Plan Better Rural Housing For Prairies
A recommendation to form a coordinating committee to study rural housing and community buildings across the prairie provinces was approved at a meeting of rural housing representatives. The CMHC sponsored proposal calls for provincial, university, federal and NRC involvement to review designs, water and waste systems, heating, and community building use, with CMHC passing the final on to ministers. Members include T B Pickersgill and S A Gitterman of CMHC, plus officials from Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Swift Current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Prairie Provinces
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Federal Department of Agriculture
National Research Council
T. B. Pickersgill
Farm Loans
S A. Gitterman
Ottawa
Manitoba Rural Housing Committee
Alberta
University of Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Sask
E. E. Eisenhauer
Saskatchewan
Five Million Pounds Butter For Canada
Ottawa reports Canada will receive five million pounds of butter from New Zealand to bolster supply. About 1.5 million pounds have already reached Halifax, enabling the country to maintain a six ounce per person weekly butter ration.
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Canada
Ottawa
New Zealand
Halifax
James G. Gardiner
Regina Leader-Post
Gardiner
Australia
United Kingdom
Great Britain
United Kingidom
Saskatchewan Could Produce More Wheat
Dr. H. G. Dien of the University of Saskatchewan told the northern Saskatchewan branch of the Agricultural Institute of Canada that fertilizer use could raise wheat output in at least one third of Saskatchewan by about 20 percent. He cited soil fertility preservation, better disease and pest control, and improved cropping methods as keys to sustaining Canada’s wheat production.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
H. G. Dien
Soils Department
University of Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Ottawa moves to restore provincial control of war industries
Ottawa announces an order in council restoring provincial jurisdiction over war industries by March 31 and consolidating the machinery for investigation and conciliation of industrial disputes into the federal labor relations bill. The order also takes effect February 15 and is described as transitional ahead of a new labor code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Commons
Mitchell
Dog racing cancelled amid electricity cuts in Britain
Britain cancels dog racing following government decision due to drastic electricity cuts announced at a Ministry of Fuel and Power conference.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Britain to Get British Columbia Lumber in 1947 Deals
Britain will buy 40 percent of British Columbia’s 1947 lumber production at record prices under contracts arranged by Sir Archibald Harris. Britain will gain selection of top quality lumber, with Holland France and some to the United States also receiving shipments while domestic use is to be limited to about 35 percent of the cut.
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Vancouver
Great Britain
British Columbia
Sir Archibald Harris
Britain
B.C
Holland
France
United States
Swiss prefab churches arrive for rebuilt German towns
Twenty one prefabricated emergency churches have been received from Switzerland for replacement of churches destroyed or damaged in Germany during the war, the American military government said.
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Berlin
Switzerland
Germany
Storm Struggles Hit Rural Saskatchewan Centres
Regina reports severe fuel and feed shortages across rural districts with limited train service. Livestock losses mount due to scarce feed and cold. Some areas receive food by air or sleigh transport while dealers conserve fuel and supplies.
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Regina
Mankota
Sask
Riverhurst
Legislation on Debt Refunding for Western Provinces
Ottawa will submit bills ratifying plans to refund part of treasury bills owed by Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. The bills aim to refinance loans used for relief during the great depression and were disclosed in a return tabled for P. E. Gagnon.
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Ottawa
Treasury
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
P. E. Gagnon
Chicoutimi
British Columbia pensioners receive $5 monthly boost
Premier John Hart, Finance Minister Anscomb and Provincial Secretary Pearson announce a retroactive five dollar per month cost of living bonus for BC old age pensioners to January 1. The raise raises the pension to 35 dollars monthly with 16.25 covered by BC and 18.75 by the federal government. The measure costs BC 900 thousand annually and forms part of broader social security talks.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
John Hart
Herbert Anscomb
George S. Pearson
Hart
Dominion
Ottawa
King
Canada’s Net National Income Dips in 1946
Canada’s net national income fell to 9.212 billion dollars in 1946 from 9.587 billion in 1945. Civilian salaries and wages rose to 5.112 billion, the highest since the survey began in 1938, while investment income totaled 1.776 billion and net income of individual enterprise and agriculture stood at 2.009 billion. The report notes real terms decline due to higher wholesale prices and cost of living.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Canada and U S to extend wartime defence ties in peacetime
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in the commons a limited peacetime continuation of defence collaboration with the United States. Ottawa and Washington described an informal working arrangement to continue wartime cooperation through personnel exchanges, shared facilities, and common designs while preserving each nation’s territorial control and Commonwealth ties.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
United States
Canada
Washington
United Nations
King
Roosevelt
Joint Permanent Defence Board
A. G. L. McNaughton
United Kingdom
Income Tax Reductions Seen for 1947 in Canada
Ottawa reports indicate substantial 1947 income tax cuts with an average reduction of 25 to 30 percent across brackets. The plan includes ending a $30 million deficit, a cash surplus of $250 to $350 million, and slight changes to corporation profits tax and dividend taxation.
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Ottawa
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W. A. Thomson
Cho'ce Lumber
Heads Jewellers
G. “Dinny” Dinsmore
Toronto
Canadian Jewellers’ Association
Quebec City
South Africa
Vanguard
Queen Mary
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
W.G. Agnew
Com. J. Lamb
Gale
Queen Elizabeth
Wisley Airfield
Surrey
U.S
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