Underground Economy Grows Amid Tax Evasion Concerns
The piece cites Canada and Europe, noting millions turning to cash and barter to supplement income. It argues underground activity includes unreported earnings from legal activities paid in cash, harming tax revenues and fair competition, while acknowledging drivers like regulatory burden and desire for a reasonable lifestyle. It features quotes on reducing taxes and red tape to unlock entrepreneurial potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groundhog
Canada
Italy
Europe
John Bulloch
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Remembering My Teachers By Bill Smiley
A reflective personal piece recalling past educators from primary to university levels. The author contrasts memorable stern and warm instructors, notes one beloved French teacher, and honors two Canadian academics E. J. Pratt and Northrop Frye as influential mentors shaping his view of teaching and literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smiley
Batleaxe
E. J Pratt
Northrop Frye
North America
Jesus
Frye
Reimer Express Forges Faithful Bridge With Sky Pilot Chaplain
Peter Warren profiles Mark J. Gripp, Reimer Express Lines corporate chaplain, a former missionary and denominational pastor known as Sky Pilot on truck routes across Canada. Gripp counsels 1,100 employees and families, offering spiritual support, handling four marriages in 1984 and visiting 17 terminals yearly. The program, rooted in corporate backing since 1949, aims to reduce emotional stress linked to accidents and improve morale on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Africa
Sky Pilot
Canada
Mark J. Gripp
Reimer Express Lines Ltd
Reimer Express
Mark Gripp
Mary
Vancouver
Montreal
Reimer
Grain market up in weekly prices and local notices in Russell
The district grain market shows a slight upward trend with No 1 northern at 89 cents and other grades quoted. In Russell, St Giles' Presbyterian Church pastor resigns due to age, school trustees name a secretary treasurer candidate, and local obituaries note Mrs. James Mann’s funeral. Births reach a record high with 213 registered in Russell in 1944 alongside 47 deaths and 17 marriages boosted by vital statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Giles’ Presbyterian Church
Winnipeg
Russell and Binscarth
James Mann
St. Matthew’s Church
Mann
Nar Park
Russell
Vancouver
C.J. Mather
Postal complaints highlight Canada Post failings weekly
A Winnipeg reader chronicles a week of postal misfires from Priority Post delays to missing items and costly long-distance calls. He notes 19 20 21 24 48 day transit spreads, recalls CAPA critics, and praises formal complaint practice and new service supervisors across major western cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Post
Cnghion
Priority Post
Vancouver
West Coast
Edmonton
Calgary
Saskatoon
Regina
Winnipeg
Posal
Neepawa
Carman Valley Leader
Melfort Journal
Lac du Bonnet
Coalition Against Postal Abuse
CAPA
Carillon
Steinbach
New School Opens as Grades 9 to 12 Move In
Historical notes recount unfinished construction progress and school modernization. Finishing touches completed today with grades 9 to 12 to occupy new class rooms starting Monday. Mentions Burke Garnett earning a pilot license and owning an Aeronca Super Chief after flying lessons at Yorkton Flying Club since last March. Also cites provincial bonspiel result and various local lodge and gambling club prizes from 1914 to 1974, including Elks draws and arena funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke Garnett
Yorkton Flying Club
Doug Fowler
Elks
Russell Elks Lodge No. 20
Gary Gordon
Russell
Jerry Kowalishen
Poxwarren
Hamil
Reggies Ramblings and Odd Global Notes
Manitobans spent 49.1 million on lottery draws this period while a South American city tests large blackboards for graffiti ideas. A planetarium claim says Halley’s Comet will be visible soon and an old timer recalls a 1910 sky view. Jesse Jackson secures release of an American flyer in Lebanon. A British professor credits a Welshman with discovering North America before Columbus. Vikings contest such claims.
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Rio de Janeiro
Planetarium
Jesse Jackson
Lebanon
Order of America
John Floyd
North America
Columbus
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Escel
Anna
Main Street
Rustl
Manitoba
CNA
Covent
Sng
E. J. Ned” Pratt
Newfoundland
Academe
Pratt
Freud
Sex
CPR
Huronia
Dunkirk
Stuent
Shakespeare
Eat
Sue
Gradua
Arte Communications
Extre
Caria
Peter Warren
Anyances
Gripp
Rt. Reynolds Co
North Carolina
Inal
Reynolds
Reimer Rey
Russell School
New School
Rulh McCallum
George Dunlop
Ned
Geo. Ebbern
Smellie
The
Russ
Fred McGuinnest
Elis
Portage la Prairie
Eli Stasiuk
Mert Perrin
Logie Smielkie
Frank Clement, Jr
Golf Club
Werel
Joe Walashek
Don ‘Adolphe
Reggies
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