Manitoba customers face further phone and utility rate hikes
In Manitoba, Centra Gas plans a 32 percent bill rise and MTS seeks to raise residential phone rates by three dollars, with business lines up two to five dollars. hearings saw opposition from consumer groups worried about fixed incomes and monopolistic pricing while MTS cites higher delivery costs and tax burdens.
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MTS
CRTC
Winnipeg
Gerri Hewitt
Manitoba Society of Seniors
Staples -Lyons
Legions sue province for education taxes
The St Marys Avenue Legion joins thirty other legions in suing Winnipeg and the province for a retroactive rebate of over 20 years of education taxes. If successful, the suit could yield more than $1 million to plaintiffs led by John Petryshyn. The move follows the province removing the education tax portion from legion property bills in the late 1990s under the Soldiers Taxation Relief Act.
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Terrie Welwood
Imperial Branch No. 34
The
Royal Canadian Legion
Legion
St. Mary's Avenue
Rutal
Winnipeg
Province
John Petrysnyn
Oyner
Legions
Petryshyn
Canadian farmers boost wheat donations to aid Foodgrains Bank
Generous farmers led by Richard Phillips announce CWB wheat price increases up to 43 per tonne and supplementary tax receipts for donations since September 1, 2000. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank reports 1,200 tonnes more grain collected year to date and a record 20,413 tonnes last year, easing financial pressures for donors and hungry people globally.
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Richard Phillips
Canadian Foodgrains
Canadian Wheat Board
CWB
Phillips
Tullcreat
Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Canadian Foodgrain Bank
Canada
Fleury Finds Confidence After NYC Pressures
The former Calgary Flame and New York Ranger star Theo Fleury recalls a brutal 1999 season in New York marked by media heat and high expectations. He rebounded with an 11 game point streak, expressing renewed confidence and gratitude for a return to form amid urban pressures and personal challenges.
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Theo Fleury
Calgary
New York Rangers
New York
Fleury
Eveyday
Rangers
Nashville
NHL
Ang
Hudson
Manhattan
Pittsburgh
Anaheim
Theoren Fleury
Michael York
Dallas Stars
Kirk Muller
Jamie Pusher
Mike Modano
Dallas
Stars
Bill Janscha
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Bonnie Staples
Lyon
Consumer Association of Canada
Gloria Desprey
Winnipeg Legion
Edna Milne
Ganaaian Foodgrains Bank
Michael Russo
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Times Square
Madison Square Garden
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8Th Ave
Russell Banner
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