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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1982
Page
2
Canadians pay 41 percent of average family income in taxes, a Fraser Institute report shows. The sample family earning 29000 dollars annually would spend 12000 on taxes including income, social security, sales, property, corporate and other taxes. Hidden taxes and performance of value prompt questions about what is gained for the money.
A juror asks how death is defined in murder prosecutions citing a Manitoba driver’s license and organ transplant forms. The piece recalls a 1976 Winnipeg hotel incident where a man’s death was debated in court, ending as manslaughter. it questions decisive timing of death and invites hypothetical juror rulings.
A compilation of brief notes from 1912 to 1972 records local events in Russell including business meetings forming a Board of Trade, infrastructure and property ventures on Mountain Ave, school and sports developments, fire and safety incidents, renovations at a hospital building, weather records, and community notices such as the Miss Outdoor Girl contest runner ups and local golf opening.
In a Big City paper dispute a writer recalls organ ized lady hockey appearing in Winnipeg in the 1990s while another notes Manitobas 97 MLAs and a few MPs may back the Metis federation president who says politics requires less learning than education. An overheard line at the St Regis Hotel Lobby quips about Vancouver workers and scarce jobs for job finders.
Manitoba community college graduates show strong job placement with 85.9 percent employed from 1980 surveys. 88.4 percent stayed in province. 32.7 percent worked in field related to training. Average pay about $7.19 hourly. 3,244 graduates surveyed with 1,802 responses. Ministers Schroeder and Hemphill released the report.
A Letter to the editor defends Russell Fire Department as effective and volunteer driven. The writer notes provincial training, regular meetings, intensive summer sessions, and strong showings at Virden and Grafton competitions. They cite rapid response times and urge local financial and service club support to ensure fire protection for the community.
A columnist discusses whether employers and editors can push home-town loyalty through residency requirements and local news practices. Many papers defend keeping communities tight by printing hospital lists and urging shopping locally, while editors defend independence and resist censoring labor or outside groups.
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