CTC report links deregulation push to rail branchline cuts
The Canadian Transport Commission proposes re evaluating grain branchlines and shifting subsidies to other transport modes, arguing for deregulation and market competition. It warns of accelerated line abandonments, weaker oversight, and potential erosion of the Wheat Board’s role as private firms gain traction with unit trains.
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Canadian Transport Commssion
CTC
Praine
Emmett Hall Cor
Mazankowski
Canadian Transport Commission
Canadian Wheat Board
Cargill
Wheat Board
Notable Property Purchase and Local Developments in Russell
Historical notes from Russell record H Cochrane purchasing south half section 10 21 27, Barnes gaining control of Queen's Hotel, and Miller thriving at Shellmouth School with 30 beehives. Also mentions L Poulin renovating Grand Central Hotel, Dan Penonzek selling land, school attendance rules, and regional obituaries, retirements, and moves across years.
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H. Cochrane
J.M. Keating
Cochrane
Barnes
Inter- Ocean Cafe
Winnipeg
Queen's Hotel
Miller
Shellmouth
L. Poulin
Grand Central Hotel
Dan Penonzek
S. Karpiuk
Me. W. Needham
Safeway
Russ
Department of Education
Brewery Waste Energy Heats Hospital Idea Sparks Debate
A syndicated columnist receives junk mail about Hamburg and Germany but finds a real headline in a release claiming a brewery will deliver heat and hot water to a hospital as part of its brewing process. The note mentions the brewery uses 10
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Bill Smiley
New York
Hamburg
Mac Donalds
Germany
Basutoland
Winnipeg group expands rural woman abuse support network
Peter Warren reports on the Manitoba Committee on Wife Abuse and MCWA rural coordinator Toni Nelson describing a broad rural network. Portage la Prairie leads with services, drop in centre, shelter plans, and a child therapy centre, while volunteers emphasize confidentiality and a toll free help line 1-800-362-... Women recount brutal cases and urge action, noting that small towns often face harder paths to justice and safety.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Toni Nelson
Manu
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Russell
Killarney
Carman
Steinbach
Selkirk
Minnedosa
Brandon
Mordon
Gimli
Toni
Dorothy
Manitoba Committee On
Portage Ave
Man
Church influence amid settlers and political alignments
A fragmented view traces how early settlers valued church social function over doctrine with churchyards becoming marketplaces for trade and social life. It notes shifting roles among Anglican, United, Catholic, and other denominations amid debates on welfare, social programs, and religious influence in politics.
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Eivorias
United
Tyre
Inns
Prata
Termer
Roman Catolica
Estars
Tomate
Cardus Gazette Nn
Mellor
Saskatchewan
Crch
Melfort
Supreme Court of Canada
Channeling Hot Air From Politics To Hospitals
A satirical piece argues redirecting excess political and public discourse heat into hospitals to reduce energy waste. It links costs of heating and public funding to municipal and provincial hot air, laments ad budgets for beer campaigns, and imagines using waste heat for public needs rather than propaganda. The author playfully references Hamburg and wartime destruction.
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Ottawa
Montreal
Olympic Stadium
Mars
Hamburg
Argyle Communications
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Main Street
Rojiwo
Canada
United States
Chatoner
Clayton G. Chaton
By Terry Pugh
Don Mazankowski
Bripper
Robert James Albright
MacNutt District
Ledingham
Fladionus
Regina
Neil Jones
Indian‘polis
Ind
G.E. Goodmanson
Minsota
Dunn
Silver Beach
Will Corrigan
The
Royal Bank
Dell
Harry Way
Mr. Way
Bank
J.C. Callander
Pelly ‘Trail
Steve Klym
Russell Chamber of Commerce
Jim Adolphe
Jim Turner
Peter Warren
MCWA
Dorothy Hill
Mwla
Fred McGuinnes
Labatt
Molsons
RAF
USAAF
Frankfurt
Phoenix
Hamburg-Schmannburg
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