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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1982
Page
2
The Red Cross asks Manitoba supporters to donate during its annual fund appeals as inflation erodes revenues. Volunteers sustain services, but funding must keep pace with rising costs to sustain humanitarian work and soup kitchens.
The piece recounts a public clash over beacon locators once used in small planes. It notes Ottawa bans after several batteries exploded, recalls Ken Leishman’s fatal crash, and claims Queen's University professor George Aitken promises a satellite aided locator by the mid-1980s.
An Ottawa letter writer muses on Canada’s cold winter and Australian weather while proposing a fundraising campaign to send Bill Smiley to Australia. He highlights frost damage to crops, high prices, and political frustration, urging readers to contribute to SSA to back the plan.
A reader criticizes Canada Post for not observing the Royal Wedding with portraits and questions stamp policies. The editor explains the sovereign-only guideline, noting past stamps for royal figures before they reigned. The column also notes Las Vegas slump talk and reports Canadian Pacific Enterprises moving its head office to Calgary, with a sharp Calgary reception referenced.
Local report notes the C N R began a weekly train link between Russell and Kamsack with departures at 8 00 a m on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays and returns on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays The item also records various community notices including land sales and personal movements in Binscarth Silverton and surrounding areas.
The Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation paid 19.5 million to farmers for crop damage in 1981. Breakdown shows 9 million for all risk claims, 6.6 million for hail spot loss, 1.6 million for reseeding early, and 2.25 million for hail under Part 11. Premiums reached 26.4 million. 1982 outlook remains increasing as costs rise. Fewer farmers opted out for 1962.
The piece surveys chamber of commerce activity across towns from Neepawa to Unity, noting upbeat praise in Neepawa and potential folds in Humboldt. It discusses shopping at home, peddler taxes, licensing scrutiny by RCMP, and regional efforts toward a refinery while stressing cautious optimism.
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