Private buyout of Churchill port signals shift in subsidy era
OmniTRAX announces purchase of the Port of Churchill and its rail line from CN Rail and the government, ending decades of subsidies and study. The move follows the end of the Crow Rate, boosts grain movement, and promises lower shipping costs as profits rise and jobs adjust.
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Churchill
Omnitrax
U.S
CN Rail
Prairies
Atlantic Instiue of Market Studies
AIMS
Maritime
Atlantic
Ottawa
Omnitrix
Maude Barlow
Council of Canadians
CNR
Manitobans fight to keep MTS publicly owned
Steve Rashton NDP MLA Churchill voices a Manitoban opposition to selling the Manitoba Telephone System. He cites public polls and widespread municipal support for keeping MTS publicly owned and warns of risks to other public assets. He praises Manitobans who defended the legacy of a government owned service.
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Bu Vo
Manitoba Telephone
Manitoba TeleCom Services
Manitoba
MTS
Hydro
Autopac
Steve Rashton
NDP
M.L
Teen curfews prompt debate across towns and courts
Naighberly News reports on how a year old Star City council curfew inspired similar measures in a dozen towns and sparked widespread discussion. Readers weigh efficacy, enforcement, and the idea that by laws excuse parental responsibility while others push for stricter real world consequences.
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Star City
Murray Harvey
Thepasquia Times
Pas
Murray
Grinch Steals Neighborhood Christmas Tree
Letter to the editor from Marilyn Sawaryn condemns the theft of a spruce tree cut down on Saturday November 30. She laments the loss that fed the local Christmas tree drive spirit and urges donating to charity instead of vandalism. She notes the tree had stood for fifteen years.
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Marilyn Sawaryn
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