20 Feb 1985
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1985
Page
1
Winnipeg Manitoba Municipal Affairs Minister Andy Anstett announced approval of Main Street funding for the Village of Hamiota. Two-thirds of the 79 173 project cost covers public property improvements with 40 292 from the province and 4 000 in grants to eligible businesses.
Minister Charles Mayer introduced a bill in the House of Commons to amend the Western Grain Stabilization Act. The changes allow interim regular payments to help prairie producers facing cash flow pressures before spring seeding with no extra cost to producers.
Hamiota groups show steady activity with bottle and battery drive despite cold weather. In January four leaders plus a vice-chairperson attended Woodbadge Part I training in Neepawa, planning new activities and events such as The Scout Snow and Trees for Canada. Buddy Week boosted Beaver and Cub numbers, and membership remains open year round.
The Girl Guides of Canada mark 75 years in 1985 with a series of events led by local leaders and 21 Guides in Hamiota. Thinking Day February 22 celebrates Lords Baden-Powell and Baden-Powell with pennies for the Canadian World Friendship Fund. Activities include a tea and bake sale February 23 at the Community Centre and a Youth Parade participation February 24 at the United Church service.
Manitoba Heart Foundation appeal gains momentum in Hamiota area with the envelope system back in use. The 1984 drive raised 1 758 dollars from Hamiota and surroundings and 1 800 from Hamiota Collegiate Jump Rope for Heart under Dennis Robinson. Campaign Chairman Mae Roberts thanks participants and contributors to health efforts for Manitobans.
Enrico Torres, a Guatemalan refugee sponsored by the United Church, spoke at Strath Clair’s Birtle Presbytery on February 12 about persecution in Guatemala and Nicaragua. He urged firsthand observation to grasp the real situation and discussed effects on Canada, noting U.S. policy and Nicaragua’s elections observed by church members, including the Moderator. Torres also spoke in Russell in the afternoon.
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