Death Taxes and Canada Post
Terry O Shaughnessy discusses how Canada Post plans annual stamp increases, noting basic domestic rates rising to 39 cents and US letters to 45 cents with GST looming. He critiques public scepticism, service issues, and potential prices reaching over 50 cents within Canada by 2000, reflecting broader inflation and private-sector competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry O'Shaughnessy
Canada Post
Canada
United States
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Open meetings urged as prairie mayors tout openness
In a letter to the News-Express Art Sear mayor of Carberry defends six years of open governance and condemns in camera sessions. The piece surveys public access practices across towns RM councils and school boards from Yorkton to Morden noting secret meetings and limited minutes while calling for genuine openness in local government.
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Art Sear
Carberry
News-Express
Canora Courier
Town Hall
Yorkton
Stan Kyba
Kyba
Deloraine Times
Star
Rms
Morden
Pembina Times
Planning District
Pembina Valley Water Task Force
Manitoba Gulag Hidden Names in Freedom of Information Denial
Peter Warren denounces Manitoba Justice authorities for denying access to a list of 29 individuals held on lieutenant governor warrants since 1916. He alleges a secret system, compares it to a gulag, and vows to publish names, crimes, and reasons for confinement within two months. He cites an Access Officer denial and criticizes media obstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Justice Department
A.E. Billett
Administration of Justice
Province of
Romania
Europe
Jair
Government listens to women letter to Manitobans
A letter lauds the 1989 Women s Initiative. It notes a 50.6% rise in 1988 89 for wife abuse services and per diem increases up to four times. It highlights new shelters, $400000 for two crisis lines, and a provincial action plan with $8 million more for women s programs. The Manitoba government expands offices and grants, boosts legal aid, and plans a Women s Health Care Directorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba Women's Directorate
Portage la Prairie
Pas
Indigenous Women’s Collective
Cluster Flies Invade Home Inquirer's Battle Cries
Peter Hessel laments cluster flies, Pollenia rudis, occupying his home. He portrays a comic, chaotic daily routine of swatter chases and winged “command centers” while seeking practical advice on control and origins. He wonders if lawn worms fuel their larvae and asks for solutions before he cracks up.
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Bugsy
Harry
Larry
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Russell Banner
P.O
Russell
Chaloner
Clayton G. Chaloner
Peter Warren
Homania
Warren
Soviet Union
Tare Ee
Peter’s
Peter Hessel
North American
O.K
Mugsy
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