Western Canada fights Japanese car imports urge
A reader argues Ottawa and GM policies cut Japanese vehicle inflow hurt farmers and rural towns. He cites Statistics Canada figures on CAJADR dealers employing over 12,200 Canadians, Canadian investment around 60 million, and Japan as a key trading partner. He warns import quotas harm Western Canadian exports of timber coal grains and oilseed.
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G.M
Ottawa
Canada
Tokyo
United States
Bolas-Bolas
Japan
West Germany
Ed Lumley
Vancouver
Lessons in leadership by W. Roger Worth
The piece contrasts U S and Canadian political responses to recession. It notes Reagan’s public outreach and policy drive versus Trudeau’s quiet Western Canada tour and Ottawa wage restraint push. It argues Canada needs broader policy changes to curb joblessness and inflation, despite 1.5 million unemployed and rising bankruptcies. CFIB Feature Service.
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W. Roger Worth
U.S
Ottawa
Delta Marsh Receives National Wetland Designation
Natural Resources Minister Al Mackling and Environment Minister John Roberts announce Delta Marsh as one of 14 Canadian wetlands protected under the Kansar Convention and approved by the IUCN. The designation highlights Delta Marshs role as a major waterfowl staging area and site of two research facilities, benefiting hunters, trappers, farmers, naturalists, and fishermen.
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Natural Resources
al Mackling
Environment
John Roberts
Manitoba
Delta Marsh
IUCN
Mary's Point
New Brunswick
Long Point
Ontario
Last Mountain Lake
Saskatchewan
Hay-Zama Lakes
Alberta
Asaksen National Wildlife Area
British Columbia
Old Crow: Flats
Yukon
Polar Bear Pass
Northwest Territories
Queen Maud Gulf
Rasmussen Lowlands
Great Plain of Teh Koukdjauk
McConnell River
Wood Buffalo National Park
Peace‘Athabasca Delta
Lake Manitoba
Great Plains
Mackling
Delta Waterfowl Research Station
University of Manitoba
Russell area notes span teaching moves to grain buyers
Voters list for Russell municipality lists 269 names, up from 248 in 1901. C W Thom appointed secretary treasurer of Russell Farmers Elevator Co while McCormick to oversee grain sales. Town of Neepawa adds eight miles of granolithic sidewalk funded by frontage taxes over twenty years. September 1902 to 1952 era items include school reopenings, golf tournament medals, and local curiosities.
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Russell
C.W. Thom
Russell Farmers Elevator Co
McCormick
Northern At
D.C. McDonald
Farmers
J. Newell
Lake of the Woods
J.harrison
Northern
P.H. Nelson
Imperial
J.S. Warrington
Western Canada Flour Mills
Neepawa
Health warnings and self care dominate Canova Courier note
A column highlights health hazards from chemicals and pesticides, urges personal health programs, and critiques public spray practices. It cites cases of strokes linked to birth control, mosquito spraying in Calgary, and calls for hazardous waste disposal. It also surveys diet programs, smoking risks, and new health books.
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Calgary
Hudson Bay Post-Review
Canova Courier
Gary Lewchuk
Prairie
Manitoba
Warner Books
Harvard Medical School
Summer is for the children a grandfather writes
Bill Smiley recalls a summer spent with two grandsons eight and six learning to dive and swim while serving as a makeshift diving board and coach. He notes the kids’ appetites, mischief, and the playful chaos of weekend visits, ending with the ache of their departure and a hint at teaching physical education.
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Bill Smiley
Fone
Gabby
Isrezarious
Tre
Nik
Balind
Gran
Grandad
Nikov
Bergen
Argyle Communications Inc
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Statistics Canada
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Canadian Association of Japanese Automobile Dealers
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Ronald Reagan
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Jill
Pierre Trudeau
Liberal Party
Keith Davey
Julie
CFIB
D. Coulter
St. James
Jessie Tod
Gladstone
Ina Tod
Yorkton
Winnipeg
Mitchell McIntyre
Bob ‘Amos
Wesley College
Jack Hughes
St. Paul's College
Bell’s
Bruce Shaw
Shevlin
Ellen
Lee
Eptember
Bobby Henderson
Alfred Henderson
Emily Saynn
Douglas’ Hiller
Darlene Hiller
Donna Merle Omen
Darlene Chantigney
Paul Olynick
Diane Kinney
Sharon Glasman
Ricky Glasman
Glen Storey
Shirley Demontigny
Sharon Russell
Sharon Sparrow
Ronnie Clement
Betty Stevens
Orothy
Jean Silver
Brian Pettitt
Mario Cross
Carol Hart
Lauren Jones
Mildred Cowling
Kenneth Robinson
Ricky Wishart
Bobby Ganntiuk
Jim Burgess
Russell Golf and Countrylub
Don Sanderson
Frank Schentag
Roy
Kennedy
Valerie Davidson
Roblin
Roy Perrin
St. Regis
Fred ‘McGuinness
Cobalt
Cancer Clinic
Bow Island
AADAC
Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Research Commission
Tisdale Recorder
Balin
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