Recreation board chair blames local groups for Parkland Games
Merril Kiliwnik told Russell Chamber members that Russell did not host Parkland Winters Games due to lack of enthusiasm from local sports associations, not the recreation director. He cited limited local participation and noted cross country skiers had no formal organization.
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Russell-Binscorth
Merril Kiliwnik
Russell and District Chambers of Commerce
Russell
Kilimnik
Chamber
Daymon Guillas
Guillas
Dauphin
Cliff Zimmer
Kiliwnik
Zimmer
Dale Brown
Tourism Manitoba - Parkland Region
TMPR
Rick Thom
Parkland Regional Development Corportion
PRDC
Thom
Budget aims to cut deficit amid Canadian dollar slump
Finance Minister Michael Wilson unveils a budget designed to reduce the federal deficit from 4.3 billion in 1985 86 to under 30 billion by cutting spending and raising taxes. The plan includes a 8.1 5 percent surtax in 1986 and a 3 percent surtax, with the federal sales tax increasing. The dollar’s slide follows the budget release, though analysts doubt it stems from policy alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Wilson
Wilson
Mulroney
Canada
Russell Town council backs pool grant plan and youth jobs
Russell councillors pledge a letter of support for the Russell Pool Committee seeking a $75,000 grant to fund a new pool. They discuss portable pool ideas for the arena, Community Services grants, and Career Start funding for summer student jobs. The agenda includes a donation request from the Russell Concerned Citizens group, a $1 monument takeover for the Boulton Scouts, a May 26 tax sale, and police reports of impaired driving and a stolen snowmobile recovery.
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Russell Arena
Merril Kilimnik
Russell-Binscorth Recreation Board
Binscarth
Binscarth Centennial
Russell Concerned Citizens
Safe Home
Russell
Boulton
Firefighters worry about dangerous goods regulations
Manitoba firefighters express concern that new provincial rules on dangerous goods loading transport and labeling will add workload for rural volunteer crews. Edwin Yee says expanded training and more inspectors are planned while firefighters worry about legal exposure if acting as inspectors. The issue to be raised at the April firefighters convention.
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Russell
Hank Smith
Manitoba
Edwin Yee
Yee
Smith
Russell water plant plagued by ongoing system failures
Russell water users face high hardness levels and repeated breakdowns at the upgraded treatment plant. Harold Schrader cites 400 parts per million hardness with a later spike to 600 after a clogged line. A.J. Poetker & Associates and the Water Services Board oversee the project, with delays and ongoing repairs extending well past initial completion estimates. Mayor Langford and council question the slowed progress and water quality.
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Andrea Long
Russell
Russells
Harold Schrader
Water Services Board
Schrader
Tni
A.J. Poetker &Associates Ltd
Winnipeg
A.j.oetker
Brandon
Irv Griffin
Griffin
A.J. Poetker
Dle
Holding
Russell Water Users
Schader
Russell Town
Jim Langford
Langford
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Earl Swain
Tourism Manitoba
Lake of the Prairies
Aga
RCMP
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