Beef and Barley Festival marks its twentieth year
The Beef and Barley Festival celebrates twenty years with Joan Eliasson noting the festival's baby was born twenty years ago this Thanksgiving weekend. Art Kinney is named Honorary Director for the birthday. A reception honors past directors, sixty invitations went out for the by invitation affair. The lineup includes local talent and past headliners with Five days of events, including a fifth annual Bull Chip throwing contest to vent tensions and foster friendships.
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Joan Eliasson
Art Kinney
Viola Coulter
Chamber of Commerce
Reform Party Leader Opposes Quebec Referendum Framework
Preston Manning campaigns in British Columbia against the October 26 referendum. He argues no final agreement exists, warns the deal entrenches uncertainty, weakens the economy, and increases regional alienation. Dale Brown, Reform candidate, unavailable for comment. Voters express confusion about Canada’s future and Quebec’s status.
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Joan Eliasson
Preston Manning
Reform Party
British Columbia
Manning
Canada
Quebec
Pierre Trudeau
Naston Quebecers
Trudeau
House of Commons
Dale Brown
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Beef and Barley Bonspiel Cancelled
The Men’s Beef and Barley Bonspiel is cancelled due to insufficient entries. Viola Coulter, secretary of the Beef and Barley Committee, cites a $3700 cash bonspiel and notes farmers are still in the field because of the late harvest, preventing participation.
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Viola Coulter
The
Beef and Barley
Terry Fox Run Draws Youth Pride On City Streets
On a city streets event, young people and young adults walked hopped ran and skated through a Terry Fox run for Cancer. The scene showed vibrant youth living the dream of a brave figure and keeping hope alive in the community.
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Rene
Terry Fox
Russell-Amalgamation Referendum Planned With Elections
Mayor Eliasson says the Russell council may proceed with an amalgamation referendum timed to municipal elections. Arborg Council supports Russell and the nearby RM while considering their own amalgamation. Municipal Affairs notes Russell is the only town taking concrete steps toward joining the RM.
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Svent Eliasson
Jim Langford
Russel
Counil
R.M
Arborg
Russell
Reg Perry
Carman area chosen for $1 million research station
The University of Manitoba Plant Sciences Department will operate a new agriculture research station in Carman costing about $1 million. The facility, west of town on PTH 245, replaces the Portage la Prairie operation and will perform similar duties.
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Carman
Carman Valley
Carnan
University of Manitoba
Plant Sciences
Jant Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Ing
Portage la Prairie
Stobbe
Portage
Canola Market in Trouble Amid Seed Shortage
CanAmera Foods brace for seed scarcity as deliveries fall sharply and layoffs threaten. Seed imports from Europe began to ease the shortage, while confidence in grain quality varies by region. Weather and germination concerns complicate farmers' yields.
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