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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 2000
Page
2
Don Percy and Lee Majors star in a noon chili cook off at Russell with independent judges testing hottest traditional and restaurant styles. Proceeds go to charity. Also golf at Russell Golf and Country Club before noon, rodeo, cattlemen rounds, teen dance, and a car rally kick off at noon with pre registration.
The Russell community submitted to the Attorney General urging review of closing the Russell court office citing workload shifts to RCMP and increased travel costs. They warn underfunded patrols and under staffing will reduce police efficiency and traffic ticket handling may rise elsewhere. They propose restoring staff or a permanent part time Russell court office with regular hours to meet workload.
A September 24 incident on a Ross area farm ended with 61 year old Gordon Bergeson killed when a Case 832 tractor with a front end loader rolled over on an embankment while backing up to fill potholes. EMS transported him to Rossburn hospital where he died before 1 pm. Police consider the fatality accidental.
Statistics Canada reports a sharp fall in prairie farming with 22 100 fewer farmers this fall and 26 200 fewer when considering hired hands and unpaid family workers. Alberta loses about 11 200 self employed farmers a 19 percent drop, Manitoba 4 500 and Saskatchewan 6 400, as agriculture sheds nearly 10 percent of its prairie workforce amid overall weak employment.
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