Enns welcomes waterfowl program in Manitoba
Natural Resources Minister Harry Enns welcomed Manitoba’s waterfowl restoration program during the Canadian Council of Wildlife Ministers meeting. The federal plan allocates 30 million dollars over five years under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. Ottawa signed the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture with eastern governments and wildlife groups to boost waterfowl conservation toward 1970s levels by 2000.
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Manitoba
Natural Resources
Harry Enns
Council of Wildlife Ministers
Ottawa
Canada
Enns
Russell to gain twenty government jobs in Parkland phase
Manitoba Education Minister Len Derkach announced Russell will receive 20 government positions in the first phase of decentralization. Eight Parkland communities benefit in this stage, with Russell getting posts from Education, Justice, and Energy and Mines over two years, as other towns gain smaller numbers.
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Russell
Filmon
Last Friay
Education and Training
Roblin
Derkach
Dauphin
Parkland
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Swan River
McCreary
Pine River
Ste. Rose
Justice Department
Ean
Department of Energy and Mines
Mines and Minerals Division
Omebody
Provice
Roblin - Russell
Agriculture and Natural Resource Department
Jim Langford
Len Derkach
Russell Town
Chamber of Commerce
Manitoba Crop Insurance
Autopac
Rea of Adult Education
Department of Highway’s
Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation
Crown Corporation
Winnipeg
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Telephone System
Manitoba
Pembina
Central Plains
Interlake
Education Department
Retail postal outlet opened despite local opposition
Local opposition from Russell RM Council Chamber of Commerce and mayor opposed Canada Posts planned retail postal outlet in Russell saying it could erode profits and lead to rural post office closures. Similar opposition stopped a Gladstone outlet after 250 to 300 signatures. Canada Post argues added service, not closures, are the goal.
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Joe Desmarais
Canada Post
Russell
RM of
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Collins
Collins
Gord Sylvester
Council
Chamber
Gladstone
Tax remittance study on border town sales
Manness said his department studied the impact of Saskatchewan 1986 clothing tax with a $300 exemption by analyzing remitted sales tax from businesses in Russell and 25 border towns within 20 kilometres of the border. The 1988 to 1969 comparison looked at border versus non-border areas.
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Manness
Saskatchewan
Russell
CSP Foods records losses in canola market struggle
CSP Foods Ltd the Manitoba Saskatchewan canola cooperative reports net losses across the 1990s with a four year streak of red ink starting 19142 and a $4.28 million loss last year. CEO Al Huffman foresees improvement but cites palm oil competition export subsidies and high tariffs in Japan as major headwinds.
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Desmarais Canada
CSP Foods Ltd
Manitoba’ Pool ‘Elevators
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
CSP
al Huff
Altona Ad
Huffman
Manitoba
Prairie
United States
Japan
Stuart Braun
Harrowby
War on Poverty Needed Says Council Brief Filed
The Canadian Council on Social Development will present a brief on March 8 to a parliamentary subcommittee studying health welfare and social affairs. Terrance Hunsley executive director urges a government war on poverty to cut deaths and illness among poor Canadian children and calls for stronger income support housing and childcare.
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Canadian Council On Social Development
Terrance Hunsley
Council
Canada
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Frank Parada
Morris
Niverville
Lac du Bonnet
Gimli
Minnedosa
Arborg
Rivers
Melita
Boissevain
CSP Records
Braun
RCMP
Const
Wyman Sangster
Agriculture Canada
Wayne Jones
Prairies
Jones
Prairie Provinces
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc
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