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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
2
Peter Warren invites Canadians to Winnipeg on June 15 at the North Star Inn to share views on Canadian television content. The piece questions who shapes mandates and notes that hearings seek input from urban and rural viewers about what they want on TV, including concerns over Canadian content rules and media independence.
The town of Russell prepares for a centennial celebration with banners parades and social dances. Residents expect friends to return, fix up and paint streets, and mark the day as amemoral celebration of the town, with memories of the past and hope for the years ahead.
In a humorous college reminiscence, the author weighs retirement against a life of bean meals and dog food, fearing inflation and losing status. He jokes about age, desires for adventure, and the pull of work, noting friends’ ailments and a stubborn will to stay on until Christmas.
Natural Resources Minister Harry Enns announces season opening at nine A M May 8 for provincial parks with unchanged camping fees four dollars for unserviced sites five dollars with electricity six dollars full serviced entry fees start May 15 at 1 50 for daily vehicle permit eight dollars for season permit Senior citizens age 65 plus park entry is free with a vehicle registered in their name and free camping Monday afternoon to Friday noon Two golf courses Falcon Lake opening April 1 Hecla Island April 23 Green fees unchanged except holidays rates remain five dollars per round before six PM and one fifty after six PM six dollars per round for people up to six PM on weekends and holidays seniors 65 plus pay nine thirty AM Monday to Friday except holidays read as above Contact Falcon Lake park 349 2201 Hecla park 475 3156 for tournament bookings.
The St Lazare Knights of Columbus Council 5047 deplore a previous ad by a homosexual group carried two weeks earlier. They state the ad’s revenue would not affect the paper and urge refraining from such ads in future editions. Signed by Armand Guenette in representation of the council.
The article reviews the Canadian credit union movement with 10 million members and $80 billion in assets, noting expansion in prairie provinces and new offices from 1970s construction. It cites Canova Moosomin Altona Estevan figures and discusses Parents Without Partners, single-parent support, and societal shifts shaping co‑op finance and community self help.
A collection of local items from Russell including a new sign by W.B. Lennard and artwork by A.S. Lawrence. The 1900 auditor’s report shows receipts of 9 191.57 with 9 119.70 annual totals and multiple allocations for roads, schools, debentures, salaries, and more. Also noted are real estate purchases, salary increases for provincial ministers, school contracts, golf club reorganizations, Arbor Day observances, and personnel changes across local institutions from 1901 to 1971.
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