Manitoba cattle branding cuts losses in 1977 79 survey
A Manitoba Department of Agriculture survey of 1137 brand renewals shows 26 percent of branded cattle lost were recovered over 1977 to 1979 compared with 13 percent of unbranded losses. The study, aided by Manitoba Cattle Producers Association, suggests branding deters theft and aids recovery.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Bob Bower
al Church
Manitoba Cattle Producers Association
Department of Agriculture
Norman Edit
Dugald
MCPA
RCMP
Manitoba Police Commission
Interlake
Cattle Producers Association
Ste. Rose
Westlake
Unattended Tots Left in Cars Hazardous Warns Health Minister
Manitoba Health Minister Bud Sherman warns against leaving young children or pets unattended in parked cars in warm weather. Tests show interior temps can reach 42 to 45 C within 15 to 45 minutes, creating heat stroke and death risks even with windows open. Sherman notes 27 C outdoors is common in Manitoba summers and urges constant supervision of children and animals in vehicles.
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Winnipeg
Bud Sherman
Manitoba
United States
Compensation Act Extends Coverage to Youth Programs
Winnipeg government expands Workers' Compensation Act coverage to youth program workers whose employers were previously not covered. Programs named include the Manitoba Private Sector Youth Employment Program Hire a Student Job Centre and the Northern Youth Corps.
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Winnipeg
Labor and Manpower
Ken MacMaster
Labor and Manpower Department
Manitoba
Northern Youth Corps
Florence Nightingale Tea in Hamiota Held by Ladies Auxiliary
The Hamiota District Health Centre Ladies Auxiliary hosted a Florence Nightingale Tea on May 7 at the Community Hall. It drew 277 visitors from far and wide including England, with bake table sales of 319.69 dollars and tea proceeds of 275.00 dollars, prompting thanks for generous donations and attendance.
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Hamiota
Hamiota District
University of Manitoba 101st Spring Convocation Graduates
Winnipeg ceremony spans May across six sessions at Fort Garry Bison Building St Boniface College and Portage la Prairie. More than 2,800 graduates receive degrees diplomas and certificates with 1980 listed names including Lauren Darice Anderson Wendel Ross McConnell Norman Blair Morton and Katherine Ina Taylor.
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Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
Bison
Fort Garry
St. Boniface College
Portage la Prairie
Lauren Darice Anderson
Hamiota
Wendel Ross McConnell
Norman Blair Morton
Miniota
Katherine Ina Taylor
Government Employees To Get Holiday July 1
Manitoba government announces provincial offices will close on Dominion Day July 1 to mark Canada's creation. Despite MGEA requests to shift to June 30, Ken MacMaster says July 1 remains sacrosanct with banks, federal offices, Winnipeg city offices, and state entities closing. Retailers most likely to follow.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Manitoba Government Employees Association
Labor and Manpower
Ken MacMaster
MGEA
MacMaster
Canada
City of Winnipeg
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Manitoba Telephone System
Travel Restrictions for Wooded Areas In Manitoba Parks
Wildfire and dry conditions prompt Manitoba to ban all travel in parks and wooded areas. No entrance to Nopiming Park Duck Mountain and Porcupine Mountain forests. Campgrounds cottage subdivisions and day use areas are closed or limited to authorized access only.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Natural Resources
Brian Ransom
Nopiming Park
Duck Mountain
Porcupine Mountain
Beresford
Long
Bird Lakes
Bird Lake
Tulabi Falls
Black Lake
Caribou Lake
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Cliff Graydon
Greenridge
Graydon
Florence Nightingale
England
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