Banner year for Portage Co op
Portage In Prairie Consumers' Co-operative Limited posts a 42 percent sales surge in 1974 reaching 7.62 million dollars with 420 thousand in savings. Since 1928 total sales near 89.7 million and savings 2.65 million. President Dankesreiter and manager Dion praise staff and democracy while noting rising 1975 costs from world shortages and rail and energy disruptions. Ed Klassen of Federated Co-operatives Ltd reports buoyant western agriculture and expansion at Regina, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton warehouses, with regional market shares.
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Canada 75 planting intentions forecast larger grain output
Statistics Canada reports 75 planting intentions indicate 86.3 million acres to summer fallow with potential above plan if conditions allow. Wheat prospects include 25.144 million acres with possible 625 million bushels. total 1975-76 supply homeward near 965 million bushels and 19.5 million metric tons feedgrain.
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Portage AN&AF Minutes Discuss Parking and Sales
Members questioned parking at the shopping center and proposed an in-and-out gate. The cafeteria will open Sundays from about 9 am to 4 or 5 pm starting this Sunday. The total purchase price of Lye's Hardware in MacGregor including inventory was 265000 dollars. A cash discount exists for payments within 30 days, an interest charge covers admin costs, and last year 28000 dollars was lost to doubtful accounts with a 30000 dollar reserve set aside.
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Summer grants approved for Austin and MacGregor projects
Summer grants in the local area fund two projects. Austin receives 2112 for a life skills and community service program in Sprucedale creating three jobs. MacGregor gets 4435 for a preschool day care and activity club creating six jobs plus senior drop in and home aid.
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Portage la Prairie Zone Directors and Tax Rates Approved
Allocations approved list elected officials for Portage la Prairie Con numbered 55 as of April 1975 with one vacancy in Zone five Edwin-Rossendale area Zones and their directors include Leon Baart zone ne Portage city Southport Harold Brown director zone two High Bluff Poplar Point Kermit James zone three Macdonald West bourne and Oakland Dankesreiter director zone four MacGregor Everett Leader zone five Edwin Rossendale veter Jeffrey zone six Curtis Ridge Road and Gainsborough Archie Nichol zone seven Oakville Newton and Fortier as Albert Jaeger zone eight approved for 1974 by a show of hands as recommended by the board of directors include five per cent on food drugs and housewares and appliances six per cent on petroleum farm supplies and hardware five per cent on lumber and building supplies and six per cent on fertilizers chemicals
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Archie ‘Nichol
Oakville
Portage Coop Advances Plans and Board Changes
At Austin Community Hall a motion passed to keep the current Co-op buildings while renovations and expansions are planned. After dinner Iv members, Harold Brown and Ken Hay replaced Fred Smith and T M Cookson on Zone 8 committee. Raymond Jones won another two year board term. Albert Jaeger chaired the meeting with George Dion presenting Co-operative slides.
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Ice Dangers Warn on Crescent Lake and Nearby Waters
The local Red Cross Water Safety Service warns of deteriorating ice on Crescent Lake and connected waterways as temperatures rise and spring runoffs swell rivers. Children are attracted to open water and homemade rafts. authorities urge avoiding river and creek banks, notifying police if children are seen near open water, and steering clear of ice floes and swollen rivers.
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Red Cross Donor Clinic At Carberry Planned
A Red Cross donor clinic will be held at the community mall in Carberry on April 28 from 2 to 5 30 p.m. and again 7 to 9 p.m. Volunteers will collect a pint of blood to save a life and the Canadian Red Cross blood service is available to all Canadians at any time at no cost. Anyone able to contribute is asked to be on hand.
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Trainees Seek More Work At Portage La Prairie Plant
Seven trainees at A R C Industries in Portage la Prairie look for additional work. The April CAMR meeting discussed trainees making leather purses chess sets and train sets with potential for other projects. Doug Jones reported on a three day Winnipeg seminar for ARC staff. A planning cycle discussion featured Mrs Larry Webster and Mrs Joan Steele. Jean Maipy urged strong attendance at CAMR’s May 8 to 10 conference at the University of Manitoba to address normalization. The Portage branch next meets May 20.
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