Highlights of 1959 from The Echo Files
A yearly digest noting January weather mild but New Year cold. Rinks led by Garth Strachan to provincial playdowns. D Fraser represented local club in Baton Playdowns. F E Asselstine retires from Village Council for Public Works post. Lions Club travels to Portage for Monster Spiel. Dr J E Hudson joins Medical Advisory Board. Lois Brown becomes first airwoman to solo at Gimli and flies T 33 jet trainer. Ethel Randell wins Grand Challenge at River Ladies Spiel. Hamiota 64th Annual Bonspiel begins Feb 28 with frigid conditions. March marks Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs A E Gurr. Farmers' March to Ottawa shows 2797 For 1664 Against for larger school area. Ice Follies by Decker, Oak River and Hamiota succeed. April recalls E W McConnell honored for 52 winters at Bran don Fair. Gay Ninety Ten held at United Church Parlors. May notes Manitoba election Day within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garth Strachan
Hamiota
D. Fraser
Baton
F. E. Asselstine
Department of Public Works
Joe Kirknight
Mrirk
Dennis Drader
Co-op Lumber Co
Naicum
Saskatchewan
Hamiota Lions Club
Portage
J. E. Hudson
Western Manitoba
L. A
Lois Brown
Gimili Air Station
E. M
Ing
Ethel Randell
River Ladies Spiel
A. E. Gurr
Brandon
Ottawa
B. P. Strickland
New Echo
Marilyn Mathison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Brandon Wheat King
Walter
Sonny) Hunsaker
Rutger’s University of New Jersey
J. E
Benjamin Seth
Cardale
Virden
M. R McConnell
H. Zuk
Ist
Choo
Manduik M.P
Gerry Bilton
Jack Frost
E. D. Hudson
Moss Fraser
Masonic Lodge
Florence English
Government University
M.T S
Gordon Killoh
W. May
Strathcelair
A.C.T
Crandall General Store
E. P. Venables
F. J. Coombs
Santa
Macleods Store
Birdtail School Division Meet at Shoal Lake
Six trustees and a Newdale delegation meet at Shoal Lake for year end business. Motions adopt minutes, approve correspondence, and discuss finances, school transportation, contracts, and new courses. They vote to admit Newdale into Birdtail River division and plan a winter farm machinery course at Brandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdtail
Shoal Lake
Funk
Newdale
Smith, Carter and
Searle
Kenton
U.S T.A
E. Spalding
Fm Green
Blankstein, Russell, Arcitects
Zunic and
Lobkowich
Newman Millwork Limited
Miss McLean
Birtle
Underwood Limited
Birdtail River
Fort la Bosse
Ross
Virden
Miniota
Landon
Brandon
Manitoba approves 15 million roads to resources plan
The province and Ottawa sign a 15 million plan to build 723 miles of roads to boost Manitoba’s mineral and resource areas. Signed in Winnipeg by federal Trade Minister Gordon Churchill, the project aims for 1966 completion with five principal routes including a Thompson mine access road and a new link to the Interlake region extending toward God's Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Gordon Churchill
Ottawa
Thompson
Inco
Interlake
God’s Lake
God's Lake Road
Gypsum Ville
Grand Rapids
Thompson Road
Kishi Lake
Gypsumville
Kiski Lake
Wabowden
Wexuska
Osborne Lake Road
Hudson's Bay Mining and Smelting Company
Osborne Lake
Snow Lake
Wekusko
Inter Division Meeting Details At Russell December 17
Russell hosts Pelley Trail Inter Mountain and Birdtail River boards with chairs Harris Huston and speakers including R W Lightly R W Dalton and B E Mesteck. Architects presented school building plans while road and mining related projects across Manitoba were outlined with completion targets through 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Pelley Trail
Inter Mountain
Birdtail River
Harris Huston
Pelley Trail Board
R. W Lightly
R. W Dalton
B E. Mesteck
Department of Education
Winnipeg Firm Wins City Hall Design Contest
Green Blankstein Russell and Associates won first prize in the Winnipeg City Hall competition judged by a five member international panel on Wednesday December 16. Ninety two contestants entered the contest with the jury calling the entry dignified and friendly and noting its town planning concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Blankstein Russell and Associates
Winnipeg
New City Hall
Broadway
National Gallery
GBR
Vancouver Auditorum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Echo Files
Nychuk
Agricultural Engineers
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
R. E. Forbes
Jim Searle
Jan Brown
Smith, Carter and Searle
Canada
God's Lake
Simonhouse - Thompson Road
Simonhouse
Joey Lake
International Nickel Company
Wabswden
Ontario
Davidson Lake
Manigotagon
Bissett
Wadhope
Cat Lake
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