SALT approach urged to liberalize trade by UGG directors
United Grain Growers told Saskatchewan special trade commission in Regina that SALT should pursue a scheduled reduction of agricultural barriers and a flexible remaining protection form. The plan, agreed at GATT, envisions calculating each country's protection level as a first step. Con't. on Page 11.
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Canada
Board of Directors
United Grain Growers
Saskatchewan
Special Trade Commission
Regina
UGG
Commission
Thunder Bay grain strike prompts call for back to work action
Thunder Bay grain strike shuts terminals as PC Agriculture Critic Glen Findlay urges back to work legislation. Union and companies lock out 700 grain handlers amid wage and job terms disputes, while Wheat Board and federal government weigh intervention options as shipments back up and farmers face growing costs.
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Glen Findlay
Virden
Mulroney
Wheat Board
Charlie Mayer
Thunder Bay
Findlay
Saskatchewan Pool
United Grain Growers Limited
Roy Cusitar
Custar
Brotherhood of
Vancouver
British Columbian
Cusitar
Prairies
Canadian Wheat Board
Pat Keena
St. Lawrence
Pelly Trail enrolment up across seven schools
With the new school year, silence in parks and playgrounds marks the start as seven Pelly Trail schools opened on August 28 with 1,231 students enrolled. Major Pratt School has 606 pupils, Rossburn Collegiate 109 starting, Rossburn Elementary 200, Binscarth 181, and other details show staffing and junior staff changes. Candace Kamer teaches Elphinstone Grade 3 to 5, Gaye Morris halves in Inglis kindergarten, Irene Kolebka guides Major Pratt Grade 1.
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Pelly Trail
Pratt School
Rossburn Collegiate
Rossburn Elementary
Binscarth
Pelly
Candace Kamer
Elphinstone
Gaye Morris
Haltime
Inglis
Irene Kolebka
Pratt
Consumer of the Year nominations called in Manitoba
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Al Madling invites nominations for Manitoba's first annual Consumer of the Year award. A cross agency selection committee will review entries to honor a Manitoban who has aided others in becoming knowledgeable resourceful consumers during Consumer Week. The winner will be announced October 22.
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Consumer and Corporate Affairs
al Madling
Manitoba
Mackling
Above average harvest seen in Russell area
Russell agriculture representative Otto Penner reports harvesting underway with about half of acreage cut swathed and 15 to 20 percent combined. Canada aims for a record 52.5 million tonnes, while Manitoba forecasts 85 million, yet crop quality and prices face pressure from leaf diseases and market conditions. Local farmers remain cautiously optimistic about income and continuation of farming into spring.
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Russell
Otto Penner
Statistics Canada
Manitoba
Agriculture Department
Russells Manitoba Pool
Ricky Hamilton
Penner
United States
European Econome Community
Runway safety prompts air ambulance reroute to Russell
A Roblin air ambulance diverted to Russell Airport for a patient from Roblin after the unpaved Roblin runway could not support the heavy Cessna Citation II. Chief pilot John Zeemel noted the risk of sinking on the unpaved surface while the patient, a boy with a severe infection, was transported by road to Russell and then flown to Winnipeg.
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Russell
Roblin
John Zeemer
Verjinder Ubhi
Zeemel
Air Ambulance
Abhi
Winnipeg
Children’s Hospital
Staf
Ubhi
Bbi
Air Ambulanc
Leaf Rapids
Medica
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Canadian National
VIA ‘Rail Canada
Grand Trunk Corporation
Ube
Prince Rupert
Keystone Agricultural Producers
Bob Douglas
Douglas
Lon
Manitoba Department of Education
Consumer of Year
The
Bob Cook
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