Women rise to leadership in small business across Canada
CFIB surveys of 20 200 interviews show 426 percent of women in the sector hold management or supervisory roles, with 750 000 women managers overall. Statistics Canada data align, noting rising female ownership and leadership in small and medium firms across the country.
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Ry Tony Co
Bruce Springsteen
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
CFIB
Canada
Ountry
Hubby
Statistics ‘Canada
Smiley mocks fear mongers and ads in warning column
In a sharp opinion piece, P Ralph Crawford derides fear driven advertising and sensational media. He rails against scare tactics on Communists, cancer, and politics while urging readers to keep calm and assess worth by character, not possessions. Trivia includes Caribou Trail history and Medicine Hat post office notes.
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Allen
Horror Brigade
Ibis
Lef
Henri Frederic Amiel
Philospher
Ralph Crawford
Medicine Hat
Landmark Alberta election marks province's first general vote
A colonial era record lists Alberta's first general election on November 9 amid notes of development in western building trades with cement blocks rising as the preferred material. Other items include a Silver Tea total, by law notice for a physician salary, and local store openings and community events spanning 1908 to 1975.
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Alberta
John Plowman
Jas A. Kippan
Silverton
Yetober
Shellmouth
Endcliffe
Robert Anderson
Minniska
Charlie Klimack
Winnipeg Garage Sale Turns Into City Stampede
Peter Warren recalls staging a Winnipeg garage sale that drew a crowd at 7 am despite ads for 10 am. Dealers from rural Manitoba and city shoppers rushed the backyard, shoving and grabbing items while rain halted outdoor displays. Two people attempted theft. buyers offered money for items not for sale as chaos erupted.
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Gimli
Deloaine
Portage
Steinbach
Winnipeg
Laurie Mustard
Killarney
Russell
Fin Flon
Manitoba
Letter to the Editor on Worth and Media
A reader protests Peter Warren's use of a June 1985 Canadian Dental Association Journal piece titled Man's Worth. The letter defends that article's premise on valuing people beyond income and notes concerns about Michael Jackson's Thriller revenue, while denying any focus on media annoyance or farmer contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Warren
Canadian Dental Association
Micheal Jackson
Warren
Prairie women carve paths beyond the old seedbed
Fred McGuiness profiles remarkable prairie women breaking male norms in business, publishing, and farming. From Gladys Taylor building enterprises to Jean Parc of Vermilion turning cookbooks into a $3 million annual venture, the feature celebrates independence, entrepreneurship, and nontraditional work. Mary Nevins, an 80 year old farmer, farms without credit as a timeless value.
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Gladys Taylor
Irricana
Mrs. Taylor
Outback
Australia
Prairie News
McLary
Steinbach
Carillon
Hudson Bay Post Review
Herbert the Herald
Jean Parc
Vermilion
Financial Post
Commercia
Mary Nevins
Nicawin Journal
John Deere
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Cana
Cnatoner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Bill Smiley
the Post Office
British Columbia
Evelyn
Edna Liske
Endlife
Julia Zimmer
D.R. Coulter
W Cochrane
Wiliam F. Case
Highway 10
Yorkton
Phil Pugsley
Steve Bentley
Parkway
R.O. Turnbull
The
Parkway Co-op
George Wilson
Wes McNeill
Darryle Jackson
Jules Gosselin
Harol Schoepp
Wilma Joyce
Binscarth
Ralph Tibbatts
Pelly ‘Trail
Free Press
Winnipeg Sun
New York
By Fred McGuiness
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