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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1990
Page
2
Manitoba Telephone System launches a project to boost Crime Stoppers awareness and provide anonymous callers with security. Decals with the Crime Stoppers number and logo appear on outdoor pay telephones province wide.
The Library Board seeks a 25 to 50 percent per capita increase for next year as it remains funded mainly by government $16,000 and local allocations from RM of Russell, Town of Russell, RM of Silver Creek, and Village of Binscarth. Councillors note the library is well run and essential to the community while plans for budgeting continue.
The throne speech opens Manitoba's 33rd legislature with a four point renewal strategy. It pledges to reestablish national priorities for health care farmers and the economy while advancing constitutional talks. An all party task force chaired by Prof Wally Fox-Decent will seek public input on Senate recommendations and Manitoba priorities.
Adult literacy programs will be held in November in Russell Binscarth and St Lazare through the Manitoba Metis Federation with Literacy Workers of Manitoba. Courses run six months at no charge, covering Grade One to GED levels, with contact Yvonne Leclair at 683-2449 for details.
MTS Cellular announces a new tower in Foxwarren to provide guaranteed service along the Yellowhead Highway, expanding to cover the Russell area this winter. Dennis Jones of Winnipeg notes elevation and tower height affect reception, with costs around 800 to 900 thousand dollars per site.
Premier Gary Filmon outlined government priorities to shield health care families and the environment. Health care remains the top spending priority with increases exceeding the average budget rise. The plan includes prevention for women cervical and breast cancer early detection, expansion of community mental health services, child protection from explicit content, youth drug abuse strategies, and elder abuse safeguards to help seniors stay independent.
The Royal Canadian Legion, a dues supported non profit with about 600000 members and 1744 branches in Canada, 34 in the U.S. and three in West Germany, says it receives no outside financial help. Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn will receive the first poppy of this year’s campaign in Ottawa at the Rideau Veterans Home on October 23. John McCrae’s Flanders Fields poem is cited in the notice and remains a featured element of the remembrance period.
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