Prairie Duck Brood On Decline
June survey finds water conditions favorable in northern prairie Parklands but southern habitats remain poor. Brood production on southern prairies expected to be well below recent years. Nesting success hindered by exposed mud flats. Canada Geese show strong brood prospects. Atlantic breeding pairs high with better nesting. British Columbia marshes expect above average duck and goose production due to limited flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Conservation Organization
Atlantic
British Columbia
See-Saw Records Claimed At 264 Hours By Boys
Eight Wellan, unt., boys claim a world record for a see-saw moving for 264 hours. They worked in 2% hour shifts from last Tuesday to Saturday, claiming to surpass the 232 hour mark set by five persons last April in Preston Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellan
Unt
Preston
Ont
Bagot and District News Birthday Greetings and Local Faith
Community notices include birthday wishes for Ken Burton Don Coubrough Jack Rintoul Dan Rintoul Frank Giesbrecht and a Fireside Thoughts column urging faith and help through prayer. Reports cover road work on the Trans-Canada highway, high June temperatures, a piano recital at West End hall Portage la Prairie with Pamela Matthews earning a gold pin, visits from Brandon and Winnipeg residents, Bagot U C W meeting notes, a request for old nylons for rug making, and a poem about friendship and community duty. The piece notes Rosser Horse Show results Leisa Rands placing well and celebrates Canada's 100th anniversary in the province with a nod to the RCMP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.M Baskler
Ken Burton
Don Coubrough
Jack Rintoul
Dan Rintoul
Frank Giesbrecht
You
Ted Matthews
J. Matthews
E. Nott
Portage
A. Kerr
Pamela Matthews
Pamela
West End
Portage la Prairie
Miss Kerr
Harvey Smith
Brandon
Rol
Neepawa
C. Nichol
Winnipeg
E. Aress
Caramat
Ont
Bagot U.cw
G.R. Nichol
D. Brecknell
G. R. Nichol
M. W. Burch
R. Kalberg
India
Clarence Pogue
Long Plains Indian Reserve
Bible Society
Nichols
Butterfield
Soryone
Survivor Dies at 95 Last Riel Rebellion Survivor
Duncan James McLean of Winnipeg dies at 95, the last survivor of prisoners ordered executed during the 1885 Rebellion. He was a youth when his father surrendered Fort Pitt to save 44 lives, twice lined up to be shot, and later spoke against erecting a Riel statue, praising Winnipeg’s city hall memorial to nine who died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan James McLean
Louis Riel
Mr. McLean
Winnipeg
William James McLean
Fort Pitt
Big Bear
McLean
Riel
Winnipeg City Hall
Rail Rates Reduced For Rapeseed Meal Freight
The Canadian transport commission ordered reduced freight rates for rapeseed meal shipped from Thunder Bay to eastern Canada. Western processors, including Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Co op Vegetable Oils, expect about 400000 yearly savings. The ruling requires an export price list for rapeseed meal and oil within 30 days, while a final decision will come after a year of study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Transport Commission
Thunder Bay
Ont
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan
Western Canadian Seed Processors Ltd
Lethridge, Alto
Co-op Vegetable Oils Ltd
Altona Man
Lethbridge
Montreal
Canlin
Agra Anausie
Sask
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Eastern Oilseed
Canlin Ltd
Canadian Vegetable Oil Processing Ltd
Hamilton
Maple Leaf Mills Ltd
Victory Soya Mills Ltd
Toronto
Canadian National Railways
CP Rail
Prairie
Miss Dominion of Canada to Attend Portage Fair
Benny Braay announced that Miss Dominion of Canada will attend all three days of the 101st Portage Industrial Exhibition July 9 through 11. The Perth Ont. graduate will open the fair and take part in the dress review, with plans to present the grand champion 4‑H calf trophy and possibly sell the first calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny Braay
Presentss
Dominion of Canada
George Sanderson
PortagEx
Perth
Ont
Canada
Stan Wilde
Fair Board
Norquay Beach
Fort la Reine Museum
Leonora Smith
Harold Jackson
Parade
Jackson
Canada Fitness
Portage
Winnipeg
Leonard Robinson
Exhibition Building
Lorne Jordan
UMM to Seek Wage Change For Dragline Operators
The Union of Manitoba Municipalities Central District at Gladstone approved a motion asking the provincial government to adjust wage scales so dragline operators earn the dragline rate only when operating a dragline, with pay for other duties based on the machinery or task. The meeting elected Dori Bjarnarson district director, heard from Reeve Adrain on broader reforms, and noted attendance of about 100 members from 12 rural municipalities, three towns, one city and three villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union of Manitoba
Gladstone
Syd Lye
Portage la Prairie
Jim Knight
Portage
Dori Bjarnarson
Westbourne
Loyd Briese
Langford
Martin Wurtz
Briese
Cecil Ferguson
Andsdown
Bjarnarson
G. Stewart
R.M
Rosedale
Robert Adrain
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Jim C. Scott
A. T. Chapman
Daly
Union of Man
Central
Adrain
Chapman
Rossburn
UMM
Reeve Adrain
Howard Pawley
Harold Dodds
Canada Grains Council
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Ows Growin
Souna
Ist
Maxwell Studios
Tara Lee Bowes
Tupper St
Tara Lee
Mione
Motors
Blue Boy
Portage! Creamery
Alph
Texaco Age
Plaza
Pla Stylerite
Panko's
IGA Foodline
Portage Creamery
Portage Credit Union
Lo-Cost Drug MartLta
Glen
Datsun ‘Motors Products
Bagot and District News
K. Holliday
C. Rands
Leisa Rands
Pel
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Phillip
Regina
R.C
E. Cooling
H. Hobson
Lauder
J. Lamont Se
Nipawin
Miss Dom
Portage Fair
BushcCowan
McCowan
Les Young
Maurice Batters
Sanderson
Batters
Young
Tack Mitchell
Mitchell
Govt
Interlake
Asberton
Oakbank
Belmont
Grandview
Mid-Western
Central District
Glenella
Lansdowne
Lakeview
North
South Cypress
Norfolk
Victoria
Scorr
Billings
Montana
Portage Mobile Home Ltd
Trimble’s
Portage LA Prairie, Manitoba
G. C. Fairfield
Saskatchewan Ave. W
Cook
Roland
Saskatchewan Ave
West
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