Postal rate hikes loom as April first comes near
A reader letter laments rising Canada Post rates and service cuts, noting lost mail for veterans, delayed deliveries, and costly impacts on small businesses. The piece criticizes government and unions for inflexibility and warns that customers may turn to couriers. A separate notice invites Wildwood Park residents to a 1988 reunion July 29 to 31 with organizers Allison Cranmer and Rik Diespecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Carlson
Hall of Fame
Parliament Hill
Harvie Andre
Don Lander
Lander
Armed Forces
Veterans Affairs
George Hees
Canada Post
Post Office
Bonnie Chance
Harvie
Equinox musings on spring humor and home life
Peter Hessel muses on the arrival of spring equinox, noting daylight balance, changing fashions, and household nuisances. He jokes about garden creatures, early mating, and the playful dangers of equinox behavior, with warnings to readers about possible effects on couples and wardrobes.
REAL Women clash over federal aid in rural Manitoba debate
Peter Warren argues that rural Manitoba farm women in REAL Women oppose federal funding for groups seen as liberal or anti-family. He cites 40,000 members nationwide and urges readers to flood Ottawa politicians Jake Epp and Charlie Mayer with letters to secure support for rural women's views and oppose government funding for controversial groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Warren
Manitoba
Prairies
Feds
Barbara Amiel
MacLean's
Ottawa
Killarney
Redvers
Sask
Portage
Jake Epp
Charlie Mayer
Ifwe
Weaven
Saxe
Federal Minster
Epp
Mayer
KICAL
Local Manitoba notes span farming leases to hockey honors
A compilation of small town Manitoba items from 1907 to 1977 covers Mrs G Dalton leasing farms in Landsdown for convenience, Philip Robinson praised for Brandon calf feeding success, J A Glen joining Manitoba Trustees Association, a garage fire at Angusville, Sparrow's farm machinery display, William Ferris death in Dropmore, Russell RM receiving heavy machinery, trips to Souris for youth hockey, 1957 RM operator wages, road equipment values, March Bonspiels at Angusville and Russell, and Andy Low named to the South West League Honor Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millwood
Philip Robinson
Brandon
Glen
Manioba Trustees Association
Winnipeg
Albert Lane
Angusville
Andy Low
Foxwarren
National saviour Rick Hansen inspires Canadians
A reflective piece lauds Rick Hansen as a national beacon amid post sixties decline. It highlights his mission to elevate awareness of disabled potential, cites Stan Walter's inventive guitar strummer and a U Sask hoist as examples of ingenuity, and notes local rehab efforts and the Lions Club donation, ending with hope that Hansen challenges lingering poverty-era stigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Hansen
Christian
Despond
Montreal
Africa
Mulroney
Nipawin Journal
Codette
Stan Walter
Fort ‘Qu’Appele
Lions Club
U. of Saskatchewan
Meecham
Senate
Preeceville to Mark 75th Anniversary Reunion
Letter to editor invites former teachers and students to a July 3 4 5 1987 reunion in Preeceville. If you have not received an invitation send your name and addresses of friends and relatives who wish to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preeceville
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Russell “Idder
Wildwood Park
Wildwood Ark
Park
Allison Cranmer
Rik Diespecker
Peter
Quinox
Peter Hessel
Sehsand
Irving Berlin
Sleeping Beauty
By Fred McGuiness
Um First
Derstana
Maroh
Dropmore
William Ferris
R.M
Russell and
Shellmouth
Russell RM
Lorne Davidson
Herb Rutar
Hay Gillespie
Don Bicknell
Jack
Bob Thom
Souris
Bot
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Russell
Angus Bennett
G.S. McLennan
John Moshondz
Richard Potts
Maren 2
Wen Vaviason
Rita Semochko
Margie LaFleur
Rita Clement
Gwen Betke
Norman Schmidt
Rena Wondrasek
Eileen Heap
National Saviour
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