Industry and education urged to boost Canadian engineers
Crawford Gordon Jr. of A V Roe Canada Ltd. spoke at a CMA meeting about the sharp shortage of engineers and technicians in Canada. He noted the tax deduction for education gifts averages under one percent, urging a national conference on scientific and engineering manpower for September 10 11 with business support and professional associations backing expanded university expansion plans.
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Engineering Institute of Canada
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Crawford Gordon Jr
A. V. Roe Canada Ltd
CMA
Gordon
Dominion Council of the Associations of Professional Engineers
Sheep raisers in central Alberta gain 8250 dollars in 1956 wool crop
Central Alberta sheep raisers collected 55 000 pounds of wool this season, led by Lacombe with 21 000 pounds. An advance payment of 15 cents per pound boosted receipts by about 8250 dollars, but many farmers find sheep raising less popular due to high losses, coyotes, and modest final prices. Only 24 growers shipped over 500 pounds each.
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Alberta
Lacombe
Red Deer
Wetaskiwin
Ponoka
Central Albertan Wool Growers Association
Christie Leaves Forestry Service After 37 Years
Charles Ray Christie 59 known as the Grand Old Man of Forestry retires as Saskatchewan provincial natural resources senior forester on August 31 due to ill health. His 37 years three months in the department marked the longest service and he helped expand forest material use and establish technical divisions and a white spruce cut quota to sustain Saskatchewan’s saw timber industry.
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Charles Ray Christie
Saskatchewan
Provincial
Natural Resources Department
Resources Department
Forestry Branch
Forestry
Synthetic coffee touted to mimic real bean flavor
A Netherlands industrialist named A Van Driel has perfected a synthetic coffee claimed to duplicate the flavor and aroma of brew made from ordinary coffee beans.
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Netherlands
A. van Driel
Saskatchewan Announces Big Game Seasons and Bag Limits
Saskatchewan Game Commissioner E L Paynter outlines big game seasons and bag limits across zones for antelope, caribou, bears, deer, elk, moose, and elk in multiple game preserves. Residents and non residents face zone based dates with specific bag limits and licensing rules including guided requirements for non residents.
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Saskatchewan
E. L. Paynter
Arena
Battle Creek
Beechy
Big Stick Lake
Bitter Lake No. 1
Lone Tree
Masefield
Mankota
Middle Creek
Monet No. 1
Nashlyn
Reno No. 1
Reno No. 2
Val Marie
Wise Creek
Wildernes
Paynter
Crystal Beach
Fort A la Corne
Lizard Lake
Park
Pasquia
Porcupine
Spy Hill
Swift Current
Cypress Hills No. 1
Cypress Hills No
Cypress Hills
Moose Mountain
Strictly Fresh Licences and Licence Zones Mentioned
The excerpt discusses licences for driving and hunting. It notes that licences are valid only in Zones 35 to 5, with a separate licence required for each season. It also mentions a Moose-Elk licence valid for the first season or second season if the hunter is unsuccessful in the first.
Increase in Saskatchewan traffic accidents through July
Through July, Saskatchewan recorded 4 783 motor vehicle accidents up 620 from 1955. First seven months saw 1 522 deaths and 1 675 082 dollars in property damage, with July figures showing 895 accidents 13 deaths 425 injuries and 369 355 dollars in property loss. Peak crash times were 5 pm to 8 pm with 22 percent, and Sunday was the worst day.
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Sasktchewan
Provin
Unwanted Guests and Houseflies in Cold Weather
As cooler weather arrives houseflies increase efforts to enter homes where they may hibernate and breed next spring. These insects transmit germs from garbage and filth to kitchens and dining rooms. Prevent by well screened windows and doors and by using insecticides to keep homes pest free.
Knitting’s Scottish origins dated to early 16th century
The article asserts knitting began in Scotland around the start of the 1500s. It notes the craft’s deep historical roots and cultural development in Scottish communities during that era.
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Scotland
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Virden
Manitoba
Canada
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Christie
Forestry Service
Quemoy
China
Tateng
Cypress Hills No. 2
Divide
Greenwater Lake
Pines
Torch River
Moose Mountain Game Preserve
Highway No. 9
Kazan
Cummins Lake
Clarke and
Beaupre Lakes
Emmeline
Swan Lakes
Cold Lake
Emmeline and
the Pines
Ivernia
Ascania
Carinthia
Cunard
Europe
Scythia
Saxonia
Montreal
Liverpool
Quebec
Havre
Southampton
Greenock
St. Lawrence
Cunard Line
Chris
Bank of Toronto
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
Man
Telephone
Strictly Fresh
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Ramsay Company
Bank Street
Ottawa
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