Inglis residents fight PTSD staffing cut at school
About 60 Inglis residents packed the school auditorium to oppose the Pelly Trail School Division plan to remove one full time teaching position at Inglis Community School. They warned triple grading will hurt kindergarten learning and morale, while trustees said funding formulas forced the move and that no immediate reversal was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine
Pelly Trail
Inglis
Judy Bauereiss
Barbara Grant
Grant
Doreen Mench
Kris Erickson
Erickson
Doug MacIsaac
Joan Clement
Bill Macfarlane
Pratt
Russel
Inglis Community School
Rail line rehab funds cut in federal 1989 budget
Federal budget slashes prairie rail line rehabilitation funding affecting seven Manitoba lines including CP Russell North and South and Rossburn subdivision. Elimination aims to save 82 million with 16 million for grain transport study. remaining funds cancelled or redirected. CN and CP officials warn two options remain: seek SIR aid for off track operations or abandon lines and elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wilkie
Prairie
Manitoba
Rossburn
CP Russell
CP Russell South
System Improvement Reserve Fund
Anough
Rick
Rick Boyd
Boyd
George ‘Smellie
Smellie
SIR
Education levies push RM mill rate higher in 1989 budget
The Rural Municipality of Russell keeps its general municipal levy at 65.3 mills while education levies rise by 13.2 mills. The budget shows foundation levies for farm and residential property up 1.2 mills to 46.3, and other property up 3.2 mills to 92.0. An extra 53,070 will be paid by ratepayers for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wilkie
Russell
Pelly Trail
Kim
Lions Manor to Offer Seniors Housing in Russell
Russell Lions Club outlines Lions Manor a nonprofit apartment complex with about 25 suites to serve seniors seeking independent living. Prospective tenants buy a Life Lease reducing monthly rent. leases refundable on termination or death. financing via Manitoba Housing Seniors Rental Start program. The project aims to attract retirees, boost local housing options and support affordability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Lions Manor
Dy Max Wikie
Russell Lions Club
Dale Brown
Brown
Manitoba Housing
Manitoba to provide provincial funding for TIAM and honey plan
Tourism Minister Jim Ernst announced a $118 185 provincial grant to TIAM to offset shortfalls under the Canada Manitoba tourism development agreement. The plan funds marketing and a future viability study, while Parkland region saw denial. Manitoba also joins a national honey stabilization plan with net payouts of $1.2 million for 1988 89 and a $196 000 provincial share. The program sets enrollment deadlines and payments based on price gaps. CP Ltd. gains NTA approval to abandon the Rocanville Esterhazy rail line effective June 4, raising costs to government and farmers. Hamiota Sportsplex receives a $122 450 federal employment grant under Unemployment Insurance Act provisions, corrected from an earlier figure. Public turnout for a hazardous waste facility information session in St Pierre Jolys was very low, prompting questions about local support.
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Tourism Industry Association of Manitoba
Jim Ernst
Parklands
Ernst
Manitoba
Agriculture
Glen Findlay
Esterhazy
CP Ltd
National Transportation Agency
Rocanville
Saskatchewan
NTA
Hamiota Sportsplex
Hamiota Echo
ST. Pierre Jolys
Public Information Corporation
Morris Scratching
MHWMC
Auton Richards
Rossburn
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Jim Spear
Clement
Solarium
Hopedly, & Workedon
Lions
Lions Club
Brian White
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