People ask Pawley through this Manitoba column
Peter Warren invites Manitobans to send questions to Premier Howard Pawley via a weekly CJOB interview. Readers can mail their queries to PWIJ at 421 Home St, Winnipeg. The show will select top questions to air and seek clear, direct answers from the premier.
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Manitoba
Eric Wells
Ed Schreyer
Sterling Lyon
Howard Pawley
Susan Kizuk
PWIJ
Home St
Winnipeg
Pawley
Farmers Ploughs March On and Titanic Sinking Recalled
A compilation of old notes from various dates mentions April 10 1902 farming with ploughs and the Canton Clipper, Sid Hill joining Neepawa Press, and Laycock renting his livery stable. It also recalls the Titanic disaster with 2100 aboard and 868 saved. Later items note roads near Russell in 1922, a 1992 move to Snowden, 1952 locals in electrical work, and a 1972 hotel changes and meteorology award.
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Sid Hill
Neepawa Press
Laycock
McTavish
Forsythe
Seeburn
T. Greaves
John Lawther
Russell
Titaniic
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Silverton
Margaret Kippan
James Kippan
Perth
E.C. Pagan
Snowden
Irene Loney
Winnipeg
Russell Creamery
Uoyd Hembroff
HL. Hembroff
Don Young
Souris
Ollie Calvert
Don
Shellmouth
Jim Cochrane
Normal School
Tremouls
Central
Water Wonders And Woes Across Prairie Provinces
Prairie water worries span geology and meteorology as snowpack promises relief in Alberta and Saskatchewan, yet drought lingers in Manitoba. Officials and editors note shifting flows, planned diversions, and local responses from Stettler, Humboldt, and Estevan to Carman. Modern forecasts hinge on groundwater recharge and policy debates.
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Cms
Prairie
Alberta
Saychewan
Manitoba
St. Albert
Bob Lane
Brandon
Canada West Foundation
Lane
Atari
Dennis Davis
Regina
Environment Canada
Davis
Stettler Independent
Red Deer
Humboldt
Journal
Dauphin Herald
Gilbert Plains
Claresholm
Steinbach
Carillon
Canada
California
Oregon
Lougheed
Wainwright Star-Chronicle
Edson
Innisfail
Estevan
Carman
Red River Valley
NDP
Brooks Bulletin
Travel Manitoba seeks winter spring event notices for publicity
Travel Manitoba invites chambers of commerce and event organizers to submit information for the Coming Events Winter Spring 1982 83 booklet. Deadline July 16 1982. Include event name description date location and contact. Publicity distributed to 25 000 outlets across Canada and USA.
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Travel
Manitoba
Teachers through a long career reveal changing views
A retired educator reflects on a confidential survey of teachers about to retire, noting most responses were sealed but some revealed enduring stereotypes. He describes perceived student behavior shifts, changes in classroom norms, and evolving professional dedication, contrasting past rigidity with present sympathy and humanity toward students and colleagues.
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Bill Smil
Ife
Higher tax planned on exotic betting in parliament
A new bill on the Pari Mutuel Tax Act proposes a five percent increase for exotic bets, raising overall rates to 12.5 percent, while traditional one or two horse bets stay at 7.5 percent. The plan cites historical tax shifts from 10 percent to 7.5 percent in 1978 and notes broader help for the horse racing industry through grants already announced.
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Paris
Schroeder
Comet Strike Threat Raises Alarm After Bomb Fears
Readers are warned that beyond bomb threats scientists say a possible comet impact could occur this year, risking millions of lives. The notice emphasizes urgent public concern and calls for awareness of planetary danger.
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Melville
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Queen's Hotel
Yakabowski
Vancouver
Peter and Alma Semotiuk
Raymond Snitynsky
Canadian Meteorological Society
Karen Pay
Carlton Street
Roland Penner
Rolly
Lke
Gilbert & Sullivan
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Canadian Communist Party
USA
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Cuba
Chris
Columbus
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