Portage la Prairie teachers seek 23 percent pay rise
Portage la Prairie school division negotiators face a demand for about 23 percent in salary increases by teachers as trustees review the talks amid a 1974 budget overrun. Finance committee notes project a $585,050 rise in operating costs if granted, with other line items and a $4.53 million bank credit approved to bridge funding until tax monies arrive. Enrollment slipped to 4,591 from 4,799 year over year, while a hearing van is slated for January 2010. a canopy project at Prince Charles school was approved for $17,832 to boost fire escapes.
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Portage la Prairie
Henry Falk
Falk
Jack Cundall
Cundall
Virgil Holmes
Portage Division
Ellwood and McRorie
Prince Charles School
Transportation Committee
John Ostenfeldt
Melba Bartlett
Clergy Seminar on Mental Retardation Held at Manitoba School
A two day clergy seminar at the Manitoba School for Retardation in Portage la Prairie will run Monday February 3 and Tuesday February 4. Rev. S A Braumsiey will chair the event which seeks clinical analysis of the problem and pastoral concerns for families and communities. A school tour is planned with guest speakers including Dr G H Lowther Mrs Jean Mulvenna Brian Holliday and Mrs M Watts.
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Unm
Manitoba School For
Portage la Prairie
Rev
S. A
Manitoba
Jean Mulvenna
Canadian Association For the Mentally Retarded
Brian Holliday
M. Watts
Portage Winters festival to stage largest snowmobile race
The Portage and District Winter Fun Festival plans a three day program with hockey skating dancing and racing. A sanctioned snowmobile meet on Saturday could be the province’s largest this winter with up to 30 trophies and a $1000 prize boost. Motorcycle ice racing may follow on Crescent Lake if finances allow.
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Portage
Joe McNabb
MSA
Manitoba
McNabb
Crescent Lake
Winnipeg
Buly
Court notes multiple guilty pleas in provincial court
In MacGregor and Portage areas, several defendants pleaded guilty to varied charges. Kawara Overton faced impaired driving with a .18 breath test, fined 150 dollars plus costs and six months licence suspension. Russell Loucks likewise pleaded guilty for impairment with a six month licence ban and 150 dollar fine. Joseph Francis admitted causing a public disturbance and received two months in Headingley. Harold Chipowski pleaded guilty to unlawfully selling potatoes without proper tags and was fined 25 dollars per charge. Danny Bell admitted two counts of disturbance by drunken conduct, leading to two consecutive 30 day terms at Headingley Correctional Institute.
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Vary Kawara Overton
Overton
B. P. McDonald
Mr. Overton
Russell Lloyd Loucks
Loucks
Joseph Francis
MacGregor
Francis
Bell
McDonald
Headingley Correctional Institute
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Allan Dahl
Mursday
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Santa
Rossendale
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R. Thompson
Garland and Wilson
Jewellers
Parrish and Helmbaker Ltd
Gremium
Bill Friesen
Parrish Helmbaker Ltd
Springfield Road
North Transcona
Bev Baird
Portage and District Chamber of Commerce
Centennial Arena
Minor Hockey Association
PCI
Lye’s Ltd
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Sun
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Derby
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