Dauphin-Swan River riding president urges clear decision
Inky Mark faces pressure from Dauphin-Swan River Association president Doug McPhee to rejoin the Canadian Alliance caucus or resign as an Alliance MP. McPhee says grassroots oppose the DRC option and urge adherence to a party direction before the fall session. Mark dismisses the letter as McPhee’s personal view amid a council vote looming on dissidents’ memberships.
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Doug McPhee
Inky Mark
Dauphin- Swan River
Canadian Alliance
Alliance
Ruralne
McPhee
Mark
Democratic Representative Caucus
DRC
Tories
Inky
Dauchin
Alli
House of Commons
Calgary
Brandon Sun
Day
Joan Tonaski- Welsh
Alliance National Council
McPhesai
Manitoba Sets 2 Percent Rent Increase Guideline
Affairs Minister Scott Smith announced a 2002 rent increase guideline of two percent effective January 1 2002. Rents may only rise once a year with three months notice, exempting new housing under 15 years old and several special categories. The guideline covers apartments rooms houses and duplexes with specific exemptions for high rent units and subsidized or rehabilitated housing.
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Ernerslof Ang Lot
Scott Smith
Manitoba
MTS Rural Rate Hikes Draw Opposing Views
Manitoba Telecom Services plans gradual monthly rate increases, potentially adding six dollars over time to rural service for residents paying around twenty to twenty three dollars monthly. Critics say the move harms affordability and profits off a monopoly, while supporters argue it spurs competition and future market entry. A public hearing is set for October with a decision due in spring.
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Manitoba
Terrie Welwood
MTS
Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission
CRTC
Manitoba Telecom Services
Bonnie Staple
Gon
Cheryl Grossi
Ottawa
Grampa's rusty rock turns up as meteorite find
A rusty iron meteorite found on a Manitoba prairie lay on a Calgary contractor’s windowsill for decades before gaining national attention. Gerald Pittman, the finder, and geologists from universities note the 192 gram stone may hail from a fallen asteroid core. The rock is undergoing analysis at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
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Herbert Wiliam Cutforth
Cutforth
Gerald Pittman
Grampa
Pittman
Calgary
Regina
Western Ontario
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Lockwood
National Post
Grampa Cutforth
Alan Hildebrand
University of Calgary
Thunder Bay
Lakehead University
CA funds held back from ridings amid belt tightening
Canadian Alliance conducts unprecedented suspension of 20 percent of riding association payments to preserve cash. Mike Burns says prudent cost cutting follows a record 19 million fundraising year and forecast debt of three million by year end. Dauphin Swan River president Doug McPhee defends plan noting no immediate shortfall.
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Canadian Alliance
Mike Burns
Canadian Alliance Fund
Dauphin Swan River
National Party
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