Ontario Wheat Board ends monopoly and exports direct
Ontario Farmers applaud the OWB shift from monopoly to buyer and seller of Ontario wheat, allowing direct market sales to the United States. The move signals increased investment, rising production, and new milling ventures while prompting western CWB elections to consider similar vision for reform. Ken Dillon of the Prairie Centre Policy Institute attends the event and notes the historic change.
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Canadian Wheat Board
United States
Ontario
the Ontario Wheat Board
OWB
Prairie Centre Policy Institute
Ken Dillon
Andrew McMechan
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Andy
Ontario Wheat Board
West
Ken Dien
The
Prairie Centre
Town pride and health care show through in Russell
A local writer extols Russell's amenities from shopping to walleye fishing, then highlights exceptional walk in clinic service. The piece praises five doctors, Telehealth hospital services, and a forthcoming dialysis unit while stressing the fragile funding climate for rural health care and the pending review of the walk in clinic by Assiniboine RHA.
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Kerry Robinson
Drs
Rosnoski
Witzke
Manitoba
Russell
Assinboine Rha
Bouquet of roses for Memory Garden
A letter to the editor from Winnipeg thanks Memory Garden in Fox Warren MB for a recent visit and lauds a local community project. The writer credits D Dunn and others for turning a shared idea into a successful local tribute space.
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Foxwarren
D. Dunn
Winnipeg
Robinson Peace Riv
History in Our Backyard Highlights Local Heritage Efforts
The Lloydminster Meridian Booster chronicles revival of Shiloh church and a commemorative memorial. African American pioneers and neighbors unite to restore history, identifying 39 of 48 cemetery burials. Fort Walsh and regional sites gain historic status as Battleford area links join international trails. Restoration costs loom at $70,000 with 2005 goals.
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Stephen Leacock
Manitoba
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Confederation
Lloydminster Meridian
Shiloh
Schwartz
Altona
Angela Hewitt
Japan
Hong Kong
France
Yugoslavia
Switzerland
NWMP
Fort Walsh
Maple Creek
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Stratford
Shakespeare
Russell Banner
Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park
Noves
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