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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 19, 1982
Page
2
Canada faces a troubled shift as a Crown Corporation faces slow mail, 30 cent first class rates, and payroll gaps. Union leader Jean-Claude Parrot touts nine months paid parental leave for all, while minister Lloyd Axworthy weighs the idea against efficiency concerns and staffing delays.
Peter Warren reports from Manitoba as Labour Minister Vic Schroeder announces a raise in the provinces minimum wage from 3.55 to 4.00 per hour and eliminates tip wage differentials. The measure, backed by NDP, criticized by the Progressive Conservatives and restaurant groups who warn of job losses and higher costs. A waitress voices support for keeping tipping and wage independence, arguing the change could threaten her livelihood and the service she provides.
A collage of editorials and notes from Saskatchewan and Alberta papers reflects tension and unity in small towns. Articles praise hospital boards, volunteer efforts, and local forums while warning about noisy council meetings, union pressure, and vandalism risks to traveler facilities.
A writer recalls past weekend escapes to the city with his wife. They traded luxury for frugality as hotel rates soared and show tickets rose, then recount a reckless April weekend with two women, one older and poised, the other young and brazen, ending with a startling confession to a student about the affair.
A reflective note argues how timing shaped outcomes from Canadian politics to hockey. It cites Joe Clark Pete Trudeau Dick Bennett Eddie Schreyer Sterling Lyon Napoleon and Hitler as examples of choices and seasons altering fate. It also mentions Hiram Walker Resources forecast and a $175 million loss last year.
Readable notes reveal snippets from Russell Manitoba covering farming auctions and cattle prices, new tractors and cars, arrivals from Vancouver, a bus route to Winnipeg, accident recoveries, politics, church board installations, road work, a landing strip project, and a 1972 paper launch with casts and theater details.
A national magazine letter laments criticism of President Reagan and his wife and jokes about lending Canada’s Pierre Trudeau and Allan MacEachen for effective leadership. The writer notes the tone is tongue in cheek and welcomes the sentiment.
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