Auntie Elsie’s Generous Legacy Remembered in Manitoba
A reader recalls Auntie Elsie donating her body to the University of Manitoba to advance medical education. She describes the University’s interment service, a Book of Remembrance, and the ongoing impact of donors. The note also mentions a change in license signing and reflects on personal loss and gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Medicine
Elsie
Brookside Cemetery
U of M
Thad
U of M’s
Gunter's Nonsense in Wheat Board Debate
Letter to the Editor argues that Lorne Gunter misreads democracy for Canadian farmers. It asserts current CWB ownership and funding give farmers real control while private marketing would hand profits to foreign boards and reduce input. The writer claims dual marketing is a pipe dream and predicts either continued single desk monopoly or open market, ending with a dig at Gunter and Harper government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter
Harper
Lorne Gunter
Main Street gets decorative lights and hanging baskets
A reader notes new decorative light posts hanging baskets and flower boxes along Main Street. He compares the scene to English villages and envisions a tea room or fish and chip shop, imagining a Victoria BC vibe in the Prairies.
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Main Street
Main St
Victoria BC
Prairies
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Editorial
Russell
Wheat Board
CWB
Bob Alles
Main Street N
Terrie
Russell Banner Box
Issell
Apus
Washington Post
Brian Michael Jenkins
Rand Corporation
al-Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
Jenkins
United States
Middle East
bin Laden
America
Lebanon
Marine
Beirut
Somalia
Mogadishu
Afghanistan
USA
Petorenand
T bin Laden
Mao
Marighella
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