Unemployment Insurance ceiling rises to avert fund shortfall
The government won first reading on a bill to lift the 800 million ceiling on unemployment insurance contributions. NDP and Social Credit backed the measure, pushing through 139 votes to 92 for Conservatives, with the bill referred to the manpower committee for study. The debate warned the fund could run dry by February without the lift.
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New Democrat
Social Credit
NDP
House Manpower Committee
Unemployment Insurance Commission Uic
Lincoln Alexander
Hamilton West
Erik Nielsen
Yukon
Bryce Mackasey
Justice
Otto Lang
UIC
Potash Question To Courts Brings Saskatchewan Quota Case
The Supreme Court of Canada cleared the way for a challenge to Saskatchewan potash quotas. Central Canada Potash seeks to force higher production. lower courts rejected the request. After a brief hearing, the court dismissed Saskatchewan’s technical challenge and set a hearing date. Saskatoon lawyer George Taylor argued the company conflicts with another suit. Justice Martland noted good faith matters.
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Supreme Court of Canada
Saskatchewan
Central Canada Potash Co. Ltd
Supreme Court
Saskatoon
George Taylor
Taylor
Ronald Martland
Smith Clarke Vows Exchanged In Candlelit Ceremony
A candlelit wedding at Lac Gregor united Gayle Louise Clarke and Gerald Leigh Smith. The bride wore an empire waist gown with a sheer overlay and cuffed sleeves, carrying a red white and purple bouquet. Attendants wore light purple velvet gowns as the couple reside in Winnipeg.
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lacGregor Unitea Unuren
Gayle Louise
F. A. Clarke
Gerald Leigh
Stan Smith
Audrey Smith
Brenda Northrup
Donna Tarr
Valerie Smith
Kimberly Lewis
Gordon Lye
Garnet Smith
Jim Pollock
Greg Smith
Nancy Allen
Memorial Hall
Robert Howey
Winnipeg
Sunflower Growers Get Interim Payment in Manitoba
Sunflower growers under contract with Coop. Vegetable Oils Ltd in Altona will receive an interim payment of 750,000 dollars for 1972 crop deliveries. The board approved raising the seed price from 4 to 5 cents per pound effective March 1 with interim pay of one cent per pound for pre March deliveries. Storage and freight allowances bring returns to about 25 cents per pound. Seventeen grower meetings across Manitoba will outline the increase and provide seed variety guidance. Acreage projections rise from 170,000 to 210,000 acres for 1973. Cheques are to be mailed by early April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altona
Coop. Vegetable Oils Ltd
Board of
Manitoba
Co-operative
Grant funds for Manitoba fish co op aiding first year
Winnipeg Canadian officials announce a 58000 grant to South Indian Lake Co operative Fisheries Ltd to cover costs in its first year. The fish handling plant, two packing boats, a repair shop, two warehouses and transport facilities were funded, enabling marketing of 900000 pounds of fish last summer and projected three million pounds annually with about 500000 dollars to fishermen in earnings.
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Winnipeg
Air Canada Drops Stewardess and Steward Titles
An Air Canada spokesman said the terms stewardess and steward will be eliminated from hiring brochures and all new in flight personnel will be called flight attendants. The change aims to remove gendered language while the current contract with the flight attendants' association awaits renewal by May.
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Canada
Air Canada
Canadian Air Line Flight Attendants’ Association
Red Cross Hopes to Expand Home Care Programs Across Canada
Winnipeg report says the Canadian Red Cross Society seeks to broaden home nursing and home making programs in all provinces. Dr. Max Avren cites meetings with federal officials and provincial divisions, with aims to train up to 10,000 Manitobans yearly. Government and medical groups expect home care to curb rising hospital costs through community services. Red Cross Youth could participate, leveraging Rural and urban reach.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Red Cross Society
Max Avren
National Society
Red Cross
Avren
Canada
British Columbia
Ontario
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
Red Cross Youth
New Tree Planter Revolutionizes Local Reforestation
In Galt Ontario the conservation authority operates a $38000 tree planter that in two years has planted 500 trees since last fall. The massive machine can lift a 30 foot tall tree and a ton of dirt in one scoop and transports trees by flatbed truck. It moves evergreens and hardwoods up to four inches in diameter to flood and construction sites, transplanting from Belwood Lake and Luther Marsh areas to Laurel Creek Chicopee Shade's Mills and Hespeler conservation areas, with 200 trees headed for Brant conservation area near Brantford.
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Neveran
Raver
Galt
Ontario
Canada
Belwood Lake
Fergus
Luther Marsh
Orangeville
Laurel Creek
Chicopee
Shade’s Mills
Hespeler
Brant
Brantford
Rapeseed And Wheat Predicted Most Profitable Crops
Manitoba agriculture study released at the Farm Outlook Conference forecasts rapeseed and wheat as the most profitable crops for grain growers in 1973. Net returns projected are 20.37 per acre for rapeseed and 14.73 per acre for wheat, with wheat showing 1.69 more per acre than barley and 9.35 more than flax.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
R. Johnson
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Spivak
Sidney Spivak
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Abe Kovnats
Radisson
Prime Motor Oils Ltd
Archibald Street
Man
Manitoba Education
Osborne Street
Notch
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