Polio Check Advised for Netherlands Travel
Manitoba health officials urge travelers to the Dutch provinces Gelderland Overijssel Utrecht Zeeland and South Holland to verify polio immunity with a physician and consider a booster dose amid a Netherlands outbreak of 70 cases mostly among unvaccinated Dutch Reformed Church members. Alberta reports two polio cases. Manitoba seeks to inform church groups and their ministers and the Dutch consulate in Winnipeg to ensure up to date immunization for visitors and future travel.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Netherlands
Bud Sherman
Gelderland
Overijssel
Utrecht
Zeeland
South Holland
Canada
Lyon To Lead Manitoba Delegation To Regina Conference
Premier Sterling Lyon will head a Manitoba trio to the annual premiers conference in Regina August 9 to 12. Finance Minister Don Craik and Attorney General Gerry Mercier accompany him. Key topics include constitutional matters, economy, unemployment, inflation, and interprovincial relations policies.
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Winnipeg
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba
Executive Council
Regina
Lyon
Don Craik
Gerry
Mercier
Hamiota to Co-host Provincial Rural Playdowns
The Manitoba Baseball Association announces two rural Manitoba tournaments to choose the two Beaver champions. First event in Hamiota August 12 and 13 features Souris Dauphin Mather Oak River Brandon and Hamiota. Second event in Neepawa August 19 and 20.
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Hamiota
Manitoba Baseball Association
Manitoba
Souris
Dauphin
Mather
Oak River
Brandon
Neepawa
Western Canada
Pincher Creek
Alberta
Manitoba reports record 75 fire deaths in 1977
Manitoba recorded 75 fire deaths in 1977, the highest since the Fire Commissioner’s Office began keeping figures. Of the victims, 46 were men, 15 women, and 14 children. Fire causes included carelessness 27 percent, incendiarism 17 percent, and undetermined causes. The year also saw 6,754 fires and $23.99 million in property loss, with 695 investigations and 43 adult convictions.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fire Commissioner’s Office
Norma Price
Fire Commissioner’s
Display of Bert Lawrence’s horse and wagon ensemble at Hamiota Fair
Bert Lawrence from Crandall showcased a hand crafted 6-horse hitch with wagons and harness in the Hamiota Fair parade and display. The project, begun in 1971, features hand made buckles dolls and outfits. Lawrence has entered Brandon’s Traveller’s Day parade for six years earning five firsts.
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Hamiota
Bert Lawrence
Lawrence
Crandall
Calgary
Vancouver
Chicago
Diana Miller
Roberta Wallace
Mr. Lawrence
Brandon
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