BIKERIL ISFUN AND SAFE Child Safety Week 1980
More than 230 children under 15 die each year in pedestrian traffic in Canada. The Canada Safety Council released an audio-visual Road Safety Program featuring Elmer the Safety Elephant urging kids to look both ways, avoid parked cars, play safely, walk not run, and walk on the left when sidewalks are unavailable. It also recommends wearing retro reflective or light colored clothing at night to be seen by drivers.
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Canada
Canada Safety Council
Elmer
Mney
Kindersley Clarion
Geoff Baxter
Grimshaw
Peace River Record Gazette
Herman Kober
Okotoks
Prairies
Brandon
Real Estate Flurry Near Suwer Beach Post Hydro Link
The gravel road to Suwer Beach and the hydro power hookup spurred a mild real estate rush, noted by landowner John Stef anistiyn. Mr and Mrs Jack and infant Jackie return to Russell to settle, Jack finishing law at Manitoba University. Banner Bakery moved to new quarters last fall but weather delayed their open house until last Tuesday, drawing close to 500 attendees who toured and enjoyed coffee and pastries.
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Suwer Beach
John Stef‘anistiyn
Jack
Jackie
Russell
Manitoba University
Banner Bakery
Lyle Schwab
Spring Fever Strikes Canadians Amid Mild March And Waxing Sun
A reflective column notes an unseasonably mild March halting spring, with Canadians planning sun vacations and escaping the gray landscape. It contrasts expectations of spring with a lingering winter mood, describing opening day crowds, beachgoing urges, and the clash of seasonal desire with chilly realities.
Mail Order Buying Advice From Manitoba Bureau
All persons dealing with mail order houses are advised by the Manitoba Consumers' Bureau to retain proof of purchases payments and returns. The bureau reports goods returned since the beginning of the year and notes that if goods are paid for at the time ordered from...
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Manitoba Consumers’ Bureau
Mental Health in Rural Manitoba and City Life
Peter Warren argues stress spans North America with similar alcohol and personal crises in rural Manitoba and urban areas. He cites Dr Gupton on widespread need for counselling and urges readers to write letters to Health Minister Bud Sherman, offering to forward them personally.
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Manitoba
Gupton
Sher
Home St
Winipeg
Big 15
Bud Sherman
Measure to tame chaos spans nations and decades
A reader review of metric systems traces a long history from ancient roads to modern debates. It highlights regional reactions from Maple Creek to Vancouver, noting calls that metric is a political plot while others see practical benefits. Letters discuss time, vision, and cultural heritage amid resistance and gradual adoption.
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Pompeii
Royal Bank
Maple Creek News
Toronto Star
Rhinoceros Party
Metric
High River Times
Pet
Rimbey Record
Brooks Bulletin
Ottawa
Rocky View News
Vancouver
Jim Taylor
Metric Commission
Debbie Brill
Jim
Debbie
W.P.T
Humboldt Journal
Walter Telfer
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Main Street
United States
Bikeril
Isfun & Safe
Russell Banner
Ccna
Pelt
Ardent
Sill Smiley
Peter Warren
North ‘America
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