Scam warns on 809 calls from nonstandard area codes
North American police alert public to a rising scam using messages or missed calls from numbers starting with 809 284 or 876. Call backs incur huge per minute charges, potentially thousands, with victims lured by urgent family or prize claims. Report any such calls to local RCMP detachment.
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Experienced Workers Pilot Project draws strong regional support
Parkland Community Futures Development Corporation reports 24 participants in the EWPP across Parkland and Westman Regions. The program offers career counselling and training in computers, accounting, Class 1 driving, and self employment planning to help experienced workers, including farmers and farm workers, transition locally.
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Liberal MPs press for ethanol funding to meet Kyoto goals
Rural Liberal MPs urge Finance Minister John Manley to include a 400 million dollar ethanol fund in the federal budget to expand ethanol production from 240 million litres now to one billion litres by 2010. They argue it boosts rural jobs and farmer markets, while Manley remains noncommittal.
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John Manley
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Grits Rural Caucus
Canada
Murray Calder
Liberal Rural Caucus
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