and cites western political leaders across parties. The letter condemns absence of God reference and unborn rights, urging parliament to return to debate on inflation debt energy and unemployment while addressing Western alienation and other real concerns.
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Easter
Western Canada
Conservative
N.D.P
Liberal
Social Credit
Canada
Manitoba
M.p.s
A Letter Proposes A Personal Tax Aid To Slay Debt
A reader urges a voluntary monthly donation from higher earners to reduce the national debt, claim ing 81 percent of taxes go to interest. The letter argues debt shrinkage would lower taxes and prices, calling for collective effort and noting doubts about lasting debt relief.
Olden Days across Millwood and Russell area notes
A compact retrospective notes railway bridge repairs at Millwood, lumber trades, teacher assignments in Shellmouth and Newdale, a Kamack engine house fire, and local moves including W. McIntosh to Russell. It records baseball coaching progress at Russell Juniors, radio program entries rewarding C Tennant, and obituaries plus civic events from 1881 to 1971 in Russell, Foxwarren, and surrounding communities.
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Miss Allbright
Shellmouth
Newdale
R. Keay
Kamsack
George Hooper
Shoal Lake
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Campaig
Russell Banner
Tyeu
Ccna
Russell
Main Street
United States
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
As Wreee Binet
Bill Smiley
Answ
Morales
God, Jr
Caryple
St. Regis Hotel
Utopia
John Nat
Dune” McDougall
Millwood
W. Mclntosh
Rossburn
Lock & Son
C.D. Sparrow
Minniska
Robert Anderson
Joe McRostie
David Dunn
Constable Grant
Foxwarren
M. Gallant
E. Mather
E. Wishart
C. Keating
L. Loney
R. McKinnon
Yankoski
J. Thom
J. Langford
H. Peterson
B. McLennan
R. Brownlee
Foxwarren - Low
R. Graham
B. Lazenby
E. McRedie
M. Hillcox
C. ‘Thorpe
R. Tibbatts
A. Christianson, Fallon
C. ‘Tennant
Harold Sanford Hembrott
Pratt Collegiate
Pelly Trail Division
Jack Shipp
Dave Roulston
Marchwell
Eric Westerlund
Matt Ewankin
Allan Butler
R.C M. Police
Regina
Russell District Hospital
Ronald Sveinbjornson
Churchbridge
Town of
Souris
Reggies
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