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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
5
DDDER, operating 50 miles south of Winnipeg, bought fodder from area farmers and sold it in nearby towns at prices from 184 dollars per ton for ordinary hay to 22 dollars per ton for alfalfa. The trader warned that farm production costs are rising, with some losing money while others feel they are earning nothing.
Numerous residents from Winnipeg Brandon and Carberry spent Easter weekend visiting relatives and friends in towns like McGregor Gladstone Plumas Portage la Prairie and Westbourne. Families including the McLachlans Becker Crickards Hay and Smiths joined gatherings while Rev Dr Dickson visited and border travel included Fargo and Winnipeg trips.
Manitoba's Public Works department unveils a long range highway program calling for at least 130 million dollars over the next decade. Minister F C Bell notes this year's 27 million outlay starts the plan with 92 million for trunk highway rebuilding and resurfacing, 20 million to extend the trunk system, 15.3 million to finish the TransCanada highway, and 3 million to complete the northern Winnipeg bypass.
Mr Bell said completion of the program could come in less than ten years if federal aid is expanded. He cited an estimated 20 million dollars for trunk highway extension to add 500 miles of highway with routes set by traffic counts. He noted Manitoba highway traffic will rise with the St Lawrence Seaway opening.
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