New Cancer Treatment Adds Radiotherapy at St Boniface
Health Minister Donald W. Orchard announced a six million dollar expansion of radiotherapy at St Boniface General Hospital. A linear accelerator will be installed at a new unit with a concrete shield and support rooms to protect patients and staff. Construction begins summer 1990, finishing early 1991. 96 jobs created with patient treatment ready by summer 1991.
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St. Boniface General Hospital
St. Boniface
Donald W. Orchard
Manitoba
Health Sciences Centre
Siemens Electric
Smith Garter Ltd
Founder of Russell Hospital Attends Annual Meeting
Isabelle Joy of Shellmouth pictured with Isabel Johnson at the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses Green Branch annual meeting in Russell on February 21. Joy helped start Russell’s first hospital, recalls starting in a rented Assiniboine Street house with Minnie Teulon, referencing a 1927 Russell Banner account of 125 patients in the first year, 33 births, 23 operations, 10 deaths, and $4,425 in patient revenue with a $600 start-up debt and $5,008.30 in expenses.
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Isabelle
Belle) Joy
Shellmouth
Isabel Johnson
Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses
Green
Russell
Joy
Frst
Minnie Teulon
Assiniboine Street
Russell Banner
Langford
Winnipeg General Hospital
Francis Joy
Manitoba Faces Shifting Federal Transfers in Tight Budget
The 1990 budget shows transfers to provinces rising 3 percent on average over two years, with high income provinces gaining 23 percent while Atlantic provinces see about 4 percent. Manitoba benefits from EPF limits but sees equalization and Canada Assistance Plan growth, totaling about 1.7 billion in 1989-90 and rising to 1.87 billion in the near term.
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Atlantic
Manitoba
Ontario
Alberta
Liberal agriculture critic outlines rural revival at Russell fundraiser
Agriculture critic Dr. Laurie Evans spoke to about 40 delegates at the Russell Inn discussing rural decline and a perceived cut to agriculture funding. He urged transparent decentralization, job-creating packages, and programs to keep youth in rural Manitoba, with other guests including Al Munroe and Al Patterson.
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Laurievans
Russell
Russell Inn
Evans
Dr. Evans
Winnipeg
Portage la Prairie
Carman
Manitoba
al Munroe
Sharon Carstairs
al Patterson
Radisson
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Joe
Len Derkach
Joan Clement
Major Pratt School
Rio McNeal
Crystal Construction
Keith Macfarlane
Prairie Partnership
Pat Mosiewich
Wayne Hollier
Public Schools Finance Board
Doug MacIsaac
Denis Boscher
Major Pratt
Russell Hospital
Belle Joy and
Isbael Johnson
Jae
Cable
Ital
Westman
Westman Media Coop Ltd
Department of Finance Canada
Ministere Des Finances
Canada
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