One Injured in Car Truck Collision at Russell Junction
Russell RCMP report details a collision at 28 p.m. on August 2 at Highway 16 and Wain Street. Drivers William Richter 20 of Welwyn Sask and Kenneth Sigurdson 26 of Winnipeg were involved. Sigurdson and a passenger were hospitalized. No other incidents that week.
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Highway 16
Wain Street
Russell
William Richter
Welwyn, Sask
Kenneth Sigurdson
Winnipeg
Sigurdson
Russell Hospital
Rent acts face review
Housing Minister John Bucklaschuk announced a committee to review the Landlord and Tenant Act and the Residential Rent Regulation Act. The panel will examine the legislation regulations and administration of the two acts. The minister noted the Landlord and Tenant Act has not been reviewed since its inception in 1970.
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John Bucklaschuk
Bucklaschuk
Prairie Branch Line Rehab report informs future rail policy
Canada’s Can adian Transport Commission outlines progress on the multi million dollar Prairie Branch Line Rehabilitation Program around Russell. It notes upgrades such as bank widening drainage ballast and ties replacement to allow higher car weights. The report informs upcoming legislation on western grain transport and discusses ownership, costs, and ongoing studies with aims to boost line efficiency and service reliability.
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Canadian Transport Commission
Russell
Prairie
Don Mazankowski
Fred Schultz
Winnipeg
Rossburn
Erickson
Clanwilliam
Portage-Marquette
Charles Mayer
Russell Chamber Probes Tourist Booth Role and Budget
The Russell and District Chamber of Commerce debated the future of the Highway 16 tourist information booth at its August meeting led by Tourism Committee chair Thom. A July 26 ministerial talk is planned with Minister Jerry Storie to decide if the province or the Chamber should run the booth, while the group urged the province to establish a permanent facility and addressed a $1,088 deficit due to Careerstart salaries. The session also noted progress on the Beef and Barley festival plans, potential Canamax Resources discussions on a Russell potash mine, and an invitation for Ducks Unlimited Canada speaker Ken DeGraff at the January meeting.
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Russell and District Chamber of Commerce
Highway 16
Ick Thom
Tourism Committee
Business Development and ‘Tourism
Jerry Storie
Thom
Chamber
Spencer Reavie
Canamax Resources Inc
Russell
Canamax
Ken DeGraff
Neepwa
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Russell Town Council discusses maintenance and projects
The August meeting covered rat control at the town dump, winter street work with 1000 yards gravel and 200 yards sand, and a plan to hire a new garbage man after Waldemar Kuhn’s resignation. Council approved horseshoe pits on Main Street, amended cemetery lot prices to 100, and noted water treatment plant work starting Sept. 9 with expected two months of higher hardness but stable quality.
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Russell
Walter Shwaluk
Waldemar Kuhn
Russell Public Works
Beef and Barley Committee
A.J. Poetker
Soil conservation seen as long term money saver
Prairie farmers face $100 million losses in 1985 from soil degradation caused by water and wind erosion salts and chemical changes. Officials urge trash cover strips and flax fallow to slow drift and promote PFRA programs funding demonstrations and technical help while research remains limited at Manitoba sites Gretna and Grosse Isle.
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Agricultral
Otto Penner
Neil Bell
Department of Natural Resources
Dauphin
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
PFRA
Shaykewich
University of Manitoba
Gretna
Grosse Isle
Hwo
Danuba
Shuslewich
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Russell Rcmp
Rent
Prairie Branch
Ming
Rusail
Russell-Rossburn
Saskatoon
Burrington
CTC
Canada
Dick Burt
Elte, Feet
RM of
John Mitchell
Peter Noonan
CTC Western Division
Chamber of Commerce
Careerstart
Lee Andres
Mer
Chants Committee
Andrea Long
Binscorth
Route & Association
Liberal
Kansas
Russell Cemtery
Russell Hospital Board
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