Local News Briefs From Hamiota and Surrounding Areas
Local residents report travels and visits including Mr D B Fraser and son Barry heading to Vancouver to visit relatives. Saskatoon couple Mr and Mrs Paul Cropper visit parents Mr and Mrs Max McConnell. FW: Fred Venables leaves for Winnipeg then Calgary for CWNA Board meeting and convention. Various visitors from Winnipeg Brandon and Deer Lodge attend MSSAA curling. New staff join Echo: Lloyd Baker lab technician and Mrs Baker district nurse. Col James Norville Kirk RC AF Downview Ont visits. One service at Hamiota Gospel Chapel March 3. Birth of daughter to Dr R R Newell and Marilyn Mathison. Harold Moore to Deer Lodge Hospital.
Manitoba single district division expands rural education access
The article argues that a single district division will extend slow learner programs from Grade VII to XI and unify elementary and high school paths. It notes potential benefits such as a central library of films, itinerant teachers, and improved guidance and physical education with trained staff, while acknowledging not all gains occur overnight. March 10 marks the rural areas’ chance to share these advantages.
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Manitoba Moves to Single District School Divisions
Education minister George Johnson praised the adjournment of the Manitoba legislature to allow a March 10 referendum on consolidating administration from kindergarten through Grade 12 into single district school divisions. The plan aims to give rural students equal opportunities, with 700 polling places statewide and advance polls preceding the vote. Johnson cited support from the Manitoba Association of School Trustees and the Manitoba Teachers Society as strong backing for the reform.
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Uganda
Hamiota Gospel Chapel
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Canadian Cancer Society
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Hamiota Fraternal Hall
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Don Knotts
Thurs
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GHMES
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Hamiota Co-Op
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