International Women’s Week Proclaimed in Manitoba
Premier Howard Pawley proclaims March 18 to 24 as International Women’s Week in Manitoba to honor the contributions of women to education health welfare and culture. He cites Nellie McLung as a key figure and notes Manitoba’s early vote for women in 1916. The week aims to highlight global and provincial women's achievements and issues.
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Winnipeg
Howard Pawley
Manitoba
Pawley
Nellie McLung
Manitoba speech frames plan to ease recession pressures
Manitoba premier Howard Pawley outlines a central theme of the Speech from the Throne focused on countering high interest rates inflation and national recession. The plan includes one time interest rate relief for homeowners farmers and small businesses rent control efforts student aid and expansion of social services while using public investment to spur growth.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Student Summer Hiring Procedure Outlined in Manitoba
Manitoba government directs all departments to hire student summer workers through the Employment Services Office of the Labor and Manpower Department. The policy prioritizes full time Manitoba Students and local applicants, with centralized registration, referral, and placement for summer roles.
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Winnipeg
Labor and Manpower Department
Labor and Manpower Minster
Vic Schroeder
Employment Services Office
Manitoba
Schroeder
ESO
Grant Awarded for Birtle Building Exterior Paint
The Honourable L. L. Desjardins Minister of Fitness Recreation and Sport awarded $220 to the Town of Birtle. The funds were used to assist with exterior painting of the multi purpose building in Birtle.
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L. L. Desjardins
Birtle
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