Rural North Norfolk Faces Tax Hike Amid Budget Talk
North Norfolk council meets to review the 1967 budget with a projected $42,000 rise in division tax and a $25,000 municipal services increase. Proposals include higher school taxes due to referendum outcomes, increased provincial costs, and planned road and bus route improvements. The bylaw for social assistance gains first to third readings, and talks cover watershed district studies, road extensions, and underground cable rights of way.
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Suree Eee
North Norfolk
Council
Department of Education
Pine Creek
A. M. Hay
Highways Department
Arizona
North Cypress
North Cypress Municipality
PTH No. 34
Council of
Bcientities
Water Control Branch
Manitoba
W. H. McDonald
Bruce Miller
Portage la Prairie
Herb McDonald
H. A. Lye
McDonald
Confederation Caravan To Visit Museum and Cities
The Confederation Caravans will carry Canada’s story to the public visiting the Museum at Austin on June 29 and other centers from June 27 to July 7. Eight 73-foot tractor trailers tour from May to November 1967, visiting 655 communities and reaching over six million people with on-site exhibits and performances. The Confederation Train, touring from west to east, will visit 63 centres by year end, with security by RCMP and a dramatic life-sized history tour through tenures from explorers to modern Canada.
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Austin Museum
Treberne
Gladstone
Carberay
Dawson City
Yukon
Bonavista
Newfoundland
Confederation
Brandon
Neepawa
Portage
Winnipeg
Canada
United Empire
Cana da
Bist Birthday Celebrated at MacGregor Home
A surprise dinner honored Mrs. B. W. Cook of MacGregor for her Bist birthday at her home on Sunday April 9. Her daughter Thel from Toronto arrived, with Roy absent. Guests included Ken Gair Patti Healy Grace McLeod and others from Winnipeg High Bluff Portage and nearby towns. Mrs Cook received a corsage from great grandson Larry Thurston as flowers cards and gifts were shared. The gathering also marked Mr Stinson’s Tist birthday.
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B. W. Cook
MacGregor
Thel
Toronto
Roy
Ken Gair
Patti
Jesu Healy
Winnipeg
Garry Thurston
Darryl
High Bluff
Grace
Centennial Ball and Tea Draw Crowd in Memorial Hall
The Centennial Ball hosted by MacGregor Lions Club on April 7 drew about 250 in costume at Memorial Hall with prizes for authentic outfits won by Mrs. Robert Harvey and Albert Wark. Hazel Allan presented awards as Austin Melodiers provided music. A Centennial Tea on April 12 drew 270 despite weather, with Eva Collins opening the event and Winnipeg Rev. Leslie Taylor editing history material for a district history book. Hundreds of era photographs lined the walls for visitors.
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MacGregor Lions Club
Memorial Hall
Robert Harvey
Albert Wark
Harvey
Vancouver
History Committee
Eva Collins
Leslie Taylor
Winnipeg
Austin Meeting Hears Chamber of Commerce Head
A rainy NHL hockey night kept many away from the Austin Chamber of Commerce meeting last Thursday. Yet attendees, including several women, found the session worthwhile as president M. Cryderman presided and guest speaker Ivan Thue of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce delivered an informative talk introduced by W. Makinson.
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Austin Meeting
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
M. Cryderman
Ivan Thue
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
W. Makinson
Thue
Town Happenings in MacGregor A Busy Week Ahead
Snow and cold linger as residents note weather harms garden plans while roads show a hole on a newly paved main street. Canadiens rout Rangers but Hawks push the Leafs hard in a lively Stanley Cup playoff moment. April 30 marks daylight saving time. Centennial stationery and a tea exhibit draw praise. Herb Borton plans a new grocery store east of his current building as Portage and District Music Festival runs this week.
Austin Chamber To Handle Cancer Canvass
The Austin Chamber of Commerce will run the Canadian Cancer Society drive in Austin and nearby communities. Official canvassers will cover Springbrook-Orangeville Emmeline Light Hill Melvin Ravenshoe Forrestville Norfolk Ellwood in the next week or ten days. Please give generously to support research and the fight against cancer. The life you save may be your own.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
Canadian Cancer Society
Austin
Springbrook
Orangeville
Emmeline - Light Hill
Melvin - Ravenshoe
Forrestville - Norfolk- Ellwood
Sod Turned for New Austin Museum Building
Hon. Harry Enns and Charles Hotel presided at a sod turning for a Manitoba Agricultural Museum expansion in Netpain Dae im Dave MecKeand chairing. Municipalities North Norfolk Westbourne and North Cypress attended as representatives. The 70 by 120 foot steel structure with a 20 by 70 mezzanine will start after frost thaws and finish by Threshermen's Week in late July, located just south of the old school.
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Harry Enns
Charles
North F Norfolk
Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Cnet
Dave
MecKeand
Douglas
McKeand
North Norfolk
Westbourne
North Cypress
Shas
Bjarnason
Wm. ‘Room
Enns
Threshermen
MacGregor Year Begins With Curling, Hockey and Docks
The 1928 council met January 3 with Reeve D A Campbell and others. Curling and skating faced issues at the rink. Austin hockey trip to Sidney ended 3 1 with a festive dance at Em m eline school. Local shops listed prices on blankets and goods. The McPhee rink and Trethewey foursomes placed well in the Bonspiel, both losing to Nelson Bannister. The Great War Veterans reunion drew 40, IODE served lunch, and bonspiel totals reached five rinks. Marquis wheat sold at 2 per bushel and honey at 15 cents a pound. MacGregor defeated Carberry 7 3 in hockey with Owl MacDonald and Earl Muir shining.
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McPhee
Tretheway
Nelson Bannister
Oak Lake
Last Rock
Trethewey
MacGregor
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Norfolk
Reeve Hotel
Outes
R.C.M.P
Earth
Chamber of Confederation
Glen Lye
Fred Venn
Fred
Canadiens
Rangers
Cats
Hawks
MacGregor and District History Committee
Portage and District
Herb Borton
Riet
Austin Chamber
D. A. Campbell
W. E. Lamb
D. A. Shaw
W. G. Henry
Chas. R. Wallace
Geo. F. Goulding
C.K. McIntyre
E. Freser
HB. Gilray
Seemaker
E. Turner
Merrick’s
Austin News
Sidney
Albert
Emmeline School
Massay - Harris
John Gray
H. Tretheway
Herald
G. £. Lewin
T. Hickin
S.C. Duff
G. Camsell
J. P. Bowie
A. G. MacKinnon
Mac
Carberry
F. Chambers
R. E. Lye
SR. Lamb
J. M. McPhee
L. J. Kay
H. Gilroy
4. P. MacKinnon
HT. ‘Tretheway
D. A. Shaw, A. Hay and
J. Ramsay
MacGregor District
Masonic Hall
IODE
Billy Mowat
Robert Service
Fred Taylorson
Scotty Duncan
Harry Lauder
W. Peterson
E. Lewin
W. Ireland
Thos, Carruthers of
MacDonald
Walter Peterson
Dave Gair
Earl Muir
Dane Williamson
S. R. Lamb
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