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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1966
Page
2
The Canadian Parliament adjourns for the fall after a session noted for rapid debate and sensational issues. While some criticize Liberal welfare measures as overreaching, the minority government nonetheless passed much of its major legislation. Time will judge the value of these acts.
The piece argues Canadians should lift their mood to improve national morale and image abroad. It cites visiting journalist Patrick O Donavan of the London Observer noting fears of disembarkment around the Centennial. It downplays regional anxieties, saying few Canadians believe the country is breaking apart and urges calmer, constructive discussion.
A Canadian advisory group urges softer highway publicity and better markings on secondary roads to spread tourist spending. The Dominion Automobile Association backs clearer directions at entry points to prevent travelers from getting lost on less marked routes, aiding explorers of the real Canada.
A Winnipeg Free Press report claims Manitoba Liberal leader Gil Molgat has been asked by Prime Minister Pearson to join the federal cabinet. If he accepts, Molgat would run in a St Boniface byelection with Teillet likely to move to the Senate. a leadership race would follow in Manitoba.
Premier Roblin announced Manitoba would retain the 27 million dollar federal equalization grant under a new federal formula. He spoke after returning from the premiers conference in Toronto where Saskatchewan's Ross Thatcher criticized the plan seen in a confidential document.
Lieutenant-Governor R. S. Bowles of Manitoba and his wife met the Queen during a private British visit. A spokesman said the audience lasted about 10 minutes and the couple enjoyed a pleasant chat with the Queen.
Bernie Wolfe of the Metropolitan Winnipeg council said he will oppose Gil Molgat for the Liberal nomination if a by election occurs in St Boniface riding. Wolfe, vacationing, argues external interference undermines riding democracy and contends he has strong local support to contest the nomination.
The University of Manitoba announces a 2.8 million dollar new five story building to aid a rapidly expanding engineering faculty. Total cost reaches nearly 3.4 million with furnishings and equipment. Construction starts soon and classes move in fall 1967. The project will house a 1.75 million computer, Canada’s most powerful, to serve multiple departments and link to the Atomic Energy Commission network.
Ottawa ends the five hundred dollar housing grant and keeps a winter loans plan. National Housing Act extensions may follow. CMHC will offer direct mortgage loans to merchant builders from August to December with no pre sale requirement, limited by each builder’s capacity. Special focus on resource based communities with higher housing demand.
The immigration department reported 3,100 applications between July 8 and last Friday after a new policy was announced in Commons. Aliens who entered irregularly have until August 15 to apply. Ontario provided 1,766 of the total, with Greeks leading national origins at 805 and West Indians at 577 among others.
A light aircraft struck power lines and crashed near Cudworth fifty miles south of Prince Albert Thursday night. The pilot Wilbert Rawn Burg of Dana Saskatchewan survived with no injuries. Passenger name was not available. damage estimated at about $1,000.
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