Outdated Commission Drives Dryden Cable Battle
The CRTC threatened Dryden Community Television with licence loss and a 25000 fine to drop two U.S. superstations and ESPN. The company complied and private satellite sales have surged, fueling a growth in private dishes amid outrage at policy. Canadian signals remain limited, while U.S. feeds proliferate.
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Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunication
Dryden
Ontario
Dryden Community Television Limited
U.S
Atlanta
Chicago
ESPN
CRTC
Francis Fox
Dryden Company
CBC
TV Ontario
CTV
Cancom
Tte Crtc
Dryden Cable Company
PBS
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba notes span promotions and politics in Russell
A mixed clipping records events from Manitoba communities: Jobo Madell’s prairie fire loss. Gilber t Plains Liberal candidate selection. Dauphin riding nomination issues. It notes tax policy changes, Sir Daniel McMillan death, creamery reopenings, worker honors, retirements, and local council permits. It also mentions civic events in Russell, including hockey champions, coop openings, and cultural debates.
Parents urge retention of arts and music in school
A letter to the editor from concerned parents argues against dropping Industrial Arts Home Economics and Music courses for grades 9 to 12. They cite 121 students in these classes and say early music exposure helps students who lack other skills. A Rossburn Public Meeting is set for April 2 at 7:30 PM to discuss the issue, with contact numbers and trustees named for responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly Tail School Board
Rossburn Collegiate
Larry Liske
Inglis
Manitoba Mandenies Missouri Fish Threats Revealed
Peter Warren discusses a United States Bureau of Reclamation report titled McClusky Canal Fish Screen Development and Verification. The study finds no Utah Chubb or Gizzard Shad in the Missouri basin and debunks Manitoba fears. It advocates a simple 70 percent mesh fish screen to block fish eggs and larvae. The document, barely publicized in Manitoba, traces issues back to 1979 and emphasizes protective measures.
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United States Bureau of Reclamation
McClusky Canal
Manitoba
Missouri River
Canadian
Utah
North Dakota
McClusky
Missouri
Waste disposal debate spans towns to provinces
A neighborly column surveys public opinion on hazardous waste sites across Manitoba Alberta and local communities. Pleas by residents in Ryley Swan Hills Hanna and Consort Hanna area reveal urban rural splits with jobs and tax base cited. Discussion covers soil permeability transport utilities wildlife and potential methane risks from buried garbage.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Ken Simpson
St. Albert
Ryley
Swan Hills
Hanna Herald
Moses
Texas A&m University Press
Christ
Harrowby News Revisited Near Manitoba Border
The Harrowby area near the Saskatchewan Manitoba border is back in the news as a modern oil seed plant operates there. The piece recalls its 78 year old bustling business scene with shops, a postmaster, constable, druggist, real estate firms, a hotel, bank manager, and local elevators. It also notes weather turning sunny Easter Monday and comments on Manitoba NDP ministers, a street protest, and a front page decision by the Free Press regarding Premier Pawley’s wire to Ottawa.
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Arrowby
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Russel
Harrowby
J.R. Hoffman
John D. Miller
E. Penner ‘and Company
Otto Schultz
Blaine Steward
L.R. Holtman
Cha
C. Pieper
Lap Wa
C-S
Maynes
WJ. Bridgen
T.D. Ashley
Union Bank
Henry Ritz
Charles ‘Wahn
Jacob ‘Wiens and
Weather Bureau
NDP
United States
Pawley
Ottawa
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Russell Banner
Main Street
Russ Toba Rojiwo
Canada
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Jobo Madell
Young
Gilbert Plains
Burrows
Dauphin Traffits
Apel
Daniel McMillan
Winnipeg
Tack Rodney
St. Lazare
Smellie Bros. and Co
Chas. Irwin
CNR
D.H. Thom
WE. Fenton
THC
Bbe
A.M. Pratt
Russell Consumers Coop (1962) Ltd
Russell Town
J. Rutar
McRostie
Russell
J.A. Burgess
Willis Kieper
Brandon
Reggies
Aies
International Joint Commission
LJC
al Mackling
Lloyd Axworthy
Joan Clement
Hussell
Garnet Cochrane Binscarth
Leonard Derkach
John Mazur
Angusville
Peter Warren
Garrison
Manitoba Pickerel
Manitoba Lake
Fred McGui
Department of Environment
Hanna the Bette
Hanna-Oyen
Bow Island
Mness
Bert McKay
Brandon Su
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