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How does your garden grow, Hans Hansen? The city greenhouse
gardener spruces up the place for the public tour this Saturday.                                   Altha
See more interesting facts about where your tax dollars go ... page                          4.    poles
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YmirP.O.Closes;Who'sNext?
by Suzy Hamilton                                 cutbacks - when Canada Post closed the
     ROBSON             Canada    Post's   an-   Robson post office last year.
nouncement to close Ymir Post office in 90             "I am upset the government is using
 days has outraged the B.C. director of          tactics that prevent the public from know-
Rural Dignity. Robson resident Sandra            ing what's going on."
 Groepler says Canada Post plans to close             But Canada's      Post media manager
 dozens of post offices in B.C. by June but is   Doug McClelland says Canada Post doesn't
withholding the information.                     announce the conversions to private outlets
     "The government knows the Achilles          because it has chosen not to come up with a      Moon
heel of this covert operation
awareness," says Groepler.
                                     is public
                                 Groepler,47,
                                                 plan. "We know who fits into the criterion,
                                                 such as who is retiring, or whose lease is up.
                                                                                                  magic
joined the national grassroots organization
 - formed to speak up for rural concerns
                                                 Today we're not ( converting) but tomorrow
                                                 who knows?"
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such as VIA rail, CBC and Canada Post                               RURAL Cont'd on Page 3