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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
2
A Canadia Institute of Public Opinion poll shows 48 percent favoring a larger Canada while 44 percent think the current population is large enough. The piece argues for higher growth given the world population trends and Canada’s status as a large, wealthy, under-occupied nation. It notes a 20-year drop from 65 percent in 1945 preferring more people.
A look back at John Henry Lefroy and his canoe journey through Rupert's Land. His impressions of frontier life reveal colonial attitudes toward Indigenous peoples, schooling, religion, and early Manitoba figures like Bird, Bunn, Ross, and Cochran. His observations hint at later political unity amid sectarian divides.
Ubyssey Beauty Model of the University of British Columbia milked 14 907 lbs with 684 lbs fat at 4 59 percent in 965 days to set a new all Canada junior two year old butterfat record. She surpassed stablemate Ubyssey Betty Jean by two pounds while Betty Jean had set her mark just over a year earlier.
Harvest season reminders stress combine adjustments with manuals and tachometer checks to maximize grain yield and quality. Emphasis on weatherproofing storage, ventilation, removing old grain, burning bin debris, and disinfecting after cleaning with safe spray options Malathion and ABOL, including mixing rates and costs.
Manitoba credit unions posted record gains in 1964 with 254 societies totaling almost 89 million dollars in assets. Membership rose to 132,451, while loans reached 58.8 million dollars, led by Steinbach with 5,000 members and 4.6 million borrowed, and Winkler close behind with 5.2 million in assets.
Manitoba sales mission backs participation in a Canadian government exhibit at the National Association of Retail Grocers of the United States trade show in Chicago from June 13 to June 17. Manitoba Sport Corporation teams with three firms to showcase processed wild rice products and other foods with Can ada Kosher Sausage and Flying Dutchman Kitchens among exhibitors. A senior marketing officer from the trade development branch will accompany the delegation.
Isaac Clarkson, Elkhorn district farmer and lifetime curator of the Manitoba Automobile Museum, won a Canadian Historical Association citation for significant local history contribution. He spent nearly 20 years collecting 130 vintage autos, restoring 77, and donated the collection to his community with plans for a dedicated museum on the Trans-Canada highway.
Veteran Indian and Metis forest fire fighters from three remote settlements attended a five day course at Berens River to qualify as firefighting foremen. Twenty two graduates from Little Grand Rapids Bloodvein River and Berens River areas learned water bombing with Canso planes and helicopter use, with instruction in English and Sauiteaux.
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