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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1985
Page
2
In a look at farming as a tough business, farmers face droughts hail and insect plagues that devastate crops and test resilience. Despite losses insurance and government aid soften blows yet many endure years of hardship and uncertainty as they persevere.
Two letters to the editor from Manitoba readers challenge the Pelly Trail School Board policy banning politicians from speaking in schools. Armand Beauchamp Russell argues for open discussion to inform student choices and defend freedom of speech, while Vicky Kalynuk contends the policy deprives students of an educational contact with the Premier and criticizes the board's handling.
Rod and Louise Cleave are honored as Conservation Family Award winners for their Ochre River area farm on 1500 acres. They use minimal soil disturbance, plan air seeding, fertilizer banding, and continued alfalfa seeding, with recognition at the Conservation Districts annual meeting in Brandon on December 3.
Peter Warren voices concern over vacant Canadian seats on the International Joint Commission amid disputes over the Garrison Diversion, Great Lakes water levels, and toxic chemicals. He urges filling two Canadian commissioner posts and criticizes government delays affecting Canada’s environmental stance and collaboration with the United States.
The clipping records varied community happenings from 1905 to 1965 in Russell and nearby Binscarth. It notes Waller Bros new hall opening with the Binscarth Orchestra on November 18 1915, a Social Service Committees meeting with officers named, active recruitment in Russell, a 1925 Silverton Church admission of a car-ready stable, mayoral and council nominations, school trustees elected, and church and civic recognitions. It also mentions local housing moves, coop locker plant director elections, two-year officer terms, Remembrance Day services with Royal Canadian Legion sponsorship, and multiple resident relocations within the region.
A Peace River Record Gazette columnist examines how noise erodes silence amid radios, Walkmans, street blasters, and public complaints. Reports from Humboldt, Dauphin, Wetaskiwin, and other towns show residents battling rail whistles, by laws, and sound meters while a retiree recalls cherished quiet and a British remark that quietude may belong to the rich.
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