Canada’s war decision echoed in Ottawa and Ontario liquor concerns
The Manitoba era editorial notes Ottawa's wartime session decisions with broad support for reinforcing Canadian fronts. It criticizes public bickering while highlighting Ontario Attorney General Leslie Blackwell’s claim that by 1944 liquor permits will triple and half a million holders may be violators, signaling enforcement challenges and potential social issues.
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Canada
Ottawa
House of Commons
People's Representatives
Leslie Blackwell
Ontario
Torongcll
Womer
Blackwell
Ethopia
Paris
Rome
Berlin
Europe
Moscow
Washington
European Council
London
Acton election rules scrutiny urged over candidate qualifications
A civic notice urges Acton ratepayers to study Municipal Act requirements for voters and candidates. It cites Frederick Davison’s shop tenancy as misaligned with dwelling-based assessment rules and warns of potential legal questions if a candidate lacks proper qualifications. The piece links governance to prudent electoral practice and notes broader wartime dateline reflections.
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Frederick Davison
Main Street
Davison
Acton
Council
Editorial notes on municipal affairs and school funding
The Barrie Examiner notes upcoming municipal reforms to straighten out affairs before Christmas. It mentions Amelia Walke and Thanksgiving celebrations, and lists shifts in opinion about Gen McNaughton and Col Ralston. It reports 1945 school boards will receive half funding from local taxes and half from the provincial government, with details next month. It also introduces the Blue Book on 77 advertising campaigns and advertisers reasons for using newspapers.
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Bureau of Advertising
Barrie Examiner
Potatoes Prices Shift as Wartime Board Sets Eastern Base
Wartime Prices and Trade Board announces new ceiling levels for potatoes in Canada effective November 16, 1944. Eastern Canada bases move from Montreal to Grand Falls New Brunswick reflecting freight costs. storage cost increases apply in stages through January 1, 1945. Manitoba and Saskatchewan ceilings rise 5 to 10 cents per hundredweight by variety. The policy aims to spur market delivery in January and February 1945.
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Canada
Prices and Trade Board
Zone 1
Montreal
Charlottetown
Pel
Grand Falls
N.B
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Controversial Chicks Feeder Dig Draws Ruling
Montreal officers said the device found on Wilfrid Brochu’s property was a liquor still while he claimed it was a chick feeding and watering invention. Mr Justice Lazarg said he could not decide immediately and took the matter under advisement.
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RCMP
Wilfrid Brochu
Pont Viad
Justice Lazarg
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