Premier Pawley seeks wider drought flood aid for Manitoba farming
In a August 15 letter to Prime Minister Turner Premier Howard Pawley urges broader federal help for Manitoba farmers. He backs disaster aid for drought areas and calls for flood assistance plus long term stabilization for grain and red meat and elimination of farm fuel taxes.
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Winnipeg
Howard Pawley
Manitoba
John Turner
Prairie
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Manitoba to develop own family life curriculum
Education Minister Maureen Hemphill says there will be no fall field testing of the family life program. The department will finalize a Manitoba curriculum using last year’s field test data and broad public input, aligning with parental values and requiring parental approval at the local level.
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Winnipeg
Maureen Hemphill
Manitoba
Calgary
NAC hosted women’s debate biased toward NDP platform
Winnipeg coverage argues the NAC sponsored event favored the New Democratic Party. Critics say questions ignored homemakers and families and aimed at workplace women, with leaders addressing all Canadians rather than a small activist group.
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Winnipeg
National Action Committee
NAC
New Democratic Party
Canada
Winnipeg Normal School 1944 graduates host reunion
Winnipeg Nor mal School graduates held a 40th anniversary reunion in Neepawa with an informal park gathering on July 28 and a larger event at the Yellowhead Centre on July 29 featuring visiting, photos and a banquet. Attendees included Molly McLellan, Helen Finnie and Dorothy Campbell.
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Winnipeg
Winnipeg Normal School
Neepawa
Park
Yellowhead Centre
Canada
North West Territories
Molly McLellan
Helen Finnie
Dorothy Campbell
Ministers hold talks on Manitoba Packers dispute
Manitoba ministers Dolin Uruski and Penner concluded the first of several meetings with Burns Meats and Canada Packers labor groups. They stressed the need to resume bargaining soon and pledged government assistance to facilitate a resolution amid producer concerns over the dispute’s impact.
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Winnipeg
Mary Beth Dolin
Bill Uruski
Roland Penner
Canada Packers and
Burns Meats
Dolin
Ms. Dolin
Uruski
Manitoba
Burns Meats Limited
United Food and Commercial Workers
Canada Packers
Graduation awards report corrects Routledge names
The HCI Graduation and Awards Presentation clarifies eight grade awards: Cathy Routledge won English Mathematics Science French Social Studies. Karen Routledge won Science French Social Studies. The Great Western Raft Race sponsors are Lee Reids Texaco Miniota Motor Inn Labatt Breweries and Barry Doole of Morris Sales and Service from Virden.
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HCI
Karen Routledge
Cathy Routledge
Miniota
Lee Reid
Texaco
Miniota Motor Inn
Labatt’s Breweries
Barry Doole
Morris Sales and Service
Virden
Rural libraries receive $164,757 in grants
Culture minister Eugene Kostyra announced operating grants totaling 164,757 to six rural libraries. Lakeland Regional Library 26062 Leaf Rapids Public Library 10602 Rossburn Regional Library 6425 Snow Lake Community Library 7490 South Interlake Regional Library 40689 Thompson Public Library 73487. He thanked boards and staff for their community service.
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Winnipeg
Eugene Kostyra
Lakeland Regional Library
Killarney
Leaf Rapids
Rossburn
Snow Lake
South Interlake
Stonewall
Thompson Public Library
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