Centennial town notes brighten Decker celebrations
The Decker community marks its Centennial with curling skating and hockey rink decor. Reports highlight friendly crowds, renewed civic pride, and a power outage hiccup during a ladies bonspiel. Humorous excerpts praise residents and local leaders amid a year of festivities and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decker
Hydro
Dick Prawdzik
Birtle
Lenore
Garth
Winnipeg
Hamiota
Perry
Janet Longmuir
Rivers
Robbie Burns
Longmuirs
Janet
Bill Thompson
McConnell
Walter Hirst
East End
Water supply board reports strong year for town water use
Public Utility Man Charlie Bell reviews the water system showing treatment problems largely solved. The Water Supply Board sold 8 102 830 Imperial gallons to the town in 1965 66 at 1 98 per thousand gallons, slightly down from last year but above initial estimates. A biscuit firm compiled a recipe book by Corinne Jordan with stories and radio ties to Winnipeg Regina Lethbridge Calgary Edmonton Saskatoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Bell
Water Supply Board
Carman Jamieson
Corinne Jordan
Corinne
Winnipeg
Regina
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Sessional Highlights on Manitoba Tourism and Recreation
Earl Dewson MLA argues for a stronger tourism strategy in Manitoba. He criticizes stagnant tourist inflow, urges expansion of parks and campsites, better private resort water and sewage services, and calls for a central advertising office uniting the Manitoba Tourist Association and industry for broader promotion and investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Rivers Lake
Manitoba Water Supply Board
Manitoba Tourist Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hamiota Echo
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Canada
USA
F. S. Venables
Jack Coombs
W. F. Rivers
W. F. Decker
Willoughby Crandall
Crandall
Kents
Kenton
Alice Brandon
Brandon
Helen C. Riesberry
Children’s Aid
Johnnie Finkbeiner
Isabella
CAS L
Joannie
CAS
Johnnie
Coombs
Jim Greaves
Nick Syrnyk
Hamida
Ali Richardson
Nick
Wimp
Arthur Brethour
Barry Strickland
Bautry
Barry
Fred Asselstine
Oakner
Pope
Petticoat Junction
Pitlochry
Jesse Richardson
Jesse
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Ralph Clark
Hamiota Hospital
Ann Forrest
Verity Fame
Strathclair
Clark
Verity News
Sour
RCM
Brandon Rcmp
Wagner
Ugh
Lorne
Joe Lawson
Man
Hollywood
Bob Arbuthnott
Anne Arbuthnott
Patterson
Hamilton
Arbuthnott
Quebec
Land
F.E.A. Fact
Manitoba Hydro
Shorty Turner
Jim Loucks
Bob Morton
Highway No. 21
Mary Bull
E. E. Pulver
Ninisre
R. &. Clark
United Church of Canada
D. L. Holtzman
Cardale
Strathclark
National Revenue
Income Tax Division
Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
E. Myers
James K. Gradwell
Hamiots
Earl Dewson
Department of Tourism and Recreation
John Hepworth
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