Heritage Day pitch from Heritage Canada leader
Pierre Burton outlines Heritage Canada Foundation's push to establish Heritage Day on the third Monday in February. He argues preservation sustains jobs and history, notes buildings repurposed nationwide, and says a holiday would raise public awareness and involve youth during the school year.
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Heritage Canada Foundation
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Kreinburg
Heritage Canada
Clark
Pierre Trudeau
Trudeau steps aside as Liberal leader signals leadership race
The Liberals begin selecting a new leader with Winnipeg chosen as the convention site. The move is seen as a symbolic bid to win western support, historically distrustful of the party, as Trudeau’s departure reshapes Liberal chances against the New Democrats.
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Pierre Trudeau
Garry
Winnipeg
Ifice
Trudeau
New Democrats
Steakhouse and Tavern Echoes in Manitoba Political Bend
A writer reflects on Canadian changes over three decades sparked by a Manitoba sign reading steakhouse and tavern. He critiques journalists as hyenas and jackals while analyzing Liberal and NDP tensions, Pawley’s strategy, and the Liberals’ potential to outflank the NDP. The piece muses on a middle road between Tories and the NDP and recalls parallels from his youth on Upper Lakes boats.
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Canada
Carrie Nation
Tam
Joan of Arc
Pope John Paul 11
Joe Clark
Robert Stanfield
Joe
Jose Most
Lapera
Manitoba
NDP
Lloyd Axworthy
Liberals
Trudeau
Axworthy
Ottawa
Golden Boy
Jane Westbury
Liberal Party
Ion
Howard Pawley
Richard Needham
The
Toronto Globe
Allan Fotheringham
Maclean's
Lyon
Sterling Lyon
Canadians' drinking culture shifts from taverns to steakhouses
Bill Smiley notes a social drift from taverns and beverage rooms to steakhouses as pubs advertise alcohol openly. He laments rising crude language among youth, fears loss of decorum, and contrasts old norms with modern price pressures and sleazy drinking venues. He also touches on politics and Farley Mowat.
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Canada
Tere
Farley Mowat's Manitoba Bush Trek Sparks Debate
Peter Warren comments on Farley Mowat's controversial book And No, praising the Manitoba author while noting strong claims and a provocative stance. Warren describes Mowat's support of life and his cross country promotion, recounts travel with Ed and Lilly, and hints at provocative passages without repeating explicit details.
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King of
Canada
Farley Mowat
Mowat
A.W.O
Ottawa
Rideau Hall
Lilly
George
Manitoba
The Olden Days in Russell and District
Local notes recount council changes in Ward 1 and Ward 2 along with mail delivery updates as CN R mail routes improve. Community events include a Russell orchestra reorganized under J Morin, school trustees hosted by students, and confirmations at Christ Church Russell and parishes in Bins earth and Fox Warren.
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Murrell
Rice
Geo Cartwright
Johnson
Wm. McKin- Johnson
Wm. McKinnon
Robi. Shaw
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Moss
Tories
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Peter Warren
By Peter Warren
Mowatt
Mary SC
Ringo
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Angusville
J. Morin
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Austin Currie
Oliver Cowan
Glen McDougald
Fred Richardson
C. Calvert
Russell School
Verne Schwalm
Endcliffe
T. Eaton Co
Millwood School
R. Wondrasek
G. Schrot
R. Murray
H. Ellerman
Gents
Smith
LA. Norris
Christ Church
St. Matthews
Binsearth
St. George's
Foxwarren
Calvin Murray Pizzey
Alan David Butler
William George McFarlin
Garth Frank Jacob
Ardena Isobel Pizzey
Ruth Frances Jacob
Margaret Lorna McPerlin
Poxwarren
Leonard Valley
Donald Wishire
Robert Stanley Clement
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