Terry Fox Receives Order of Canada in National Honor
The Governor General awarded Terry Fox Canada’s highest honor for his cross country run from the east coast to Thunder Bay, Ontario, and local fundraisers like the Terry Fox Cancer Fund gathered support from Myrtle Bomford, Royal Bank, UC Thrift Shop, and Hamiota schools. The drive aims to aid cancer research with figures cited between two and ten million.
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Terry Fox
Canada
Ed Schreyer
Order of Canada CC
Terry
Thunder Bay
Ontario
Hamiota Collegiate
A Good Dinner Can Mess Up Dreams and More
The item weaves a collage of quirky notes from a Winnipeg Winnipeg paper and Manitoba lore including Expo 67 rumors about Eiffel Tower, a Teratorn fossil find in Argentina, and playful town gossip. It also catalogs local moves, welcomes, and brief quotes from residents and writers.
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Sindbad
Argentina
Hamiota Oak River Chamber Holds September Meeting
The Hamiota Oak River and District Chamber of Commerce met at 7:36 p.m. on September 3 at the Hamiota Cafe with eight members present. Memberships are needed and plans include a tourism brochure and a taxation seminar.
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Hamiota, Oak River and District Chamber of Commerce
Hamiota Cafe
Vaughn Wilson
Inter-City Gas Co
Federal Business Developement Bank
Chamber
Hamiota
Oak River
Manitoba Chamber
Hamiota Co-op
Hamiota Parks Board
Henry
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Jack Coombs
Jack Mathison
Hamiota Echo
Miniota Herald
Woodworth Times
Mathison
Mathisons
Jack
F.E.A
Poland
Kania
Reggie
Drapeau
Paris
Montreal
Pisa
Winnipeg
Assiniboia Downs
Manitoba
Campbell
Bob
Annie Bray
Flin Flon
Archie and
Sharon Galatiuk
Annie
Sharon
Archie
Harold and
Gladys McLaren
Gordon Allan
East End
Park
Gordon
Lottie Mathison
Allan
Meg Martin
George Duchart
Martins
Howard
Frances Kirkpatrick
Gladys Baxter
Frances
Dana Hirst
Murray Hirst
Gordon Killoh
Mel Cumming
Norman
Mrs. Webber
Bert Decker
Town Webbers
W. H. Wall
Selkirk
Clara Johnson
Ken Smith
Gerry Steen
Fred
Mary Asselstine
Gerry
United Church Choir
Bill
Marieanne Curle
Brandon
Kerr Fraser
Jessie Creber
Henry Holstrum
Linda Chernoff
Adeline Merke
MTS
Grace Anderson
Ryan Hamilton
Dennis Epler
Ian Anderson
Ellice Lints
Oakner
McConnell
Mary Thompson
Mary
Ernie Dixon
Bob Wilson
George Crighton
Cardale
Mary Bull
Bruce Lemon
George Brown
Shoal Lake
The
Sunday Post
Bill Thompson
Viola Dale
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