Fertilizer Talks Still Underway
Officials from Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia continue talks with fertilizer firms on supplies and pricing. Agriculture Minister Sam Uskiw says talks are preliminary and firms are nervous as governments raise concerns. A consultant report faulted pricing tied to Cominco and Imperial Oil, but warns governments may struggle to enforce price competition. The four provinces await federal investigations before deciding next steps.
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Manitoba Agriculture
Sam Uskiw
Manitoba
Canada
Askiw
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Jack Messer
Federal Combines Investigations Branch
Topecan Group Ltd
Toronto
Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd
Cominco
Imperial Oil Ltd
Furadan Warning Issued to Farmers Spraying Insecticide
Labour Minister Gordon Snyder warned farmers handling Furadan to exercise extreme caution as the insecticide is highly toxic and can rapidly cause fatal or serious illness with exposure. He noted 88 poisoning incidents reported by the Labour Department's Occupational Health and Safety division, but all victims recovered with prompt treatment and none sustained permanent or fatal injuries.
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Labour
Gordon Snyder
High School By Telephone Initiative Aids 500 Learners
Los Angeles Unified School District runs a pilot program where about 500 adults study high school subjects by telephone. A teacher at a console calls each student individually while enabling group discussion. Materials and exams are mailed or conducted by phone, benefiting the visually impaired and homebound learners.
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Los Angeles Unified
Leila Michaels
Herb Schmidt
Look Back At 1915 In Regina Farm Paper
A rediscovered 1916 Regina Prairie Farm and Home issue highlights political ideals, wartime ads, and farm life. It notes HMS Queen Elizabeth action at the Dardanelles, empire food drives, and praise for electrified farms. Prices, products, and catalog news underscore early 20th century rural life in Saskatchewan.
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A.M. Mantle
Saskatchewan
Regina Prairie Farm and Home Paper
Keith Nicholls
Martin Burrell
Kendall
Saskatchewan School Trustee Convention
Cassell
Hydroponic Gardening Opens New Venture in West
Harold Ross operates Genie Gardens near Barons, Alberta, producing tomatoes and cucumbers hydroponically with 80 degree greenhouses, humidity control, and sun as the sole variable. Since starting in 1972 he invested over $80,000, faced early crop losses worth thousands, and now monitors equipment hourly after two major setbacks including a frost-damaged crop and a herbicide incident.
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Harold Ross
Ross
Genie Gardens
Lethbridge
Mer. Ross
Los Angeles
Mr. Ross
Hopper Phone Special Helps Saskatchewan Farmers
The provincial agriculture department announced a hopper phone to answer farmers questions about chemical measures to control grasshopper infestation. The line opens at 8:30 am and runs Monday through Friday. Call 527-1661 in Regina and ask for the hopper phone.
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Saskatchewan
Provincial Agriculture Department
Regina
Weights and Measures Act Proclaimed for Aug 1 1974
The government proclaims the Weights and Measures Act and its regulation in force from August 1 1974. It updates legislation to reflect business practices and technology, defines quantities in metric units, bans odometer tampering across provinces, and requires coin operated machines to show beverage quantities.
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Consumer Affairs
Herb Gray
RCMP
MacGregor Herald subscription and ad rates note
The MacGregor Herald lists subscription costs of five dollars per year in advance and six dollars for United States delivery, with a five cent price for a single copy. Advertising rates are available on request and the paper is authorized as second class mail with audit bureau and association memberships noted.
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Macgregor Herald
MacGrawar Arate
MacGregor
Manitoba
United States
Trucker School A Success at Grant MacEwan College
Graduates from Grant MacEwan Community College's truck driver program report strong job prospects as 90 percent secure immediate employment due to driver shortages. Program cost of 650 dollars per student is covered by PEP or federal Manpower offices, with over 70 graduates. Training covers basics from gasoline to tires and includes behind the wheel instruction on five truck types.
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Grant MacEwan Community College
R. J. Pacey
P.E.P
U.K. Buys More Wheat
British millers ordered 24.3 to 25.1 million bushels of hard wheat from Canada for shipment from October 1974 to April 1975. The purchase follows a Canadian wheat board offer of forward supplies and aligns with levels from the past two years. Prices ranged from 5 per bushel in St Lawrence port stores to 5.09 in winter ports.
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International Harvester
Mongol Titan
Carters
Allan Ad
Eaton
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
St. Lawrence
Welfare Forgotten People in Edmonton Survey
A survey of 800 welfare recipients from 16 000 in Edmonton found many are forgotten and trapped in poor housing with limited rights knowledge. Conducted by eight people with a 24960 grant, the study urges reevaluation of clothing allowances furniture funds and home upkeep measures, plus Christmas benefits for disabled with children.
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Edmonton
al Bolstad
Milly Brown
Neil Crawford
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Furadan
Rex Hulett
ALON
Henry
West
Judah
Greece
India
Member
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Pace Ieee
Allen McGregor
Trucker School
U.K
Austin Credit Union
Austin, Macgregor and Gladstone
Austin
Even, Manay
Gladstone
R.A
K. K
Reife Sy
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