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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1987
Page
2
The CFIB with 80,000 members denounces Canada Post rate hikes set to take effect in January 1988. They cite inflated costs and poor service, noting stamps would rise to 55.4 cents and various services up 8 to 28 percent. They urge rejected increases until Canada Post matches private sector standards.
Peter Hessel laments candy canes overwhelming his family's dental care costs and envisions drastic options from taxing to prohibition. He recalls Christmas scenes where kids receive canes from Santa and teachers, decrying the enamel damage and unhealthy sugar load.
In Sweden a bill led by Astrid Lindgren grants animals like pigs cows and chickens the right to sue owners for cruelty. The rule mirrors Canada’s approach but critics urge focusing on safeguarding children and addressing local animal issues before expanding animal lawsuits.
Bill Smiley, famed Canadian columnist and editor, died in Midland Ontario at 67. His humor column ran 1960 to 1985 in more than 130 papers including The Russell Banner. Survived by daughter Kim and son Hugh, plans to fund annual Bill Smiley Essay Contest.
A Carillon of Steinbach piece praises neighborliness as families rebuild after fire while a Melfort Journal note funds Janet Fidyk’s cancer care in Rochester. It discusses residency in teaching contracts, editorials from Tofield Mercury, and local efforts to preserve home sites of Wallace Stegner and Margaret Laurence as prairie writers regain a home town retreat.
Elections in Russell village elected John J Moon Joseph Sharman J A Fraser and Henry Clee. RM Russell seat won by Geo over A S Crerar by two votes. Town nominations re elected Mayor W W Wilson and councillors. Saltcoats high school burned. Bert Rea rents Whiteman farm. Local sports and community events include hockey game at Russell Arena and Angusville Community Centre vote results. Provincials Elks bonspiel trip to Thompson noted.
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