Manitoba Public School Funding Up 4.5 Percent
Manitoba will allocate 659.8 million dollars to public schools in 1988, a 4.5 percent rise from last year. Education Minister Len Derkach outlined changes including native language development safeguards, per pupil block and equalization increases, a revised special needs grant ratio, broader small schools eligibility, and reduced curricular material grants.
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Winnipeg
Len Derkach
Manitoba
Derkach
Canada highlights from 1926 and 1929 events and grants
The report recalls the 1926 Liberal victory over Meighen’s Conservatives in Canada and the 1929 Kirke brothers voyage with Champlain as prisoner. It outlines block grants of 332.6 million tied to enrolment and costs, 112.4 million in equalization grants, 100.8 million for education services, and 114 million for funding guarantees capital provision and miscellaneous grants.
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Kirke Brothers
England
Champlain
Mackenzie King
Meighen
Elaine Routledge Celebrates Shower Before October Wedding
Elaine Routledge and her mother sister and aunts attended a miscellaneous shower on September 3. Marion Lints Grace Anderson Barbara Anderson Georgina Brown and Dora Steven escorted Elaine to the front while Marilyn Anderson led the bride in. Heather Bate kept the guest book as former neighbors sang You Are My Sunshine and Krista McKinnon with her mother Donna performed Truly. Gifts delivered by Treena Anderson Debbie King Julie Jody Smith Krista and Haley McKinnon included a slow cooker a comforter microwave dishes and candle holders.
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Elaine Routledge
Paul Taylor
Elaine
Rachael
Suzie
Mary Routledge
Shirley Spratt
Marion Lints
Grace Anderson
Barbara Anderson
Georgina Brown
Dora Steven
Marilyn Anderson
Heather Bate
Krista
Manitoba Oil and Gas Corp to divest assets this year
Crown corporation announces divestiture steps with completion expected by year end. Chair James Oborne says over 30 information requests have been received and offers range from asset sales to full acquisition to maximize government recovery. The firm holds 10 percent in ICG Manitoba Pipeline and produces about 250 barrels daily from over 50 wells with 1.3 million barrels of proved reserves.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Oil and Gas Corporation
Corporation
James Oborne
Osborne
Crown Corporation
ICG Manitoba
Waskada
Oborne
Canadian Forces in action at the Somme in 1916
On September 15 1916 Canadian forces saw action at the Somme and later in 1959 Georges P Vanier became governor general succeeding Vincent Massey.
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Somme
Georges P. Vanier
Vincent Massey
Senior Choir Wind-up Held at Home Plate Cafe
The Hamiota Senior Choir marked its windup on September 7 after 20 months of fun. Thirty members and friends gathered at 5:00 p.m. for supper, with thanks to Ethel Robertson for arranging the meal and Dot Pangman for corsages for Gert Rankin and Lil Peacock. Health and happiness to all.
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Hamiota
Home Plate Cafe
Ethel Robertson
Dot Pangman
Gert Rankin
Lil Peacock
New MCIC Board Appointed In Manitoba
Agriculture Minister Glen Findlay announces a new three year board for the Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation. New chairman Dr. Clay Gilson, a University of Manitoba agriculture economist, previously led MCIC 1959 to 1973 and 1978 to 1982. Other members include Glen Harkness Paul Gaultier Susan Van de Velde Hayden Tolton and more.
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Winnipeg
Glen Findlay
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation
MCIC
Clay Gilson
University of Manitoba
Gilson
Science Council of Canada
He Surance
Glen Harkness
Portage la Prairie
Paul Gaultier
St. Claude
R.M. of
Grey
Susan van de Velde
Mariapolis
Advisory Committee On Food and Agriculture
Hayden Tolton
Morcom Tops Hamiota Fall Golf Tournament
In Hamiota on September 3 and 4, seventy-five players competed with Al Morcombe winning the Championship Flight at 69. Jamie Jamieson led First Flight with 82, while Garry Kidd won First Flight and Lloyd Mansell topped Third Flight with 91. Participants thanked and invited everyone back for next year.
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Hamiota
al Morcombe
Gene Hodgson
Larry Budzinksi
Bruce Penton
Jamie Jamieson
Garry Webber
Denny Smith
Dale Brooks
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Canada
Herself
Paul
Oil and Gas Corp
Cromer
Man
Morcom
Garry Kidd
Cam Gregory
Greg Arshbrum
Don Ramsey
Lloyd Mansell
Rene Plaisier
Mac Campbell
Russ Cumming
Ron Ramsey
Don Mennie
Earl Mathison
Allan Jamieson
Terry Robertson
Len Leslie
Fred Eilers
Walter Kool
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