Reality checks and red tape hinder tiny energy ideas
Ontario conservationist Richard Thomas faces a court date after authorities seized his homemade distiller and demanded a $200,000 bond to operate a vehicle fuel system built from junk yard parts. W. Roger Worth notes Canada’s archaic laws and bureaucracy stifle entrepreneurs trying to address energy shortages, suggesting reforms to reduce paperburden and allow small scale innovations.
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W. Roger Worth
Richard Thomas
Thomas
Ontario
Canada
Ian
Rural issues drive Manitoba's city-rural link says Peter Warren
Peter Warren argues rural concerns in Manitoba demand attention beyond city preoccupations. He cites Boissevain and Swan River voices on maternity cases tax relief and rural programs, warning Winnipeg media neglects towns like Portage la Prairie Killarney and Steinbach. He cautions rural economy shapes city fortunes.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lorne Halliday
Swan River
Phillips
Boissevain
Neck of the Woods
Thunder Bay
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Killarney
Turtle Mountain
Steinbach
Red River
Historic Russell notes span cold snaps and community events
A compact record from various dates recounts extreme cold with over 50 below readings, a hockey injury at a Russell game, curlers planning a bonspiel, and railway arrivals. It notes a 1921 decision for a bonspiel after railway arrivals, a 1951 wolf hunting tale near Angusville, a Manitoba Farmers Union formed in Russell, and a 1961 Silverton rink victory.
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H.P. Reed
Russell
Manitoba Farmer's Union
Nick Derkach
Joe B. Keller
Arthur Wagner
CL. Mushumanski
Albert 0. Ross
Julien Iwaniuk
Silverton
Jan Cochrane
Alwyn Coulter
Jack Cochrane
Gerald Keating
Massey-Fergu
Manitoba unemployment and jobs rise amid drought and recession
Manitoba shows strong labor market health with 459 000 employed in December, up 7 000 from a year earlier, and 24 000 unemployed. Actual unemployment falls to 4.9 percent in December, the first drop since 1971, while Canada’s rate edges up to 7.1 percent.
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Manitoba
Bill Smiley Peering ahead
Bill Smiley looks toward 1981 with gloomy economic forecasts and political criticism. He ridicules Trudeau and warns of inflation, taxes, pollution, and rising costs, while urging resilience and a stubborn Canadian spirit despite hardship. The piece blends humor, frustration, and hopeful defiance about the year ahead.
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Smiley
Cassandra
Troy
Trudeau
Jets rout Maple Leafs in New Year NHL clash
Harold Ballard and King Clancy loomed behind a hidey hole as the Winnipeg Jets overwhelmed the Maple Leafs 2-0. Quotable quotes mock heroics, CBC budget debates surface, and a Women's Lib spokesperson challenges aging stereotypes with a provocative 34 24 96 quip.
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Harold Ballard
King Clancy
Maple Leaf Gardens
Winnipeg Jets
NHL
Terry Far
Ime
Doug Alward
Prairie spirit fuels stubborn union in Canada West
In a reflective column, TD Regehr argues Prairie settlers forged self reliance through cooperatives and credit unions to resist East dominance. He cites high voter turnout in 1929 Saskatchewan and recalls freight rate woes in 1883 CPR era, framing unity as essential despite discontent.
Russell council opens new year with oath for Shipp
Russell town council held its first regular meeting of the New Year with Mayor J A Burgess and councillors G W Bicknell J J Cross H J Shipp and E Sanderson present Shipp took the oath January 27 1971 The former Co op store will be renovated and Kinneys buy the property to move Fashion Shoppe there A jeweller has opened in the rink building offering watch and jewellery repair News notes on Canada’s 90 year olds mention about 60000 people over 90.
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Donald McEaenen
Feds
Canada West
Canada East
Britain
Ukraine
East
Winnipeg
Toronto
Russell Town
J.A. Burgess
G.W. Bicknell
J.J Cross
H.J. Shipp
E. Sanderson
Shipp
Co-op
Russell
Art and
Marie Kinney
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Angusville
Bill Smiley
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Social Credit
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