Russell Banner Wins Four Manitoba Newspaper Awards
Judy Russin reports Russell Banner collects four MCNA honors at the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association semi annual meeting held in Russell on October 21 and 22. Attended by representatives from 25 newspapers, awards covered categories from best front page to editorial pages across divisions.
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Manitoba Community Newspaper Association
MCNA
Russell
Stonewall Argus
Dauphin Herald
MacGregor Herald F
Shoal Lake Star
Morris Scratching River Post
Herald
Stein
Design Institute of Manitoba
Peter Adams
Left
Eugene Doerksen
Steinbach Carillon
Carillon
N.H. Patterson
Gas price notes and ad correction for the Russell issue
An OCR excerpt combines a corrected advertisement and gas price data. It cites an October 19 ad text about future economic activity and council decisions. It lists April gas tax aid to border areas and Manitoba Saskatchewan price variations, with station rates for Neepawa Gulf and Yorkton.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Neepawa
Yorkton
Pawley outlines plans for Papal visit in Manitoba
Premier Pawley announced preparations for a papal visit with a morning public appearance motorcade along Portage Avenue and a two hour Eucharistic celebration at Birds Hill Provincial Park from 2 to 4 pm. A Papal mobile will lead the drive and a special deputy ministers committee will coordinate transportation medical wear and site arrangements with church and government groups. The premier called the event major and important, requiring extensive planning and cooperation with all levels of government.
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Portage Avenue
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Wea
Pawley
Robert V. Oleson
View Square
Carlton ‘Stret
Winnie
Purple fuel and farm truck licensing not under review
Transportation Minister Sam Askiw stressed that purple fuel use and licensing for farm trucks are not subjects of the Trucking Regulation Task Force in Manitoba. He noted the mandate is to gather views on major trucking issues, with public hearings aimed at shaping future motor vehicle regulations.
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Purple Fuel
Sam Askiw
Ustin
Manitoba
Port of Churchill to close. grain ships count fell short
Grain shippers oppose the Port of Churchill closure for another year noting it would have handled 23 ships and 140,000 tons of grain. Many say the port is inefficient and could burden the Canadian grain trade versus Thunder Bay Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Supporters defend its Arctic gateway role and direct prairie access.
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Churchill
Chari
Canadian Wheat Board
Thunder Bay
Ont
Vancouver
Prince Wheat Board
Douglas Fletcher
Sccure
Canada
Arctic
Hazen Argue
Boat Board
The
Prairies
Government backs upgrade plan for Saskatchewan branch lines
Regina MP Axworthy said the federal program would upgrade railway branch lines in Western Canada but warned funding targets were short of the required 1.6 billion. He criticized opposition for opposing the plan to dismantle the Crow rate, arguing faster modernization hinges on support.
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Axworth
Tt ‘Company
Axworthy
Benjamin
NDP
Regina
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Russell Banner
Association
By Judy Russin
Penner
Better Newspaper Awards
Metro
MacGregor Herald
Cartwright
Neepawa Press
Daupin Herald
Pembina Times
Gladstone Age Press
Ard Rivers Gazette
St Gladstone
St Shoal Lake Star
Ard
Rivers Gazette
Glenboro Gazcette
Cass
Pas Opasquia ‘Times
Boissevain Recorder
Morris Scratching
Pas Opasquia Times
River Post
St Boissevain Recorder
Lee Sage
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Mervin Farmer
Soch Aski
Eaany
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