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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1998
Page
1
Swan River tops the North and Northwest in a 1998 Community Recycling Report by MPSC, recycling 31 kg per resident and totaling 121 tonnes in 1996, well above regional averages and prior years as the town shows strong waste diversion.
After speculation nomination papers were filed and elections set for the new Shellmouth Boulton municipality with most councillors elected by acclamation. Ward Three in Shellmouth Boulton will see a contest between Dr Jane Thrall and John Anes while other wards return incumbents. Silver Creek also sees acclamations with Larry Chipelski leaving council to run for Reeve. Binscorth reappoints Dale Sawchuk as mayor by acclamation with four incumbents joined by two new councillors.
The town bell has been moved to its new location in a ceremony held last Friday. Local officials attended as residents watched the relocation.
Across Manitoba a four year reassessment raised land and building values sharply. Near Russell several owners saw residential bills surge 90 to 115 percent, with property values up $26 000 on the south side of Highway 16. Airport Road area residents reported double digit jumps and many await the October 26 appeals deadline.
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