Attracting Customers Through Collections Tips
CFIB advised small business owners on handling overdue accounts with a friendly but firm approach. Create contracts and purchase orders, set a fixed overdue schedule, and document every invoice. Consider electronic billing, involve staff for insights, and pursue small claims court or a collection agency as a last resort.
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Small Claims Court
Step up council faces aging volunteer leadership era
A page two photo shows council members serving at the annual volunteer barbeque, celebrating volunteers mostly over sixty. The writer laments aging leadership, notes dwindling youth involvement, and calls for younger residents to join committees like Beef and Barley, RAP, and swimming pool, praising Georgette Bowley and Theresa Shaw for stepping up and leading youth as Dale Brown retires.
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Council
Georgette Bowley
Theresa Shaw
Dale Brown
Terry Fox
Single desk sale essential for Canadian grain stability
A letter to the Editor argues the single desk sale remains essential for orderly marketing in Western Canada. It notes past groups like Grain Growers Association and Crow's Nest Pass Freight Rate have disappeared, while inland terminals rise. praises the Canadian Wheat Board and Grain Commission for grade standards, base prices, and producer protection, urging continued Wheat Board support.
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Canada
Grain Growers Association
Prairie Producers Pool
Crow’s Nest Pass
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Grain Commission
Government of Canada
Wheat Board
September Starts a Fresh Start to Volunteer Life
September invites a new start with school events and community volunteering. Alberta to Northwest Territories report voluntary sector revenues of 22.5 billion yearly and 4.5 million volunteers with 750 hours each, supporting arts culture and sports in rural communities.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Aso
Letters to the editor policy notice for publication
The page explains that all letters must be signed and will display the author’s name when published. It requests a phone number for our benefit to contact the writer if questions arise. Letters are subject to editorial screening by style, content and length.
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Pee Orr
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