Crow debate on grain hauling rates and western Canada tie
Transport Minister Pepin proposes a made in Western Canada solution for grain transport rates with Dr. Clay Gilson to negotiate with farming groups. Ottawa aims to stay out until farmers speak, amid rail financing pressure and a growing prairie consensus that the Crow is an obstacle to western development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean-Luc Pepin
Ottawa
Clay Gilson
University of Manitoba
Gilson
Western Canada
Pepin
Via Rail
Winnipeg
Edmonton
National Farmers’ Union
NFU
Crows Nest
Brandon Sun
Canadian winter satire shows Father Time and gods in fury
Bill Smiley recalls January in Canada where church and weather gods gather. Jack Frost Old Man Winter and Mother Nature join the Lord in a wrathful meeting as winter’s cold fronts and record fronts promise a Gustup. The dialogue mixes humor with seasonal signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jack Frost
Old Man Winter
Mother Nature
Winter's Wrath Echoes In A Family's Snowbound Ordeal
A rambling first person reminiscence recalls last winter's brutal blizzards. The narrator details power outages, frozen furnaces, and rising bills as snowbound days grind on. Neighbors, friends, and a stubborn old furnace survive, while cars, garages, and even a wife’s patience endure the cold.
Towtruck sparks a dented car and tense pacing
By Bill Smiley a couple recounts a minor car incident and a relayed clash of responsibility. The scene includes skidding a car half in a driveway with two dents and $380 body work, tow truck calls, and a volatile mood at home. The speaker notes mutual admiration fading amid conflict and hints at harsh language and a troubled dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual ‘Admiration Society
Areyle Cor
Right to Know Public Discourse on Open Meetings
A examination of press opinion on government openness across towns and provinces. Editors praise advance agenda copies and decry in camera meetings, closure and secrecy while noting public scrutiny and the push for transparency in municipal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggie
Post Office Corporation
Manitoba
Bonnyville
North Battleford
Claresholm
Lougheed
Fort Saskatchewan Record
Winnipeg
Stonewall Argus
CBC
Howard Pawley
Olden Days Neatly Tied Yet Varied Local Items
A river of brief notices from Saskatoon and nearby towns lists events from February entries across years 1902 1922 1982 1942 and 1972. It records a house fire loss contract awards ice delivery farm wage scales highway openings bonspiels royal charity and nursing school graduations with multiple named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Creamery
Millwood
J.devlin
Farmers of
Saskatoon
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Peter Warren
Russell Banner
Cena
Russell
Main Street
United States
Overseas
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Alcoholic Recovery Communities Foundation
St. Andrew's Face
St. ‘Andrew's Church
Presbyterian Church
Ellen and Logan
Winnipeg Foundation
Health Sciences Centre
Alcoholism Foundation of
A.A
Alcoholism Foundation
James St
Bill Smiley
Old Bay
Jack
Mabel
By Bill Smiley
Nications Ine
Oliver Keating
James Hammond
Silver Creek
Bert Robb
Y.J. Attwood
Redlands
California
Eastern Star
Queen’s ‘Hotel
J.A. Norris
H. Hembroff
Hazel Richardson
G. Simms
Fenton
Here
Binscorth
W.F. Matheson
Skip
George Bicknell
Fred Russell
Eric Payne
Inglis
Russell Girls
Lorna Tennant
Anne Wagner
Doreen Russell
Thelma Ericsson
Noreen Perley
Ada More
Adeline Kendell
Sheila Robertson
Wilma Wilderman
Jean Muirhead
Jack Robertson
Pix Meadows
Len Margetts
Ted Langford
Mexico
Alice Schwalm
Jim Craig
J.A. Burgess
D. Rowat
Binscarth
Wes McLeod
Bob Stewart
Misa McLeod
Grace School of Nursing
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