De Grandpre warns free trade payback risks for Canadian workers
Advisory Council on Adjustment chair Jean de Grandpre warns against defining layoffs by free trade alone and urges a government plan for training workers. He links corporate tax breaks to a corporate plan and criticizes small business neglect while Manitoba museums face funding cuts. Volunteers, regional museums, and the new Parklands Gallery project in Winnipeg are highlighted as hopeful signs.
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Advisory Council On Adjustment
Commission
BCE Inc
Jean de Grandpre
de Grandpre
Bulloch
Manitoba
Virden
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Winnipeg
Sum Vents
Joanne DiCosimo
Parklands Gallery
CJOB
Hudson Bay Co
York Factory
Canada
Museums in Manitoba battle for survival
Peter Warren argues Manitoba museums, including the Parklands Gallery, face financial crunches yet offer comprehensive displays of early Franco Manitobans Metis Ojibway Cree and immigrant groups. He advocates public support, regional cooperation, and new funding, highlighting technology, a bat cave feature, and the value of local museums to education and community identity.
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Parklands
Winnipeg
Kelvington Plant Boosts Small Town Spirit
Kelvington's economic development committee has cleared major hurdles for a canola oil pea snack plant to be built, reversing outsiders’ expectations that Wawota would fade. The View From Here notes local effort lifted the declining village to strong prospects and over 1,000 hometown fans, proving spirit outpaces large-scale calculations.
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Ottawa
Getty
Alberta
Manitoba
Kelvington
Rose Valley
Wawota
BAC Awareness Letter From Winnipeg Alumni Group
The Russell Drug and Alcohol Awareness Committee teams with the Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute to urge responsible drinking and share BAC basics. Winnipeg alumni announce the school’s 75th anniversary on April 10 and 11, 1998, fund an Underground Track facility, and invite donations tax deductible for a commemorative plaque.
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Daniel McIntyre
A.ce
Daniel ‘McIntyre Collegiate Institute
Alverstone Street
Winnipeg
Mary Kelekis
TV and VCR Troubles Drift Into Comedy of Errors
A homeowner and family endure weeks without TV and VCR as repairman Bob attempts fixes. Misdiagnoses, partial successes, and a stubborn fault in the image converter keep devices offline. The narrator jokes about DIY shenanigans while awaiting a working set.
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