Union dollars flow to NDP
Peter Warren reports on union money in Manitoba politics as the Manitoba New Democrats face questions about labor group funding. The piece catalogs donations by the Manitoba Federation of Labor Steelworkers Union and the Food and Commercial Workers Union, linking funds to policy moves on Final Offer Selection and broader party influence. It notes cross-border claims about Bob White and Ed Broadbent and Skeptical views from Premier Grant Devine.
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Peter Warren
New Democrats
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba
MLS
NDP
Bernard Christophe
Food and Commercial Workers’ Union
SuperValu
Westfair
Reform Association
Manitoba New Democrats
Labor Movement
Manitoba Federation of Labor
New Democratic Party
Steelworkers’ Union
Big Bad
Bernie
Good, Old Food and Commercial Workers’ Union
Christophe
Bernie Christophe
Labor
Auto Workers’ Union
Bob White
Ed Boadbent
Saskatchewan
Grant Devine
Ed Broadbent
Howard Pawley
Devine
Oshawa
Broadbent
Family toy scare turns to farming theme in holiday column
In a humorous column, Peter Hessel details toy aisles filled with aggressive Mattel figures and chaotic playrooms. He and his wife Elizabeth ditch flashy contraptions for a farm centric toy reeducation, replacing Battle-Cat and Skeletor with dairy cows, a barn, and a plow pulled by horses as a thematic cure for Christmas toy chaos.
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Elizabeth
Triclops
Brainiac
Grisler
Ram-Man
He-Man
Prince Adam
Battle-Cat
Cringer
Shera
Wonder Woman
Princess of Power
Taur
Beast-Man
Skeletor
Orco
Moss-Man
Man-i- Faces
Santa Claus
Duncan
Santa Baby
Santa
Mattel Inc
USA
Taiwan
Malaysia
Mattel
Mexico
Mattel, Inc
Devine Sees Free Trade Clash With Broadbent And Meech Lake
Saskatchewan Premier Grant Devine and Manitoba premier Howard Pawley clash over Free Trade while Devine reflects on potash, gas, taxes and prairie economic futures. He contrasts leadership styles and warns that Meech Lake and Senate gridlock shape Canada’s path for grandchildren.
Safety and security by Fred McGuinness
McGuinness urges daily caution in snow drivers and safe habits after reading weekly papers. He cites incidents from The Bow Island Commentator, The Canadian, Camrose, Whitewood Herald, and Tabor Times on hazards from overhead lines to stolen police cars, urging citizens to verify contractors and protect their money.
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Fred McGuinness
S &S
H-m-m
S&s
Bow Island
Hardisty
Camrose
Whitewood
the Herald
CPR
Tabor Times
Russell News Through The Years: Contracts, Bridges And Milestones
The record lists local events from Shellmouth to Russell including a 150 cord wood contract for J C Gerrard, Millwood bridge condemned after inspection, a record $8241.55 grain car paid by Western Flour Mills Co, and visits by Manitoba Wheat Pool organizers. It notes business openings, property moves, athletic and agricultural society leadership changes, hydro substation groundwork, female pilot recognition, a chamber dinner talk, and a postal rate hike to 14 cents.
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Shellmouth
T. Lennard
E. Marshall
H. Hunter
J.c.gerrard
Callin
Millwood Bridge
M. Thickett
Russel
Western Flour Mills Co
F.W. Ransome
Manitoba Wheat Pool
Mares Shaw
Inglish and
Russell
Duane Tremaine
Dianne
Tom Magnowksi
Guy McMurray
al Golden
Winnipeg
Chamber of Commerce
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Main Street
ROJ Iwo
Canada
United States
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Peter
Peter Hessel
By Fred McGuiness
Manitopan
Russell and Binscarth
Prairie Provinces
Gang of Eleven
Meech Lake
Senate
A.B. McLennan
Tom Mathneswan
Westbourne St
Pelly Ave
Novober
Tom Kieper
Russell Agriculture Society
Alwyn Coulter
Mervyn Dunn
George Gibbons
Memorial Rink
Wes McLeod
Russell Agricultural Society
Hydro S
Highway 45
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