Where Do We Go From Here The Black Box
Doug Steinhauer analyzes the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly and its invisibility in prairie economics. He cites Berenson and Cooper and recalls 1952 remarks by C D Howe on marketing western grain. The piece argues for increased information flow to reduce secrecy and boost accountability.
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David Berenson
Barry Cooper
University of Calgary
Canadian Wheat Board
CWB
Government Board
Berenson
Cooper
Dealers Association
Toronto
C.D. Howe
Prairies
Howe
Toronto Stock Exchange
Doug Steinhauer
Prairie Centre/Centre for
Prairie Agriculture
Prairie Centre
Centre of
New owners for Bay line and Churchill port deal
OmniTRAX selected to own Hudson Bay rail line to Churchill and port facilities with federal and provincial funding totaling about 69 million. The arrangement includes CN selling the line and receiving 16 million from the federal government while Manitoba contributes 6 million for port dredging and the federal 28 million upgrades. The deal hinges on future business attracted to the port and current rail use shifts. Financial and political complexity mark a changing outlook for Churchill.
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Hudson Bay Railroad
Province of
Manitoba
Omnitrax
Denver
Colorado
Churchill
Feds
Omni Trax
Winnipeg Free Press
Dwight Johnson
Onmitrax
Transport Canada
Agriculture Canada
Letter to the Editor about a neighbor moving away
A reader writes of shock and strain as a long time friend and neighbor moves out to the city. The note reflects on trust, shared history, and concern over their friendship enduring the separation.
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Jauns
Boissevain editor questions June school use and ties to innovation
Boissevain editor calls June schooling a waste and proposes extending days with longer breaks. La Nouvelle from Beaumont notes Yura Arizona experiment cutting summer vacation and lengthening Christmas and Easter breaks. Homestead Coulee near Hanna pilots computer driven Learn Net lessons with Monitor teachers. Mark Crawford cites full curriculum possible for small schools. StatsCan link income to education shows one fourth of high school dropouts are unemployed and earnings split between part time and university grads.
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la Nouvelle
Beaumont
Yura
Arizona
Homestead Coulee
Hanna
Mark Crawford
Hudson Bay Post-Review
Post-Review
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Riding Mountain National Park
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