Gambler Reserve leadership clash over band funds and C-31 tensions
Longstanding Gambler Reserve strife escalates as ousted Chief Louis Tanner and council are replaced by Albert Tanner and councillors Doreen Mitchell and Jackie Tanner under Bill C-31. The two former councillors are accused of mismanaging wages and access to band records. barricades and police involvement follow, with ongoing disputes over band office control and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambler Reserve
Louis Tanner
Albert Tanner
Doreen Mitchell
Jackie Tanner
Albert
Doreen
Jackie
Mitchell Sai
Patricia Tanner
Jimmy Tanner
Terry Tanner
C-31
Baracades
RCM
Frustration Echoes at Manitoba Pool Elevator Meeting
At the Angusville Community Hall on Nov 19 farmers voiced frustration as John Thompson presided over the Manitoba Pool Elevator annual meeting. Norville Brooks outlined 1992 net earnings of 10.7 million against 1991, with total handling down 3.6 percent. Sub district results show losses in Angusville and Rossburn, with overall 1992 losses totaling 14 thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Eliasson
Angusville
Manitoba
John Thompson
Binscarth
Norville Brooks
Hamiota
MPE
Oakburn
Rossburn
Russell
Shoal Lake
Round Table
Shoul ‘Lake
Buffalo Plains Inn
Mary Fiel
Ken Ewachewski
Joe Laxdal
Don’t throw out the phone book recycling program expands
Joan Eliassor notes the new Provincial Telephone Directory prompts disposal of old phone books. MTS and local businesses like Cox’s grocery in Russell run recycling depots across the province. Aimed at reuse, the program urges residents to drop off outdated phone books at near door depots during the announced dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Eliassor
MTS
Cox’s
Russell
Winni VE
Ministerial Association
Killarney Ministerial Association
George Dyck
Loca
Shamrock Printing
Margaret Nault
Council
Dyck
Satellite TV crackdown hits Canadian dish owners
Half a million satellite dish owners in Canada face a new scrambler system and tamper resistant decoders. Dealers report 98 percent not paying for stations, with costs rising to 800 for a new microchip board and 575 annually in US service fees. A General Instrument executive notes circumvention remains possible but difficult, as monthly changing 32 digit codes gate access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dish
Canada
Prairie wheat farmers' losses tied to US policies
A Canada Grains Council report released November 17 traces Canadian grain farmer losses from 1985 to 1990 to U S government programs. It cites the Export Enhancement Program depressing Canadian wheat by 27.38 per tonne and notes EC and US subsidies combined caused a 52 per tonne drop, with Washington spending billions on deficiency payments, credit guarantees, and export subsidies to keep U S prices high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Grains Council
Ottawa
United States
U.S
Canadian Wheat Board
Washington
Chemotherapy Line-up at Brandon General
Brandon General Hospital sees a dramatic rise in chemotherapy patients in Western Manitoba, surpassing provincial and national averages. Executive director Larry Todd cites crowding, calls for more staff and space, and plans to double capacity from six chairs and one bed. Todd notes patients are lined up in corridors due to fixed regimens, with ongoing review by Manitoba Health Services Commission and Manitoba Cancer Treatment Research Foundation. Projected drug costs for Zoladex rise from 20,000 to 28,000, affecting prostate cancer treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Manitoba Cancer ‘Treatment Research Foundation
Todd
Historic move to new site preserves Romanian folk house
The Roblin Review notes the 1906 Paulencu house, built by John and Mary Paulencu with Alexie Slusarchuk, was moved half a mile east to a one acre lot beside St. Elijah Pioneer Church museum, preserving Manitoba’s last surviving example of its kind. The house, vacated c 1960, joins two similar homes lost to time.
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Paulencu
Roblin Review
Manitoba
John
Mary Paulencu
Alexie Slusarchuk
Paulency
Lennard
St. Elijah Pioneer Church Museum
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Ken McTaggert
District 5
Charlie Mayer
Brooks
John Mazur
Dick Armstrong
General Instrument
California
Brandon General
Neepawa Press
Fifth Avenue
Neepawa
Lionel Dagg
Dagg
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