Who Pays The Piper For Card Payment Fees In Canada
Canada’s banks warn of losses on charge card systems and consider new fees to offset costs. Roger Worth of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business notes possible interest on accounts and higher merchant fees, which could fall on small businesses already paying 2% to 7% of sales for card processing. He warns the burden may shift to businesses.
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Canada
Roger Worth
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Peter Warren column on street crime and youth addiction
Peter Warren writes a Thursday column about an incident at his Winnipeg home where two Indian girls, ages about eleven and nine, asked for three dollars for a watch. He details later seeing glue sniffing by seven Indigenous youths, the arrest of an 11 year old, and the neglect he feels toward society’s handling of child addiction.
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Ebb and Flow Reserve
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Kenasten Blve
House of Commons
London
England
McCormick
Haverford
Penn
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Wm. 1. McCormick
Holy Name Society
Rosemont
Wm. J
God
Fight Back Against Faith Sermons In A Rabbi’s World
Bill Smiley recounts a week spent hosting and guiding religious seekers including Bahais and Christians, mixed with family visits and a reaction to a landmark letter from William J. McCormick. He mocks proselytizing zeal, notes his Jewish heart, and plans to consult a rabbi while describing a gamut of spiritual experiences.
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Bill Smiley
Margaret
Lise
Ur Place
Hugh
O.K
Collingwood Weekly
William J. McCormick
Chetwynd
Chetwynd Drive
Rosemont
Pennsylvania
Peculiar Talk of Pensions and Blue Eye Superstitions
The writer recalls 70 plus pension plans offering low monthly aid in Canada as $20 individual and $40 for a married elderly couple. Note on Egypt’s superstition that blue eyes signify danger. The piece critiques a city daily’s eleven months of constitutional warfare in a nutshell. A St. Regis Hotel lobby remark mocks future home devices and misdials.
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Canada
Egypt
Isabella history update seeks rural reflections submissions
The Isabella History Committee invites all residents within Isabella and Blaris boundaries to share their stories for a twenty year update to Rural Reflections. Original material will be included in the new edition and submissions must be received by July 1, 1981. Box 19 Isabella, Man. ROMOYO PARK ROWDINESS CONTROL PROGRAM0 BE. During the 1981 season, off-
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Isabella History Committee
Isabella
Blaris
Man
Romoyo
Birds in garden life and a conservation award
A Saskatchewan writer riffs on birds, garden feeding, and memory as he praises Lorne Scott, winner of the Governor General’s Award for Conservation. He details nest boxes, raptors, and birding networks while recalling past pigeon racing and local avian anecdotes from Wetaskiwin to Eckville. The piece blends natural history with community notes and light humor.
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Chris
Lorne Scott
Wolseley
Scott
Wascana Centre
Regina
John Torres
Hawthorn
Terres
Gerry Bennett
Woodbridge
Ontario
Canada
Cris
Macoun and Palliser
Ernest Thompson Seton
Carberry
Express Office
Wetaskiwin Times
Poultry Association
Eckville Examiner
Harry
Violet Safron
Local Licensing Moves and Historic Manitoba Mentions
A Portage la Prairie meeting granted licenses to Alfred Clee J P Laycock and Robt Laycock of Binscarth. Vacant lines note the Agricultural Hall at Birtle was burned last Friday, costing about 12000 with 700 insured. Other items list updates from 1911 to 1971 including hotel interior work at Binscarth, a Royal Hotel visit, and community recognitions in Russell Manitoba.
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Alfred Clee
J.P. Laycock
Robt. Laycock
Binscarth
Portage la Prairie
Birtle
Miniota Mutual
AB. Callin
Royal Hotel
Miss Clee
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Russell Banner
Russell
Main Street
Ard
Visa
Peter Warren
la Yee Gas
George
Argyle Communications Inc
Reggies
St. Regis Hotel
Rannie McIntyre
Wynyard, Sask
Thos. Tod
Churchill
Bank of Montreal
Dick Brownlee
Grace Simms
Victor Scott
Hydro
Brandon
Russel
CPR
George Knight
M Irs
Beth Nichol
Russell Tennis Club
R. McMurray
Jack Wilson
Evie Wishart
Lynn Lake
M &M
Len Davidson
Knox United ‘Church
George Brown
Craven, Sask
Ron Collins
Russell and District
Larry Burgess
The
Russell Elks
Foxwarren
Cathy Fallon
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