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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Feb 24, 1998

Page

6

Let’s Talk Taxes Ontario Alberta Tax Cuts Prompt Race

Ontario cut personal income tax from 58 to 45 percent of federal payable prompting Alberta to drop its rate from 45.5 to 40 percent. Alberta could save $123 million in provincial tax cuts for a family of four earning 550 000 per year. Manitoba voices tax relief via a five point cut from 52 to 47 percent. Victor Vrsnik, Provincial Director Manitoba Taxpayers Association.

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Farmers Gather to Address Branch Line Problems in Gravelbourg

About 190 farmers and federal and provincial officials met at Lions Hall Gravelbourg Saskatchewan to discuss branch line decline and grain handling amid rapid elevator consolidation. Talks highlighted successes like the Cowan Subdivision purchase and producer car trains, but warned of ongoing line abandonments and limited gains. Consensus pointed to lack of farmer unity and knowledge as factors, with CP Rail outlining bleak future prospects and economists urging coordinated action.

Lions Hall Gravelbourg Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba Maxine Plesiuk Ethelbert Manitoba Cowan West Central Road and Rail Committee Stirling Outlook CP Rail

Prairie life and peril mix in quirky rural tales

A collage of small town incidents spans man versus buck in a pasture to coyotes near Hanna, twins born in Roseau River First Nation, lie detector tests for local politicians, a tent living couple in Steinbach, a truck strike at Lac du Bonnet, and other community upshots.

John Pisio Clair Pisio Ohn Melford Journal Arley Tony Hanna-ites RCMP Dave Dzuba Hanna Herald Wendy Nelson Roseau River Wendy Morris General Hospital Tina Tanisha Altona Red River Valley Echo Rocky View Reeve Bob Cameron Steinbach Carillon Allan Plett Carillon of Lac du Bonnet

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Statistics Canada Fraser Institute The Victor Vrsnik Paul Belinges Ethelbert Revenue Westcentral Saskatchewan Stirling Rep Andy Schmitz U.S Doris Brown Fred McC Prairies Russell Anscarth Ideal Retirement Darlene Yakubowski Bob Ross Memoray Yona Bone
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