Banks face harsh verdict as small business surveys falter
Ann M. Smit reports on a National Business Watch survey showing Trust companies and credit unions scoring higher than the Big Six banks. The study highlights local decisions, longer-tenured managers, and better service for small business customers, while banks struggle with charges, collateral, and interest rate issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Bank of Nova Scotia
Royal Bank
Toronto Dominion Bank
National Bank
Alberta Treasury
National Business Watch
CFIB
Busi
Nesses
Canadian Bankers’ Association
Robert Macintosh
MacIntosh
Nova Scotia
CIBC
Montreal
Rural towns rally for future planning campaigns
Regional papers report 20/20 Future Planning in Alberta and rural development shifts in Saskatchewan Manitoba and southern Alberta. Communities like Vulcan Melita The Pas Nipawin and Glenboro push local promotion campaigns, business directories and catalogues to boost trade and identity, urging towns to tell the world who they are and what they offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Department of Municipal Affairs
Westlock
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Department of Rural Development
Vulcan
Lethbridge Community College
Vulcan Advocate
Jack Migowsky
Cowtown
Jack
Maple Creek News
Glenboro
Work-at-home scam ads warned by BBB and columnist
Manitoba readers are urged to beware money making at home schemes in newspapers. BBB manager Tom Durham notes such ads require payment upfront and produce little value. The column cites legal action under Canada Competitions Act and urges readers to investigate before investing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nesville
Alberta
RIP Limited
Ripsville
Better Business Bureau
Tom Durham
BBB
Warren
Durham
Canada
Residents voice concern over hazardous waste plant near Russell
Linda Conner of Foxwarren expresses alarm in the Russell Banner about a Parkland area waste facility. She cites highways 16 and 3 near Foxwarren school, the Russell intersection of routes 6 83 and 45, and potential spills or accidents from trucks hauling waste from Quebec Ontario and the U S. She asks why locals bear health risks for others garbage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Conner
Russell
Foxwarren
Binscorth
Quebec
Ontario
U.S
Thumb Sucking Troubles in a Family Memoir
Peter Hessel chronicles a family plagued by toddlers thumb habits and braces costs. He details failed incentives and costly appliances, notes a broken contract over orthodontic bills, and asks readers for practical cure tips while defending Stephanie and Alexander from taunts. Duncan, a non-sucking twin, complicates the mystery of genetics.
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Alexander
McNab Township
McNab
Ana
Stephanie
Glover
Duncan
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Ann M. Smit
Sae Bray
TS Tha Far
Peter Warren
The
Toronto
Blue Bombers
Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Toronto Argonauts
Ars
Home
Nese
JP Pedles
Yellowhead
Shirley Ryan Foxwarren
Peter
By Peter Hessel
Gil
Elizabeth
Russell Banner
P.O
Russell, Manitoba
Roj Iwo
Ime Russen
Puousnea
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Cena
United States
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