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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
5
Weed supervisors focus on farmer education through farm visits and local meetings. They stress proper weed identification before chemical purchases and rely on tests by the Weed Control Division, University, and western Canada research stations.
The first grants for the winter jobs program total $309,835 across Atlantic Western Quebec Ontario and other regions. Ten awards will fund 152 jobs at an average cost of $2,038 each, with further approvals daily and details shared locally.
Manitoba credit unions and co operatives merge to form the Co-operative Credit Society of Manitoba Ltd. Delegates from the two founding groups approved the plan last April and elected Hy-Line Credit Union president Henry Wiebe Winkler as first vice president Rene Nitelet Boniface as second vice president.
Health Notes emphasize proper footwear fitting by sales staff and the need for soft first shoes for babies. Regularly check children's shoe sizes, avoid hand-me-downs, and use well fitting boots and sneakers. Advice covers corns, calluses, bunions, and the prevention of Athlete’s foot through hygiene, dry footwear, and cautious self treatment.
Social workers and RCMP removed 13 babies from an unlicensed Calgary day care run by Margaret Leeferink and moved them to the city detention centre. Neighbours and parents criticized the raid, while officials promised an investigation into licensing and standards. Leeferink had a provincial license application pending for three months and defended her care as loving and adequate despite lacking formal approval.
Saskatchewan agriculture department reports small pockets of unharvested grain and forage seed in the northeast, with some fields not to be harvested until spring. Most acres have been combined, moisture generally fair, but southwest soil is dry. October rains helped moisture. dry stubble may cut seedings and increase fallow. Feeder cattle and calves move to market, but high grain stocks keep more cattle fed at home.
Government to boost aid via a $100 million loan guarantee program for private industry. Supplementary estimates add $150 million to the fund to support tariff adjustments. Programs also include payments to farmers for surcharge impacts on products like cut-up turkeys, blueberries, and apples.
University of Manitoba field trials show buckwheat yields up to 150 percent higher with strains from six countries. Prof. Young notes late frost survivors produced well aided by honey bee populations at Toulon Stonewall and Glenlea sites. Trials target larger seeds and frost resistance to surpass Tokyo quality for potential Japanese noodle markets.
Alberta Potato Growers Association hears Ed Shimbashi report a $24 million U S government offer to remove surplus potatoes from Canada. He cites world overproduction, EU market pressures, and Japan as factors. Growers seek subsidies for second grade potatoes and desire no tariff shifts that raise prices for Canadian consumers.
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