Editorial on the Wheat Board and farmer voices
A Camrose MP laments Prime Minister Harper's push to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board. He argues farmers were excluded from the plebiscite and the Wheat Board Act rights to vote in restructuring were ignored. He urges Western Canadians to speak up to protect the Wheat Board and livelihoods.
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Harper
Wheat Board
House of Commons
The
Manitoba Themed Dinner and Community Auction Drive
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a Manitoba Themed Dinner optional for adults at 20 with youth discounts, and a two hour community auction on November 12 seeking volunteers for setup cashiers and assorted roles. Items listed online at chesco com and russellmb ca with a rainbow auction format.
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Manitoba
Portage
Chamber
Sherry
Chambers
Msselimb
Joey Chescu
Chescu Auctions
Joey
Ritchie Brothers
Chescu’s
Chesco
Russellmb
Letter to the Edit. Add electricians into the puzzle too
Dear Rahtor the writer complains that for over a year no electrician will handle a smoke detector check or replacement or wire attachment. Messages on machines are vague promises with no dates. The letter asks council or chamber of commerce to suggest how homeowners can get electricians for small jobs amid busy housing growth.
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Rahtor
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Vandal site near historic Wolverine House cairn
A Langenburg resident reported a vandalism sighting on a country road near the Wolverine House cairn and Marchwell area. The cairn, erected in 1966 by the Ladies Auxiliary of Marchwell, honors early settlers. nearby, the Wolverine House once supplied sewers and stood near the Pelly Trail with NWMP stationed there in 1867.
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Langenburg
Marchwell
Ladies Auxiliary of
Pelly Trail
North West Mounted Police
Gaddafi Compared to Mick Jagger in Vanity and Power
A reflective column questions whether Muammar Gaddafi's mass crimes stem from absolute power rather than inherent evil. It contrasts leadership with rock star fame, cites Lord Acton on power, and argues democracy plus strong civil institutions are essential to prevent such monsters.
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Muammar Gaddafi
Mick Jagger
Dartford
Keith Richards
Attica
Gaddafi
Jagger
Mick
Libya
Iris
Lord Acton
Mummar Gaddafi
Saddam Hussein
Hafez
Bashar al-Assad
Acton
Hitler
Arab World
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