No Tax Changes for Manitobans This Year
Manitoba will have no new provincial taxes this year and may see estate tax rebates like Alberta and Saskatchewan. Finance Minister Gurney Evans announced a balanced budget relying on existing tax sources to raise about $18.5 million in additional revenue while noting a deteriorating federal outlook. He warned a $600,000 surplus for 1969-70 will be hard to hit and criticized Ottawa, prompting Liberal leader Gil Molgat to call it an anti confederation speech. Evans said Manitoba will consider federal estate tax changes and may align citizens with Alberta and Saskatchewan pending bill details.
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Ottawa
Gil Molgat
Evans
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
A J Struthers Receives Life Membership in MTS
A J Struthers was honored with life membership in the Manitoba Teachers' Society during a Winnipeg visit from Regina. The event included J W Chafer's Chalk Sweat and Cheers and placed Struthers among the six of 62 founding members from 1918 19.
Pine Creek S D approves summer starts and admin days
Pine Creek School Division sets elementary summer dismissal for June 25 with June 26 and 27 as Administration Days. Board approves various staffing changes, terminations for University training, and grants use of facilities. Also plans for new kindergarten classes and a 1969 audit submission.
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Pine Creek
Department of Education
Pine Creek School Division No. 30
M. Burt
D. Warkentin
University of Winnipeg
MacGregor
Plumas Wildlife Federation
M. Collier
Winnipeg
Brandon
P. Stephenson
G. L. Bjarnarson
Axel Christoffersen
Department of
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Move Clocks Ahead Last April Weekend
The daylight saving time change is set for Manitoba on the last weekend in April. Clocks move forward one hour from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. Sunday, April 27, under the 1967 Official Time Act. The six month period runs from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October across the province.
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Manitoba
MacGregor Co-op Opens Modern Elevator This Friday
The MacGregor Co-op Association will officially open its new elevator Friday at 2 p.m. The facility features modern equipment designed to speed up loading and unloading. The public is invited to attend and enjoy coffee and donuts.
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MacGregor Co-op Association
Town Happenings and Local Events in MacGregor
Weather mild with melt and mowing season near. Town reports minor flood anxieties but no serious damage. Canadiens trail Boston in NHL while St Louis and Los Angeles duel. MacGregor hosts two events, a memorial hall meeting for a proposed Community Centre and the hospital addition opening on April 28. Choirs seek baby bonnets, a local driver eyes drama, and fiddling duo Grant Lamb and Reg Gib’s son entertain. Curling seniors see Gord Irwin win with a tough Portage fight. Stan Schram notes playoff intensity.
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Canadiens
Boston
St. Louis
Los Angeles
St. Loui
MacGregor
Memorial Hall
Fellows
Grant Lamb
Portage
Reg Gib
Alf Graham
Maurice Smith
Audrey Nichol
Andy Stone
Gord Irwin
Stan Schram
Be Careful With Fires Be Careful With Fires
The MacGregor Fire Department reports their first spring grass fire at the rear of Dr Hew's fence. No serious damage. Citizens are warned to take precautions as wind shifts quickly. A pail of water and a bag help. Fire department offers assistance with burning grass if needed.
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MacGregor
Dr. Hew
Wildlife Association Formed at MacGregor
Last Wednesday night over 60 sports men gathered at MacGregor Collegiate to form the MacGregor North Norfolk Wildlife Association. Paul Murphy of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation spoke, noting it was the largest audience he had addressed. The group set a $3.50 season fee with magazine and $2.50 without, elected Barry Donnelly as vice president Ed Drader as secretary-treasurer and directors including Don Barber Harold Leckie Pete McGregor Tom Rintoul Bill Ritter Colin Shaw and Bill Wiebe, and announced membership availability through any director.
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MacGregor’ Collegiate
Manitoba Wildlife Federation
Paul Murphy
Murphy
MacGregor
Barry Donnelly
Ed Drader
Roy Smith
Don Barber
Harold Leckie
Pete McGregor
Tom Rintoul
Bill Ritter
Colin Shaw
Bill Wiebe
Fort Carlton and the Saskatchewan Trail Remnant
A fragmentary reminiscence traces the Saskatchewan Trail from the Fort Carlton area to Gladstone, noting the old route blazed along the North Saskatchewan and its lingering Manitoba toponymy while reflecting on regional travel by road and memory.
Trail of the Saskatchewan Route to Fort Garry
The narrative recalls the Saskatchewan Trail freight route from Fort Garry to the fur posts along the Saskatchewan River. It describes cart brigades, coastal crossings on the White Mud River, and the shift from river to rail and cart supply, noting floods, fires, and the mix of Red River routes. It ends with the south route via MacGregor toward Shoal Lake and Fort Carlton, hinting at a larger settlement near Westbourne.
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Portage la Prairie
Gladstone
Westbourne
Saskatchewan River
West
Hudson's Bay Company
American North West
St. Paul
Fort Garry
York Factory
Hudson's Bay
Montreal
Red River
Lake Winnipeg
Assiniboine
North West Territories
MacGregor
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Austin
Great Plain
Shoal Lake
Fort Carleton
Saskatchewan
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Norfolk
A. J. Struthers
M.T.S
W. Huntley
W. E. Marsh
Manitoba Teachers’ Federation
Marsh
Huntley
Mr. Marsh
Re. West
MTF
Pine Creek S.D
AML
George Pilkey
Pembroke
Plumas Elementary
Plumas
Henry Boschman
Pus
Boshehman
Jake Thiessen
Rossendale
Langruth
Collegiate
S. Willis
J. Danard
D. Henderson
R. Peterson
J. Bristow
William
Morton
Legiate
Betty Kuebler
Edmonton
Wildlife Association
MacGregor-North Norfolk Wildlife Association
By Wallace Stone
North Saskatchewan
Katrime
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