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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1987
Page
4
A Winnipeg front page notes an $83,000 provincial plan to outlaw smoking in about 380 government buildings and subsidize quit programs for civil servants. The letter questions self initiative and hints the majority of taxpayers who do not smoke should not bear the cost.
The article notes the June 1986 formation of Friends of Spruce Woods to promote educational and interpretive programs at Spruce Woods Provincial Heritage Park. It details an operating agreement with the Department of Natural Resources, Start-Up Funding, and a $45,000 future grant, amid local disputes over town representation and project goals.
Highways and Transportation Minister John Plohman introduced amendments aimed at clearer legal obligations and better program delivery under the Highway Traffic Act. Key items include a move to single licence plates, cost savings of 210000, clarifications on medical suspensions, and allowing red and blue lights for law enforcement vehicles with other emergency vehicles remaining as is.
The amendments introduce red lights to distinguish emergency from law enforcement vehicles and allow peace officers to stop vehicles to verify licences and registrations. They tighten penalties for repeated Criminal Code driving offences with a five year suspension and permit municipalities to issue residential parking permits. Authorities may suspend registrations for trucks over 4500 kilograms and require regular vehicle inspections. Livestock producers may jointly transport animals for fairs and exhibitions.
The piece recalls June registration for swimming lessons at Kiwanis Beach then Salamander Swamp with memories of drills including mouth to mouth resuscitation and safety talks. It notes shifts from Kiwanis to Spruce Woods Park, fading interest at adolescence, and praise for learning basic strokes and lifelong recreation despite fear and jokes.
A letter from the 1941 42 Winnipeg Normal School class seeks to reunite former classmates at a Winnipeg event on August 21 and 22 1987 inviting all alumni to attend. Contacts Cecil Muldrew 132 Bartlet Avenue Winnipeg R3L071 phone 452 6047.
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