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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1982
Page
2
The Canada focused piece argues Ottawa's unemployment insurance premium rise by about 40 percent raises costs for small firms and dampens the incentive to hire. It notes weekly premiums exceed 385 dollars for top-rate workers, while many firms already struggle with profits, risking fewer job creations if attitudes shift against expansion.
A Saturday executive meeting of the Women’s Institute elected officers for the year including President Mrs Geo Kelso and Secretary L Leifer. Other posts named were Vice President Mrs C M McLennan, Treasurer Mrs E Boulton, Social Service Mrs D McDougald, Library Conductor Mrs C Graham, Agriculture Mrs J Peddie, Membership Mrs Robertson, Rest Room Mrs Madill, Pianist Mrs Wallace. Also noted are various other local items and dates from 1942 through 1972.
A long column reviews local debates on public complaints and transparency from Lac du Bonnet to Bow Island. It notes how proper handling, media engagement, and council oversight shape outcomes, including school bus rates disclosure and planning conflicts.
Peter Warren notes readers reply in verse and invites submissions. A teenager’s poem about media, youth, and modern life circulates, with Ursula Wadey’s piece and a mother’s reflections included. The columnist asks for poetic responses to publish from readers across the Prairies.
A Saskatchewan couple expresses gratitude for a summer work stay near Russell. They joined the husband with a holiday trailer and enjoyed the town campground and local merchants. They felt at home and appreciated the services provided by the Town of Russell.
A Saskatoon reader expresses gratitude to the camping facility at the town edge. She and her husband stayed there overnight on October 14 while traveling to Winnipeg and again briefly on the return trip to have lunch using the site’s electricity. They also shopped at the nearby Co-op.
A lengthy, humorous reminiscence by Bill Smiley on preparing for winter. He recalls home repairs, aluminum storm windows, and an aging oil furnace, contrasting costs with stock-market misadventures and odd improvements. He riffs on weather, finances, and family helpers while detailing DIY projects at his house.
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