Co op Plans 250 000 Service Consolidation
Portage Consumers Co operative plans a complete consolidation of services at the west end shopping centre by spring next year with costs around 250000. The move, announced by president John McCallister at a cafeteria opening, aims to centralize lumber and hardware and other operations.
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Portage Consumers Co-operative
West End
Co-op
John McCallister
Portage and District Chamber of Commerce
The
Credit Union
Central Plains Inc
Press and
Portage Coop
Portage
McCallister
Govt Action Urged On Development Credit
Central Plains Regional Development Corporation directors urge policy change to ease restrictive tight money policy affecting rural ventures. They note delays in agricultural projects and grain disposal efforts, and report that production credit rates remain low. The minister promised flexible anti inflationary lending and special bank review. Page Five.
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Central Plains Regional Development Corporation
Prairies
Ing Enterprises
Clarence Riach
Central Plains
Gerald Cobbe
Chartered Bank
Ormstown Mourns Death Of Former Reeve Charles Hotel
The village of Ormstown Que along with Mayor Bruno Beaulieu and the St Malachie parish express sympathy to the Hotel family and to residents of North Norfolk and MacGregor on the sudden passing of Charles E Hotel former reeve of North Norfolk. His leadership during early twinning ceremonies with Ormstown and St Malachie helped lay a foundation for cross province friendship and cooperation between Canadian communities.
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Bruno Beaulieu
Ormstown
Que
St. Malachie
Hotel
North Norfolk
MacGregor
Charles E. Hotel
Secondary Education to be Consolidated at MacGregor
Pine Creek School Division wins ministerial approval to consolidate junior and senior high schooling in Gladstone MacGregor Langruth and Plumas areas. Plans include new and expanded facilities at Plumas Gladstone and MacGregor Collegiate with demolitions of obsolete elements and shifts of grade 7 12 enrollment to new campuses.
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MacGregor
Pine Creek
Saul A. Miller
Gladstone
Plumas
Gladstone Elementary
Langruth
MacGregor Collegiate
Rossendale
Austin
Town Happenings From A Prairie Community
Temperatures in the 90s persist, challenging residents but benefiting crops and beachgoers. Art Stinson reports a Vancouver clipping on Edwin Rogers, 100, a former MacGre gorite with a historic east end grist mill. Rogers’ wife Catherine died in 1965. A few park benches are missing, the east Hampton road is open, Bob Harvey’s road remains under repair, and football season begins with the Bombers and Elks splitting two games while Regina edges B.C. Car Check Caravan visits town offering $2 vehicle checks at the school Glen Hotel. the Glen Hotel family moved to Killarney, and Me. Askies from Beaver have moved into the Hotel house. Welcome to town.
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Art Stinson
Vancouver
Edwin Rogers
Rogers
Catherine
Bombers
Elks
Regina
B.C
Teague
Cubs Split Prize Money At Long Plains Tourney
The MacGregor Cubs took first and second money at the Long Plains tournament with Roseau Sunday. They won 7-1 over Vegar and 5-1 over Long Plains, then beat Valley City 1-0 to reach the final which was not finished due to darkness. Dave McCartney starred on the mound for the Cubs.
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Cubs
Long Plains
MacGregor Cubs
Roseau
Dia
Vegar
Valley City
North Dakota
V.C
Dave McCartney
Jim Snaith
Doug Jackson
Cub
Winnipeg
Dave
Ken Green
Rick Palmer
Bob McKelvy
North Norfolk council reports road improvements and drainage review
The Rural Municipality of North Norfolk held its August meeting with Reeve Jim Duncan in the chair. Councillors pledged cooperation as Highways reps reviewed provincial road concerns and drainage issues. a flood costs notice prompted talks on diking and provincial drains. A vacancy in Ward 4 was filled with Percy Alderson as deputy reeve, and bylaw readings covered land transfers in Sidney.
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North Norfolk
Jim Duncan
Duncan
Reeve Duncan
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Water Control Branch
Campbell
Arizona Community Centre
James Duncan
Percy Alderson
Sidney
Edward Stephenson
Robert Ruth
Peter Froese
Canadian Commission
One Pacific Railway
Doug Campbell Day Honors Manitoba Leader in Portage la Prairie
Doug Campbell Day set for Sunday August 24 at Portage Fair Grounds Island district to honor former Manitoba premier and Lakeside MLA after 47 years in politics. The event includes a 1 30 PM baseball game and 3 PM program ending in a family picnic with basket lunch inviting all Manitoba Liberal MLA retirees and political figures from municipal to federal levels.
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Portage la Prairie
Douglas
Doug) Campbell
Manitoba
Lakeside
Campbell
MacGregor
Doug Campbell
Portage Fair Grounds
Legislative Assembly
Manitoba House
Ed Schreyer
Herb Nentwig
Portage
Gordon Farncombe
High Bluff
Vince Munro
Westbourne
Oakville
Clair Tarr
Stan McVety
Oakland
Ken. Krocker
Rossendale
Tom Murray
Poplar Point
Bracken
Manitoba Power Commission
Campbell Ser
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Hampton
Bob Harvey
Department of Highways
Gildas Molgat
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