Neepawa seeks support to save Holiday Festival of the Arts
Neepawa and district residents press for moral vocal and financial backing to keep the Manitoba Holiday Festival of the Arts alive after the University of Manitoba withdraws support. Aimed at a July 4 to 17 festival, the committee seeks provincial backing, with a two week deadline to decide.
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Neepawa
Manitoba
Tourism and Recreation
Peter Burtniak
Chambers of Commerce
Bill Fraser
Beautiful Plains School Board
Portage la Prairie
University
Ant
Gimli Plant Builds 87-Foot Luxury House Cruiser Worth 25000
Gimli Manitoba plant of Alwest Marine, a Western Tools and Industries unit, will manufacture an 87‑foot 5%‑ton luxury house cruiser with a deep V hull. Six adults fit, beam nearly 12 feet, priced at 25000 dollars retail. Alcan’s tech aided the project, with world‑wide rights for manufacture and distribution. Plant at Gimli air hangar, 50 miles north of Winnipeg, aims for 70 units second year with 50 staff, expanding carefully.
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GIMLI
Lake
Winnipeg
Alwest Marine
Western Tools and Industries Ltd
Brett
Alcan
Lean
Rarge
United States
Winpeg Company
Welfare in Thompson Assessed by Social Minister
Social Development Minister Rene Toupin stated Thompson welfare conditions are not worse than elsewhere. He has read a welfare official report citing a few cases and two investigations. A full department review of payment procedures may be undertaken to ensure aid reaches those in need.
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Rene Toupin
Manitoba
Thompson
Toupin
Welfare Department
Infectious Hepatitis Peaks in Manitoba in 1970
Manitoba health report shows Infectious Hepatitis reaching an all time high in 1970 with 2124 cases. Gonorrhea 2856 cases set wartime-era record. Dr Emanuel Snell cautions declines likely by March as NA trends mirror Manitoba’s surge.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Health
Emanuel Snell
Snell
North America
Driver Education Advocated for High School Curricula
E. G. Paul of Ottawa, traffic safety director for the Canadian Automobile Association, urged a national workshop that driver education must be integrated into high schools. He said current programs reach only willing volunteers, not the broad student body, and future drivers require mainstream training to handle urban and highway challenges.
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Canadian Automobile Association
E. G. Paul
Ottawa
Paul
Second Manitoba deer season for unfilled hunters set Jan 13 to 23
Manitoba resources department announces a second deer season in hunting area 21 from January 13 to 23. Only 1970 wit deer licenses qualify, no new licenses sold. Harvest was light, snow exceeds a foot, and deer are moderate. hunters must be experienced, endure cold, and move on foot with few roads. Vehicle search prohibited. the Mantagao Lake area bans snares, allowing retrieval of legally killed animals only by direct route.
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Manitoba
Interlake
Resources Department
Ashern-Hodgson Road
Dauphin River
Lake Winnipeg
Mantagao Lake Wildy Life Management
Manitoba Museum seeks immigration artifacts for exhibit
The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature appeals for donation of immigration artifacts to illustrate Manitoba history. History curator Steve Prystupa seeks homestead records ship cards early folk art and other items from all ethnic groups. Valuable pieces can be restored if historically significant and help form a new permanent exhibit opening early next year.
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Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Homestead
Steve Prystupa
Prystupa
Manitoba
Farm Cash Down Two Percent in Nine Months 1970
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total cash receipts from farming operations across provinces except Newfoundland fell to 3,021.8 million in the first nine months of 1970 from 3,762 million a year earlier. Decline mainly due to repayments of cash advances on farm stored grains in Western Canada and reduced wheat board participation payments despite higher prices for several crops and livestock.
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Newfoundland
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Western
Canada
Wheat Board
Rossendale News Highlights Social Visits and Local Events
Mrs. C Henry hosted and visitors from Portage and Treherne joined. Mrs J Vennard and Donald visited the Henry home. Birthday party for Mrs Paisley drew R Moffat and others. Curlers Halliday Frizzy Stank played in MacGregor. Card party winners named with Culvert and Culbert pairs. Next event set for January 22.
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C. Henry
Withairs. I. Paisley
Portage
Jessie Crosby
Henry
Sirs
Douglas. Henry
J.vennard
Donald
R. Moffat
Cypress River
G. Richmond
H. Finnie
Cam. Halliday
Reuben Frizzey
Gerald Frizzey
Jack Stank
MacGregor
T. Wojowicz
A. Me
Suaig
Pete Maloney
Allan’ McCuaig
Charlyn Culvert
C. Halliday
Jim’ Culbert
Rodney Culbert
Brandon Manager Raps Attitudes
Brandon City manager Dennis Scott, in a 1970 year end report, cites staff performance and attitude as his main problem after 14 months in office. He says civic employees often think negatively and resist progress, with inadequate training and a complacent assessor and public works staff blamed for hindering Brandon’s growth.
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Brandon
Dennis
Scott
Public Works Department
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McMaster Funeral
Denwal Pharmacy
Western Pools
Rossendale News
Raps
Attitudes
Austin
Ford Sales & Service
Zenith
Management and Staff
Gulf
Felix Bruneau
ST. Claude
Bruneau
Manitoba Hydro
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