School Board Minutes from Shoal Lake Meeting 1966
Birdtail River School Division trustees meet at Shoal Lake on August 31 1966 approving minutes from August 8 and 16 and receiving correspondence including Education Department letters. Debenture agreements and non resident student issues discussed with payroll and by law readings. Several transport staff payments approved and adjourned to next call.
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Shoal Lake
Pulton
Selby
Ampton
Reynolds
Killah
Hunter
Funk
Department of Education
Dalton
McConaghy
Hoffman Construction
Jettem
Ian Brown
Brunswick
Wallace Municipality
General Levy
McMahon
Fulton
Stimpson
Gamey
Killoh
Inspector Funk
U.S.U.M
Miniota
Government and Pharmacists to Study Manitoba Drug Prices
The province and the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association will study retail drug prices in Manitoba. Health minister George Johnson cites rising costs and Medicare implications, with the MPA agreeing to cooperate and form a committee. The program will discount bulk drug sales by 15 percent to Medicare recipients, with government funding for drugs.
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Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association
Manitoba
George Johnson
Health and Public Well
Johnson
Johnsen
Port Arthur terminal expansion to add 4250000 bushels capacity
P A Terminal Limited Grain Growers Limited will add a three unit addition to its Port Arthur terminal, expanding capacity to 4,250,000 bushels. Carter Construction Company Limited of Toronto received the contract, with work to proceed at the out shore end and rapid completion expected by July 1961. Improved shipping facilities will allow the largest St Lawrence Seaway vessels to load without repositioning.
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Umited Grain Growers Limited
Port Arthur
Carter Construction Company Limited
Toronto
J. E. Brownlee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Rally Day at Hamidta United Church Sunday School
United Church of Canada Hamidta invites members and potential adherents to attend Rally Day on Sunday September 18 at 12 10 p m for Senior Sunday School with Junior classes opening next week The note asks for volunteers teachers students and support for Christian education and midweek programming with prayerful enthusiasm.
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Hamidta
New School Inspectors Named for Pelly Trail and Rolling River
EB McLean announces S J Klym and J E Outhwaite appointed inspectors of schools for the Pelly Trail and Rolling River School Divisions. Duties include assessing buildings, pupil and teacher quality, and reporting to local boards and the department. Klym, a long-time teacher and principal, has studied at Dauphin and Manitoba, while Outhwaite, a Winnipeg system veteran, teaches and lectures in education at Landon College and the University of Manitoba.
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R. W. Lightly
Klym
Garland Man
Dauphin
Dauphin Normal School
University of Manitoba
Kivi
Pine River
Flin Flon
Ross Lake
McIsaac
Hudson Junior High
Princpal
Hapnot
Kivin
RCAF
Ank
Canadian Legion Flin Flon
Elks Lodge
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Klyom
M. Outhwaite
Austin
Mani Pnere
West Curtis
Portage la Prairie
Outhwaite Jis
West Treherne
Sevenisters
Selkirk
Pemmican Use Among Explorers in Arctic Expeditions
Pemmican, a high quality concentrated food from dried buffalo meat mixed with fat, was widely used by European explorers especially in Arctic regions where it could be kept indefinitely. The practice reflects its importance in sustaining journeys and crossing hostile terrains.
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Arctic
New Manitoba Nuclear Station to Start Next Year
Atomic Energy of Canada plans construction of a Manitoba nuclear research station near Lac du Bonnet with a bridge across the Winnipeg River and a four mile road. By 1934 about 200 workers, rising to around 1000 by 1972, with $30 to $40 million spent over four to five years. The project links with the University of Manitoba, hires engineers in chemical and metallurgical fields, and will purchase land on both riverbanks to secure the site.
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Manitoba
Whiteshell
Winnipeg
Lorne Gray
Atomic Energy of Canada
Moody and Moore
Department of Public Works
Gray
University of Manitoba
Canada
Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Atomic
Hog Quality Premiums Increased by Canada Agriculture Minister
Minister Douglas Harkness announced after October 3 1960 hog quality premiums for Canada Grade A hogs rise to 3.00 dollars from the current 2.00 for Grade A and 1.00 for Grade B. The change aims to lift lean meat carcass yield and strengthen domestic and export pork markets. Only 30 percent of hog carcasses qualified as Grade A in early 1960, suggesting potential improvement from producers.
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Douglas Harkness
Canada
Harkness
Kindergarten Begins in October at United Church
Parents welcomed for October 3 opening at 10 am with the United Church. A traveling basket has collected funds and supplies from neighboring schools but more money is needed. Donations of books blocks beads a cup board and a book case are requested contact Norma Sheardown or Ruth Gregory for details.
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United Church
Norma Sheardown
Ruth Gregory
Graduation Exercises Planned for October 7 at Ham ionta School
A Civil Board and Teachers Association committee met to outline graduation events in the Birdtail River Division. The celebration will be in the Hamiota School Auditorium on the evening of October 7. Eligibility requires Grade XII completion in 1960 with at least 75 in the subject, and a single student may win no more than two awards.
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Civil Board and Teachers Association
Hamiota
Birdtail River
Cyre
1915 Case Tractor on Duty at Gerry Bilton’s Farm
Threshing ends for the year as a 1913 Case Tractor powers the separator, followed by the old Steamer to finish. Sparky Warren Lucky McLaughlin Ev Pulver and others pitch in with stock teams and helpers. Gerry rebuilt the engine with Wally Castle and a new radiator, hoping for display at the summer fair but instead ready for fall work.
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Gerry Bilton
Sparky Warren
Lucky McLaughlin
Ev. Pulver
Ev. Strong
Doug Beamish
Gerry
Wally Castle
Blind child Judy learns to roller skate with aid
A six year old girl named Judy proves that a blind child can have fun learning to roller skate with her older brother's help. The CNIB Pre School Department shows that blind children can lead normal happy lives and appeals for funds to support CNIB services.
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Judy
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
CNIB
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Oakner
Lorne Montgomery
Hugh Lawson
Ruth Fraser
Auy Verity
Kenton
GE. Bray
E. English
R. Hunter
Kelloe
M Nvehuk
Buckleville
Shoal
P. A
Hamidta United Church
Mr. Outhwaite
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