Desperate Prairie Farmers Press Ottawa Over AIDA Safety Nets
Manitoba farm meetings as the Commons Agriculture Committee tours Portage la Prairie Dauphin and Brandon face anger over low prices and the AIDA program Critics urge longer term aid caps and targeted per farm payouts while some propose price support schemes and food taxes Committee chair John Harvard says AIDA misses the farmers and promises a report to Ottawa in January with potential changes MP Larry McCormick condemns the government response as inadequate
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Reform
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NDP
Manitoba
Portage la Prairie
Dauphin
Brandon
AIDA
Ottawa
John Harvard
Winnipeg
Isoboard bid spurs regional cooperation in Manitoba
Isoboard interest in a second Manitoba plant has spurred the formation of a new generation cooperative in Killarney and a continued push by the KDCDC and Southwest Fibre Co-op Ltd Deloraine. Spokesman Rick Verspeek says Isoboard is one item among opportunities and three public meetings are slated to explain the co op plans and invite memberships.
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Killarney
Russell
Southwest Fibre Co-op Ltd
Deloraine
Killarney and District Community Development Corporation
KDCDC
Korea
Weekend Weather Outlook for December 18 to 20
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions on Saturday and Sunday, with windy weather and a 60 to 80 percent snow chance on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures will be cool to normal with lows from minus 22 to minus 17 C and highs from minus 12 to minus 7 C. Daylight on December 14 is 8 hours 3 minutes, with sunrise at 8:38 AM and sunset at 4:41 PM.
Stolen stereos and break-ins in Russell area
December police report details thefts of VCRs laptops and stereo gear from homes in RM of Russell and adjacent residences. Break‑ins spanned Dec 3 to Dec 8 with similar patterns and suspected links. One gas purchase scam resolved with no charges. a family matter in Inglis district also closed with no charges.
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Two Percent Increase in New Contract Provisions
The contract from December 8, 1999 to December 31, 2002 includes a 2 percent wage raise on January 1, 2000 and January 1, 2001. It adds a savings plan funded by the employer up to no percent of annual wages, plus a pension preservation of early retirement benefits, a wealth benefits plan, and vacation improvements.
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Glenn Meadows
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