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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1981
Page
2
The author argues provincial sales tax exemptions are too low creating hardship for small firms. He notes Ontario exempts under 49 cents, causing double transactions and separate bills for two chocolate bars. He urges raising ceilings by about one dollar to curb nuisance and rising costs.
Articles from Wetaskiwin to Bow Island report car chases, stolen equipment, and a rising concern for RCMP presence. Notes include Sunday shopping debates in Innisfail, a farm move denied over 26 dwelling defects, fuel thefts, and a one man police force in Oxbow with RCMP back-up.
The text discusses spousal support under Manitoba's Family Maintenance Act and the historic notion that a wife may pledge her husband's credit for necessities. It notes that the law has long allowed such action unless the husband forbids it and communicated that restriction.
Peter Warren reflects on the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act and Manitoba's Debt Adjustment Act passed in April 1951. He cites Bill Burgess of Minnedosa, former Official Receiver, who says the laws kept farmers on land by delaying principal, while warning of past farmer losses and urging banks to be lenient. He quotes federal law capping farm mortgage interest at five percent after three months, asking what such legislation would do today and inviting reader opinions.
A traveler named Dr Garry, a deaf but lip reading pioneer for the Baha i faith, stayed with Argyle Communications Inc. and Hugh in North America then Paraguay. The man, brilliant yet troubled, entertained local children with dances in Indian, Chinese, and clown outfits before returning to South America to continue his mission.
Natural Resources Minister Harry Enns announced the release of four young peregrine falcons into Winnipeg skies this summer. Winnipeg joins Edmonton Toronto Montreal and Hull in adding 40 captive bred falcons to the wild population in 1981 as part of a broader effort since 1995. The eight six week olds were released August 12 1981 after leaving rearing pens.
A frame building opposite the Wright block burned Friday morning, unused at the time, once among Russell’s first structures and long used as a hotel in the town’s early days. The incident followed a snowy Saturday that framed a wintry scene for threshers.
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