RCMP Canoe Training Taught To Save As Well As Get
RCMP constables receive a three hour canoe handling course as part of a 35 hour training program at the Hump Barracks. The instruction covers capsized scenarios, self rescue and rescuing others, with emphasis on keeping rifle boots and axe secure. The canoe course, added 12 years ago, aids flood patrols and northern lake and river operations across Canada.
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RCMP
Hump
Constak RR Canning
Canning
Canada
Farmers Lead Accident Groups in Saskatchewan
The Highway Traffic Board reports farmers as the largest single occupational group involved in motor vehicle accidents in 1954 with 3,350 incidents and 23 fatalities. Other groups show lower totals: tradesmen 1,554. truck drivers and tractor operators 1,437. laborers 1,068. travellers and salesmen 639. Overall province total 13,620 accidents with fatalities spread across groups.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Highway Traffic Board
Watering the lawn with a 22 inch one wheel helper
A short item describes a 22 inch tall watering device named Jocko that rides on a single wheel to tend lawns. The piece notes the pattern 425 to be traced from wood and painted red blue and black. Order details include 35 cents per pattern and $1.50 for the Gardener's Helpers Packet postpaid.
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Jocko
Gardener's Helpers
Garden helper wheeled cart pattern for seed tool tote
A DIY garden trolley pattern combines a knetling sled and a wheeled handle to carry seeds bulbs trowels and related items. The 35c pattern shows step by step assembly with pictures and a packet of five standard size nets sold for $1.50 postpaid. order Dept P P L Home Workshop Pattern Service 4483 West Fifth Avenue Vancouver B C. The downy woodpecker note follows.
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P.P.L
Home Workshop
West Fifth Avenue
Vancouver
B.C
Saskatchewan Jubilee Pageant Kits Sent to Communities
Saskatchewan Golden Jubilee Committee reports many communities plan Jubilee pageants this summer for Saskatchewan The Fiftieth Year a dramatic script with local history elements Kits sent to Nokomis Rosetown Wadena Humboldt Watson Kerrobert Mankota Saskatoon Assiniboia Prince Albert Grenfell Moose Jaw Beechy Tisdale Wartime Maymont Melfort. Neil Harris handles pageant portfolio applications.
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Saskatchewan
Nokomis
Rosetown
Wadena
Humpoldt
Watson
Kerrobert
Mankota
Teachers’ College
Saskatoon
Assiniboia
Prince Albert
Grenfeil
Moose Jaw
Beechy
Talmage
Unity
Wood Mountain
Churchbridge
Tis
Popular Museum Regina Sees Growing Public Interest
J L Kelps chair man of the Western Development Museum board notes rising public interest in the project. Over 50 000 people viewed displays in Saskatoon Yorkton and North Battleford тай
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Regina
J. L. Kelps
Western Development Museum Board
Saskatoon
Yorkton
North Battleford
Warble Fly Control Boosted Across Alberta Districts
Effective campaigns have left many herds free from warbles and show the value of ongoing community control. Warble fly powder with rotenone or derris is cheap and sold locally. Small herds can be treated by rubbing in a wash, while large herds benefit from spraying at 61 psi. The Agricultural Service Board offers aid to communities organizing campaigns.
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Alberta
Local Agricultural Service Board
More men than women but girls near parity in 1953
The Bureau of Statistics reports 1953 shows more males than females in the 15 and over population, with married persons rising nationwide and across all provinces. Males 15 plus total 5 128 700 and females 5 032 400, widowed and divorced figures rise, while single males fall slightly.
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Bureau of Statistics
Aged-Andover
Bureau
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Tuxford Pageant Draws Big Crowd for Jubilee Carnival
Over 800 people packed Memorial rink in Tuxford for the Jubilee Carnival staged by nine area schools. The event signals strong provincial interest in this year’s Jubilee, with Tuxford’s Pageant of Progress proposed as a model for other communities. Regina Jubilee office provides the narrative and music.
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Tuxford
Jubilee
Regina
Quadruplet Lambs Born at British Columbia Farm
A ewe on Bob Banford’s farm in Chilliwack, British Columbia gave birth to four lambs. Farmers say the birth is a farm miracle and a rare event.
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Chilliwack
B.C
Bob Banford
Saskatchewan Jubilee Draws American Interest
A former Saskatchewan resident now in Oklahoma City says Saskatchewan's Golden Jubilee has attracted broad American attention. Miss Mulder has spoken on Saskatchewan and Canada to clubs and organizations and distributed pamphlets in American school libraries seeking more material. She is surprised by the interest. Also notes Douglas firs on the Pacific Coast reaching 300 feet.
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Saskatchewan
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Miss Mulder
Canada
Field Dock weed spreads rapidly across Saskatchewan crops
Field Dock, a introduced perennial weed differing from the Common Western Dock, is advancing from roadside ditches into croplands and hilltops. Described by K Best of Swift Current, it has swollen stock joints and high seed production, threatening Regina plains to the southwest Saskatchewan region with rapid, adaptable spread.
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K. Best
Swift Current
Wymark
Saskatchewan
Regina Plains
Davidson
Dodd's Kidney Pills Aid Tired Workers
When fatigue and heaviness strike, a temporary acid waste buildup may be at play. Dodd's Kidney Pills claim to stimulate kidney action to remove acids and wastes, restoring better sleep and productivity. available in a blue box with a red band at druggists.
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Dodd
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Les Carroll
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