Prairie weather quirks fuel arcade clash across towns
The article recounts odd weather notes from June and July, then shifts to a heated debate over video arcades in Prairie towns. It cites Moosomin, Bonnyville, Stonewall, North Battleford, Killarney, and Innisfail, detailing council actions, community concerns, and vandalism linked to gaming venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosomin Council
Pacman
Stonewall Argus
North Battleford
Killarney
Innisfail
Moosomin
Shoal Lake
Vulcan
RCMP
Cafman Valley
Rural lady beats the rap in parking ticket case
Sheila Snider of Lockport challenged a Winnipeg area parking ticket after a Honda was cited in her absence. She faced long distance bills and provincial payback delays, but with public support and the attorney general’s involvement she secured a response and raised a question about system fairness for rural residents.
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Sheila Snider
Lockport
Win
Honda
Mr. Snider
Winnpeg
Winnipeg
Bill Norrie
Grain and farming notes from early 20th century records
The fragment references farm work with a truck drawing grain to an elevator, wheat yields of 36 bushels per acre, typical yields around 20 to 30, a milk plant at Smellie Bros. & Co., and a 1982 Gallup poll noting 88 percent Canadians favor a federal election before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Vunn
Smellie Bros. & Co
Gallup
Trudeau
Deer season return sparks hunt concerns and questions
A letter criticizes the three year deer season closure in our province and its 1979 reopening. It argues poaching pressures, limited convictions under current laws, and conflicts over native private property rights and park hunting based on historic treaties. It contends conservation officers face enforcement gaps, including night shooting, and calls for accountability.
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CJOB
Peter Warren
Canada
Poschers
Itis
Jim
Night hunting controversy over native rights and wildlife rules
A letter to the editor argues that conservation problems stem from government ministers and not native rights, urging tougher laws to curb night poaching and protect public safety. It cites 1981 statistics of 31,588 total big game taken with 12.8 percent poached and calls for citizen action to pressure MLAs and MPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minister of Indian Affairs
John ‘Munro
al Mackling
RCMP
Wally McKenzie - Roblin
Russell
Game & Fish Associations
Manitoba
Thompson Jim Thompson
Representation by population in Silver Creek trustees
Donalda Dunn argues in a September Banner letter that Silver Creek council should elect a new trustee in the Russell area to replace Ward 10 and achieve equal representation. She notes a long-serving trustee sits on the board while Ward 10 is dissolved and calls for democratic equity through a new trustee election.
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Silver Creek
Russell
Donalda Dunn
Letter to the editor on rights act and parliamentary voting
John Nat Pawley comments on how the human rights act is thwarted in voting by MPs who avoid the chamber until votes finish. He questions the system and suggests the act is weakened in the room where born. Sterling Lyon is praised as a passionate and effective advocate for his beliefs.
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Bill Smiley
Sterling Lyon
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Fred McGuinness
Doc — Lalonde
Russell Banner
Malcolm and Cameron College
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Lelfer
John Nat
Pawley
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