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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1968
Page
2
The piece discusses the challenges of drawing fair provincial boundaries in Manitoba. Rural ridings are smaller in population than urban ones, creating over representation of rural residents. A redistribution bill reduces the city to rural ratio from four to seven to six to four, still insufficient to achieve equity.
Bill Abernethy, Scotland’s only full time freshwater pearl fisher, has spent decades studying Scottish rivers from Coupar Angus. He explains pearl formation, river habitats, and the learning curve to turn pearling into a permanent job, noting secret river names and the high value of pearls in the market.
Canadian dairy farmers urged the Dairy Farmers of Canada to curb consumer price rises for dairy products and push butter prices down to 61 cents a pound as part of federal readjustments. A two policy federal plan was endorsed to help some farmers stay in business while aiding others to exit. Debate contrasted subsidizing prices with import options and broader subsidies as a solution to surpluses. New Zealand and Britain trade examples were cited as benchmarks for butter pricing.
Ida Erickson, a Sprague Manitoba native born March 11, 1947, is named Miss March of Dimes 1968. She has cerebral palsy with right hemiplegia, has undergone several operations, and walks with a slight limp when tired. She holds Grade 11 plus Grade 12 French and math, studied accounting, and works toward a career in Winnipeg after receiving Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba support for tuition and living expenses.
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