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Newspaper
Springfield Leader
Location
Springfield, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1970
Page
3
The Springfield Leader and publisher details list Bob McKay as editor and Jo Hillier as managing editor. It notes distribution areas in Manitoba and rates for subscriptions and advertising. It identifies registration and association memberships for the paper.
Editorial notes a decade since the Lac du Bonnet medical gap emerged and urges a regional survey. It discusses council efforts to recruit doctors, the need to involve area parties, and possible cross‑Manitoba cooperation. It suggests Lac du Bonnet as the logical site for a new district hospital serving North Eastern Manitoba.
In a Manitoba legislative session clash, a no confidence amendment led by Walter Weir was rejected 28 to 21, dampening opposition efforts to topple the NDP government. Premier Schreyer appears secure with sufficient support to steer the ship through the session.
Ottawa reports depict Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau confronting a fractious cabinet, with Communications Minister Eric Kierans under fire over the Montreal postal strike. Tensions widen as Mackasey and Marchand challenge Kierans, a royal commission to probe the Montreal mail issue is proposed, and a growing expectation Kierans will depart.
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