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Radio planned

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Micmac communities of this island could soon be linked via radio and television stations.

Barry Bernard, an EsKasoni resident, wants broadcast news and entertainment in Micmac to Nova Scotia's seven reserves. He's heading a study to see if the proposal is economically feasible.

The station could help preserve the language and enhance his people's culture, said Bernard.

Radio planned

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Micmac communities of this island could soon be linked via radio and television stations.

Barry Bernard, an EsKasoni resident, wants broadcast news and entertainment in Micmac to Nova Scotia's seven reserves. He's heading a study to see if the proposal is economically feasible.

The station could help preserve the language and enhance his people's culture, said Bernard.

Radio planned

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Micmac communities of this island could soon be linked via radio and television stations.

Barry Bernard, an EsKasoni resident, wants broadcast news and entertainment in Micmac to Nova Scotia's seven reserves. He's heading a study to see if the proposal is economically feasible.

The station could help preserve the language and enhance his people's culture, said Bernard.

Out-of-province gamblers sought

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An Ontario band wants Manitobans to cash in their chips at the Rat Portage casino.

The facility will attract people from both sides of the provincial border, says Chief George Kakeway. Motorists going east or west travel through Kenora, approximately a two-hour drive from Winnipeg, he said.

The huge American consortium, Gaming International Unlimited, is backing the band to the tune of $1.5 million to build a giant resort and casino complex in 1994.

Out-of-province gamblers sought

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An Ontario band wants Manitobans to cash in their chips at the Rat Portage casino.

The facility will attract people from both sides of the provincial border, says Chief George Kakeway. Motorists going east or west travel through Kenora, approximately a two-hour drive from Winnipeg, he said.

The huge American consortium, Gaming International Unlimited, is backing the band to the tune of $1.5 million to build a giant resort and casino complex in 1994.

Out-of-province gamblers sought

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An Ontario band wants Manitobans to cash in their chips at the Rat Portage casino.

The facility will attract people from both sides of the provincial border, says Chief George Kakeway. Motorists going east or west travel through Kenora, approximately a two-hour drive from Winnipeg, he said.

The huge American consortium, Gaming International Unlimited, is backing the band to the tune of $1.5 million to build a giant resort and casino complex in 1994.

Out-of-province gamblers sought

Page R2

An Ontario band wants Manitobans to cash in their chips at the Rat Portage casino.

The facility will attract people from both sides of the provincial border, says Chief George Kakeway. Motorists going east or west travel through Kenora, approximately a two-hour drive from Winnipeg, he said.

The huge American consortium, Gaming International Unlimited, is backing the band to the tune of $1.5 million to build a giant resort and casino complex in 1994.

Mill to reopen

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The re-opening of a mill in Chatham could be the beginning of a new investment plan for the Miamichi region, says the chairman of the Micmac-Maliseet Development Corporation.

Chief Roger Augustine, of the Eel Ground Indian Band, announced the company's intention of buying 34 per cent of a new $60 million oriented strand board plant to be built at former Norboard plant in Chatham.

Mill to reopen

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The re-opening of a mill in Chatham could be the beginning of a new investment plan for the Miamichi region, says the chairman of the Micmac-Maliseet Development Corporation.

Chief Roger Augustine, of the Eel Ground Indian Band, announced the company's intention of buying 34 per cent of a new $60 million oriented strand board plant to be built at former Norboard plant in Chatham.

Mill to reopen

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The re-opening of a mill in Chatham could be the beginning of a new investment plan for the Miamichi region, says the chairman of the Micmac-Maliseet Development Corporation.

Chief Roger Augustine, of the Eel Ground Indian Band, announced the company's intention of buying 34 per cent of a new $60 million oriented strand board plant to be built at former Norboard plant in Chatham.