Manitoba Manufacturing Boom Boosts Jobs and Exports
Manitoba sees a strong manufacturing surge with exports to the United States up 26.8 percent in the first half of 1995, totaling $2 billion and bolstering employment to about 71,000. McCain Foods plans a $56 million Portage la Prairie expansion adding 150 full-time posts, with $15 million for wastewater upgrades shared by all three levels of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistics Canada
United States
Manitoba
U.S
Industry and Trade
Jim Downey
Downey
Filmon
Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Downey
NDP
Liberals
NAFTA
Sterling Lyon
McCain's Foods
Portage la Prairie
McCain
McCain's
Hollywood star Costner backs Manitoba aboriginal gambling bid
A Manitoba Aboriginal leadership group links self governance to gambling rights and cites Kevin Costner’s South Dakota saga as a cautionary example. They claim Costner’s film portrayal harmed Lakota trust while he pursues a large 680-acre casino project, fueling debate over white man promises and treaty history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAS
Costner
South Dakota
North
Dunbar
Black Hills
U.S. Supreme Court
Sidney Keith
Rapid City
S.D
Ron Niess
Inter-Tribal
Kevin Costner
Dakota Plains
U.S. Congress
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ibe
Editorial
JP PoodLes
Russell Banner
P.O. Box
Russell
Main Street
Chaloner Publishers
Clayton G. Chaloner
Po .m
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Peter Warren
Hollywood