Doctor retention issue remains unsolved in Russell letter
In a letter to the editor, Eldon Montgomery criticizes the Rural Physician and Health Services Review held at the Russell Community Centre. He notes low community participation, reliance on 11 officials from Rural and Northern Health, and questions whether a ministerial report will be public, accusing the ARHA of smoke screen tactics while new administrative hires proceed and doctor retention remains unaddressed.
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Christmas Wish for Education Funding Reform in Province
Citizens for Education Funding Reform urge a belated Christmas gift from the NDP to invest in education. They note declining provincial funding from 82.4 percent in 1981 to 57 percent in 2003, urge action, and call for public letters and involvement with school divisions.
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Ation
NDP
Chambers of Commerce
Schooltax.net
Sandi Knight
Shirley Case
Chris Leslie
Heather Halwas
Citizens For Education
Seeking relatives of WWII airman George Hodgkins of 166 Squadron
Researching 166 Squadron RAF bomber crew losses from 1943 to 1945. Flight Sergeant George Arthur Hodgkins of Russell Manitoba and his crew were shot down near Stuttgart on 24 July 1944. All crew perished. buried Dornbach War Cemetery. Collecting photos and official documents for relatives and any readers with connections to 166 Squadron or the Hodgkins family.
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Number 1 Group
Bomber Command
Germany
Europe
Russell
George Arthur Hodgkins
RCAF
Charles and
Lillian Hodgkins
Manitoba
Lincolnshire
RAF
United States Army Force
Stuttgart
Dornbach
Bavaria
Thave
166 Squadron
Evolution of Christmas Cards From Knights to E-Cards
Neighbourhood greetings evolve from medieval wood engravings to John Calcott Horsley's 1843 first card. The tradition spreads from England to Germany and beyond, with penny postcards later boosting the industry. Today e cards dominate while communities like Mather Manitoba and Rosetown Saskatchewan showcase giant and public card displays.
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John Calcott Horsley
Sir
England
Germany
Congress
Mather
Manitoba
Rosetown
Saskatchewan
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Fallmouth
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