Schools urged to use remedial guidance for better work skills
A Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey shows 36 percent rate high schools poorly on preparing students for work while only 6 percent praise them. The CFIB urges stronger business and economics coursework, lifelong learning, and emphasis on entrepreneurship and small-firm employment to build foundational skills and workplace adaptability.
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Mom
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Jim Bennet
Aso
Bennett
Eoen
CFIB
Bennet Syst
Dear Easter Silent Words About a Tragic Night
A reader reflects on space and time for an eight year old and his 81 year old wife as a man, described as devoted to helping others, drives a Ford Tempo 1984 on a stormy January night in 1965. The narrative questions fate, safety, and vehicle choice after a fatal incident.
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Easter
Russell letter thanks RCMP officers and recalls tragic death
A long reader note from Wally Bailey thanks Constables Brossart Smith and Wood and the Russell RCMP detachment for their help as a man, identified as John Stephen son Bailey, died while attempting to seek aid for a woman after a vehicle crash on Highway No. 82 near Russell. The account recalls the man’s sacrifice, the cold night, and the community’s response including two passing vehicles reporting findings.
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Winter
RCMP
Brossart
Smith and Wood
Russell
Russell Park
John Stephenson Bailey
Jack
Wally Bailey
Mary KeBackere
Russell Detachment
The
Russell City Chronicles Half a Century of Change
A collage of local notes from 1905 to 1968 covers council choices, staff moves at Smellie Bros., post office relocations, and road work. It notes J Ott as councillor, J D Kippan leaving to sell Massey Harris, Geo A Walker opening a confectionery, and the post office in the old school building. The period records extreme cold, a small fire at M Peikoff’s store, and Ramsay’s Pee Wee team signing players for a Winnipeg bonspiel.
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J. Anott
J.D. Kippan
Smellie Bros., Ltd
D.R. McKenzie
Massey-Harris
Geo. A. Walker
Ledingham
Nelson
Russell
Pee Wee
Ross Merritt
Leslie Matheson
Dean Vinnell
George Bicknell
Barry Virtue
Ken ‘Thom
Herby Merritt
Don ‘Adolphe
Delbert Deschamps
Lorne Schwalm
Roy Whitmer
Jim McLennan
Logie Smellie
Jin Adolphe
Winnipeg
Chas ‘Adolphe
Geo. Bicknell
Punch Leifer
George Forsythe
Bill Wilson
New Group Aims to Help Flin Flon MPS Families
Peter Warren reports on a new Manitoba group formed in Flin Flon to assist patients with MPS a rare inherited metabolic disorder. The effort, led by Sheila Lee and Hazel Smart, aims to educate the public connect affected families and raise funds while noting the disease has no cure and often proves fatal before age 15.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Flin Flon
New Group
Hazel Smart
MPS
Tyler
Mr. Warren
Sheila Lee
Sheila
Hazel
Snowmobiler criticizes snowmobile laws in Manitoba
A Manitoban snowmobiler describes being fined for using a snowmobile to reach town for groceries after days of deep snow and impassable roads. He recounts riding in a police van to retrieve his snowmobile and argues a legal exemption is needed during severe winter months.
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Eator
RCMP
Junction
Russell
Russel
Manitoba
Hungarian Partridge Welcome Visitors On Prairie Farmstead
A prairie observer notes record cold and heavy snow as birds attract attention. Hungarian partridges increasingly frequent the yard, feeding on sunflowers and seeds while adapting to the environment. The writer recalls historical releases near Calgary and Winnipeg, describes migration ranges and clutch sizes, and highlights their dramatic spring relocations across the lawn.
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Prairies
Eer
Czechoslovakia
Calgary
Winnipeg
Neepawa
Local notes and weather and sports brief from Russell area
In Russell and surrounding area, funeral activities loom with flags at half mast. Frank Keller has been named clerk for the newly formed Russell county court. A Saskatchewan chinook tempers Monday with mid thirty readings before a plunge below zero that night. In Zone I, Gary Gordon and his rink from Kelvin defeated Allan Robertson and the Hamiota rink seven to six in an extra end to claim the zone title. the Gordon foursome completed the playoffs undefeated.
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Russell
Frank Keller
Russell County Court
Birtle
Gary Gordon
Kelvin ‘Smith
Ross Graham
Ron Whitmer
Allan Robertson
Hamiota
Gordon
Mulroney faces deficit questions amid costly renovations
The article questions Prime Minister Mulroney's deferral on deficit promises while detailing proposed spending on 24 Sussex Drive renovations. It cites 92,200 for windows, 90,000 for air conditioning, 49,000 for a pool, 29,000 for a senior advisor’s suite, and 4,980 for an extra washroom. It critiques press coverage and calls for accountability on universal taxes and government spending.
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Mulroney
Sussex Drive
Trudeau
Russians snickered at us in stanley cup bid says key observer
In a St Regis Hotel tavern the couple notes the Russians laughed at our bid to win the Stanley Cup while their two chess contenders remain in their 44th game with the world championship undecided.
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St. Regis
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