Russell Banner Weekly Publishs From Main Street Office
The Russell Banner is published every Wednesday from Main Street Russell Manitoba. Subscription rates are eight dollars per year in advance within a forty mile radius thirty eight dollars per year in Canada twenty five dollars to the United States and overseas. Advertising terms note typographical errors may occur and goods or services may be withdrawn as offers.
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Russell
Main Street
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Clayton
Chaloner
Walter Dinsdale remembered as dedicated Manitoba MP
Peter Warren reflects on Walter Dinsdale, the Manitoba MP who died in Ottawa and was buried in Brandon. The tributes highlight his honesty, cross party service, and advocacy for the disabled, children, and the public.good man who served 66 years, won the Distinguished Flying Cross, and shaped lives beyond politics.
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Walter Dinsdale
Manitoba
Ottawa
Brandon
New York
Peter
Royal Canadian Air Force
Clark
Cep
Pawhey
Truth behind metric mess in Canadian debate
A Peterborough MP profile frames Bill Domm as Conservative critic of metrication. It cites his claim the program is an expensive sham and notes his background at General Motors. He argues against mandatory metric and points to reversals in the US UK and Australia. Readers are urged to consider the farm and export impact.
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House of ‘Commons
Bryce Mackasey
Dinsdale
Mackasey
Walter
Breth‘er
Peterborough
Ont
Bill Domm
Iayman
General Motors
Ontario
Reagan
Metric Board
England
Australia
Britain
Prom Anlectrician
High Arctic
Balind
Canada
Canadians lag in retirement financial independence urges RRSP use
The article notes fewer than 10 percent of working Canadians reach financial independence by age 65 and explains RRSP benefits and rollovers. It covers five common rollover types including pension and DPSP transfers, retirement allowances, and direct RRSP transfers, plus key limits and vesting rules.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pension Quebec Pension Plan
Provincial town councils face sunshine and secrecy debates
A mosaic of Prairie town notes on advisory committees and closed meetings spurs debate on press access and public accountability. Wetaskiwin tackles school damage, security needs and alarm costs while Edson faces misidentified student fundraisers. Fort Saskatchewan tackles noise laws, and Melfort and Peace River explore Sunday hours and day care in public life.
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Dauphin
Herald
Ielieve
Dauphin Herald
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin Times
Chamber
RCMP
Edson
Edsonites
Hinton
Fort Saskatchewan
Melfort
Salvation Army
Peace River
Lkely
Three Hills
Trochu
Bill Smiley on the birds and a weekend with the grandkids
Bill Smiley writes of a mundane week filled with a euchre mishap and a family visit. He recounts geese in the park, the kids and their antics, and a pricey cinema outing that exposes recession era prices. He notes the grandchildren’s irrepressible energy and asks how their era differs from his youth.
Mail tale and political quip from old column
Reggies Ramblings muses on postal delays and reading between the lines in papers. The piece also riffs on a dachshund joke and a quip about Quebec Premier Levasseur seeking to run federal candidates to break the Liberal hold in Quebec seats.
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Quebec
Levesque
House of Commons
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Busness
Winnipeg Tribune
The
Investors Group
Bill Smiley
Euchre
Essen
Bill
Gran
Divi
Argyle Communications
Reggies
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