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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1994
Page
1
Warm temperatures and light winds allowed farmers to resume field work last week. A Massey Ferguson combine was operating on a wheat field west of Hamiota, signaling productive conditions after the previous heavy rain.
Students at Hamiota Elementary School expanded their playground with a new six seater swing set funded by ongoing milk programs and monthly hot lunches. A Community Places grant plus fundraising covered the project, with nine volunteers installing the swings aided by Prairie Concrete’s donated cement.
Environment Canada weather observer W E Bailey reports 1994 rainfall from April 1 to August 31 totals 399.5 mm, below 410.1 mm in 1993. August 1994 brought 85.1 mm vs 103.5 mm in 1993, with highs near 30 C on the 15th and a low of 1.5 C on the 30th. The August averages are incomplete in the record.
Manitoba overseers report over 1,000 Autopac and MPI claims after August hail events. Temporary estimating centers opened in Miniota, Killarney, Virden and Boissevain to speed reporting. Al Gray notes staff from across the province assist claimants and urges use of the Brandon Dial a Claim line for appointments. Early August storms produced about 1,022 claims in Boissevain, Killarney, Elkhorn, Hamiota and Miniota-McAuley. initial cost estimates place average claims around 2,500 dollars.
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