Russell Doern Remembered as Courageous Manitoba Figure
F R Cameron of Winnipeg reflects on Russell Doern as a brave public defender of democracy. The writer recalls Doern’s 1983 bilingual episode, compares him to Louis Riel, and notes his impact on Manitoba politics and Western Canada. The appeal ends with a plea to support organ donation through the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Doern
Winnipeg
Doern
Manitoba
Russell
New Democracy
NDP
Teteter
Ottawa
Western Canada
F.R. Cameron
Peter's Point Losses and a Lost Masterpiece
A humor essay reflects on misplacing items and family misprints while recounting a failed writing attempt. The narrator lists family losses from earrings to barrettes and notes his own habit of misplacing objects, culminating in a lost perfect column saved on a Macintosh 512K/800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Civic Centre
Texas
Stephanie
Steph
Alexander
Duncan
Peter
CCNA
Ile
Rural residents urged to unite against service cutbacks
Peter Warren frames a call for Winnipeg area residents to organize against perceived neglect by Canada Post and Manitoba Telephone System. He urges door-to-door campaigning, media exposure, and civic action to pressure improvements and prevent rural residents from being treated as second-class citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Warren
Winnipeg
Canada Post
Manitoba
MTS
Milestones From Russell Chronicle March Entries Across Years
A series of brief town notes from Russell recounts events from 1907 to 1967 including new firm activities, appointments such as Health Officer R H McCallum, school book provisioning debates, council decisions on relief, residents’ moves to Sask and Manitoba, naval discharge, local industry changes, hose upgrades for town reach, and long service awards including Ed Frieze’s Gulf Oil plaque for 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. ‘McCallum
Mise Margaret Cochrane
Ingleside
Sask
Russell
Lloyd Eliott
Shellmouth
Ed Frieze
Gulf Oil Centre
J.R. Milne
Gulf
Sponging a Profession and the Mobility Question
A Nova Scotia reader profile, Richard, 29, electrician from Glace Bay, faces long unemployment and stays despite collapse of local industries. The piece questions welfare dependence, regional job prospects, and whether communities should fund lifelong welfare, with call for a yes or no answer on long-term welfare in zero-employment areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Glace Bay
Nova Scotia
Canada
Prairies
Miss
Mr. X
Times
Alberta
Bow Island
Family X
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Kidney Foundation of Canada
the Kidney Foundation
Snake Kidney Disease
Kidney Foundation
R Russell
Manitob
United States
Clayton G. Chaloner
Maire Rojiwo
CNA
Peter Hessel
MS. Albrig
By Fred McGuiness
Churchill
Millwood
Messrs. Ferrand and Sage
Barker Jackson
Alex Simms
Pacific Coast
Simms
Navy
Russell District
Walter Rubeniuk
MacNutt, Sask
Rubeniuk
Smellie Bros. and Co. Creamery
Bill Thom
Reinhold Wagner
Anni
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