Border towns fear tax hikes hurt trade and jobs
Manitoba finance minister Vic Schroeder opens prebudget consultations with regional groups including the Farm Bureau and Chambers of Commerce. Doug MacIsaac of the Border Towns for Fair Taxes warns sales tax increases would devastate border towns by driving away Saskatchewan customers and local shoppers, risking unemployment and lost revenues. He urges a border buffer zone if a tax rise is needed.
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Brandon
Farm Bureau
National Farmers Union
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Women's Institute
Brandon Chamber of Commerce
Brandon and District Labor Council
Doug MacIsaac
Association of Border Towns
MacIsaac
Saskatchewan
Manitoba rails dispute over crow rate and federal subsidy
Manitoba officials warn that net transfers of about 200 million dollars to railways over ten years amount to a subsidy for western expansion rather than grain transport aid. Critics argue planned distance related rates and branch line abandonments risk higher costs for farmers and oilseeds handling, with Churchill and Thunder Bay spots highlighted as key shipment nodes.
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Manitoba
Ottawa
Gilson
Church Line
Churchill
Thunder Bay
Prairie Wheat Pools
Manitoba Oor
Pepin
Western Canada
CP Rail unveils 1983 capital spend and diesel shop
Workmen finish the new CP Rail diesel shop in Winnipeg as part of an 83.15 million 1983 capital program. A separate order covers 50 diesel locomotives bought from General Motors for 70 million in London Ontario. The project is expected to create about 2,200 construction jobs this year and about 400 additional railway positions.
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CP Rai
Winnipeg
Tur
CP Rail
General Motors
London
Ont
Exton
CN to Raise Capital Spending in 1983
Canadian National plans 1983 capital spending of 491.6 million dollars, with 3 million in Western Canada. The move is expected to create 3,900 railway jobs this year as interim payments to railways are resolved following a federal announcement.
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Canadian National
Western
Canada
Federal
Betry Grin
Part time judges cut in western Manitoba plan
Cost cutting in the provincial court system will eliminate part time judges in Virden and Souris leaving two judges to serve western Manitoba. Brandon lawyers protest saying they were not consulted and fear overworked clients. Chief Judge Harold Gyles says the changes save money and do not reduce rural sittings though full time Brandon judges will cover rural courts.
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Virden
Souris
Manitba
Brandon
Treat ‘Dean
Harold Gyles
Wiil
Killarney
Boissevain
Melita
Russell
Gyles
Russell council discusses fire district pact and voting clause
The Russell council met on February 1000 am with absentees Mather and Davidson. They debated a fire district agreement over a clause granting firemen a voting seat on the board, arguing it should be removed to avoid future protests. A social assistance by law passed after readings, and a letter from opposition leader Sterling Lyon was received.
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Russia
Russell
Mather
Davidson
Read Council
Fire Board
Counci
Gerald Keating
Council
Sterling Lyon
Union says PCsto cut 281 jobs
The United Steelworkers report Potash Corp of Saskatchewan will permanently lay off 81 unionized workers on March 1 across four mines Alan Cory Lanigan and Ro canville. Remaining staff will shift to lower paying roles with salaries protected until 1963 under the contract.
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Four
Potash Corp
Saskatchewan
Terry Stevns
United Steelworkers
Notion
Willie Be Tai
Alan
Cory
Lanigan and Rocanville Mines
Stevens
Stevens Sai
Grassroots Service Expands Across Canadian Provinces
Grassroots moves east and west with Telidon technology, aiming to roll out via Infomart in Saskatchewan Alberta and Ontario as a six month trial. Toronto company targets U S market. projected 400 million North American homes use Telidon within 15 years. The $700 set plus five cents a minute access. Currently 700 to 1000 users in Manitoba and about 200 outside mainly Saskatchewan and Alberta awaiting expansion.
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Ontario
University of Guelph
Saskatchewan
Infomart
Leigh Sigurdson
Alberta
U.S
Telidon
Heart Month proves Manitoba’s big heart saves lives
Over 500 former heart surgery patients across Manitoba formed the heart and helped launch the Manitoba Heart Foundation’s annual February fundraising drive. The province claims to be Canada’s largest heart community, underscoring the foundation’s impact and reach.
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Manitoba Heart Foundation
Province
the Heart
Manitoba
Canada
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Doug Im
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