First Robins and Other Local News from Portage Area
Footnotes by Sharron Wild report early spring sightings of robins on several local lawns and note April Fool’s Day humor. A Portage conference features Don Webster discussing million-dollar ambitions, with a farmer choosing to keep farming until funds run out. The Canadian Parliamentary Medallion honors Rep. Thomas E. Morgan for fostering Canada-U S relations, tied to Mrs. Morgan’s Portage origin. Residents recall Guinness record small paintings on pinheads by Gerard Legare. A Portage school panel approves a smoking ban for the first meeting hour amid debates. The crook of news includes a tabby cat joining a driver’s car ride and Big Brothers Sudbury seeing rising male volunteer interest with 54 matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E
Doc) Morgan
House of Representatives
United States Congress
Martin O'Connell
Banks expand Canadian branch network to 7085 offices
In 1975 Canada’s chartered banks added 157 domestic offices for a total of 7085 across 2000+ towns and cities, with employment near 126000. Provinces show Ontario 2749 and Quebec 1847 branches, while Yukon NWT 34 and Alberta 3 records reflect regional distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Bankers ‘Association
CBA
Artic
Air
The
Bankers Association
Manitoba
Nild
PEL
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Alta
B.C
Yukon-Nwt
Parliaments Hill Debate on Economy and Policy Contrasts
Report from Parliament Hill notes long debates promised on capital punishment and gun control while the economy remains the dominant concern. The Progressive Conservative critique accuses the administration of contradictory policies that have hurt employment, production, and investment, with a 20 percent rise in government spending predicted in the 1976-77 estimates and money supply increases from 1975 to 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Conservative Party
Peter Masniuk
The
Economist
Canada
Britain
U.s.’S
Sinclair Stevens
York-Simcoe
Oakville 4-H News Fifth Meeting and Drama Plans
Oakville 4-H held their fifth meeting on Tuesday March 9 with 17 members present. A tsuu drama is planned for April 24 involving Poplar Bluff Portage Langruth Westbourne and Oakville. Members received 25 cents each to sponsor a teen dance at the Army and Navy in Portage la Prairie and cards plus a game titled The Great Grassland Game were distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Portage
Langruth
Westbourne
Oakville
Army and Navy
Portage la Prairie
Great Grassland
Keri-Lynn Blight
The Branch Banking System Emerges in Canada
A historical note traces the branch banking system as a key feature of Canadian finance, arising with the nation’s first banks established in the early 19th century and shaping nationwide access to financial services.
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Sharron Wild
Alice Mortlock
Margaret Reese
10Th Street
S.W
Isabel Hill
174Th Street
N.W
Don Webster
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Webster
Morden
Gerard Legare
British Columbia
Board of Trustees
Laurie Matthews
Henry Falk
Matthews
Mr. Falk
Croxley Green
England
Val White
Hertfordshire
Samuel
Sudbury
Ont
Wayne Brown
R. & T. Electronics
Saskatchewan Avenue
Fred’s M&m
Philips Modular
Rald
Kitimat
Leduc
Parliament Hill
Gremlin
maTaoor
Waconeer
JEEP
Cherokee Northend Royalite
Gar Tupper
Zenith
Mid-West By- Products Co
Rural Building Construction Wages Board
Construction Industry Wages Act
Shompson
Killarney
Brandon
City Hall
Oak Room
Red Oak Inn
Department of Labour
8Th Street
RZA
Thompson Drive
Thompson
REN
Norquay
Winnipeg
West End
A. E. McCleary
Rogers Auction Service
Buck and
Garth Rogers
Cargill
Elm Creek
Harv Harland Bus
Rick Janzen
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