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Macgregor Herald

Location

Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jul 18, 1968

Page

2

Trudeau cabinet a new look with regional balance questioned

The Prime Minister's cabinet is large and includes many new faces, prompting critique of its size and lack of inner circle. It emphasizes quality over geography, with ten ministers from Quebec and Ontario each, few Maritimers, and several moves that shift ministers to different portfolios signaling a focus on regional development and reform.

Trudeau Mr. Trudeau Quebec Ontario West Maritimes Kierans Prairies Bud Olson James Richardson Otto Lang Olson Prairie Liberals House of Commons Richardson Lang

Whiteshell Park in Manitoba a versatile natural haven

Whiteshell in southeastern Manitoba is the province’s largest developed park with over a thousand square miles and 200 lakes. It is famed for ancient rocks dating over 20 billion years, and features Falcon Lake’s golf and Ski resort, plus West Hawk Caddy and Star Lakes resorts, lake trout at West Hawk, rainbow trout at Camp and Lyon, and historic Ojibwa rock mosaics near Betula Lake. An Alf Hole Goose Sanctuary draws about 15,000 visitors, with canoe routes along Whiteshell River and Win­nipeg River. Wildlife appears year round in Canada’s most versatile park.

Whiteshell Manitoba Falcon Lake Winnipeg River Pointe du Bois Winnipeg Canada West Hawk Caddy Star Lakes West Hawk Lake Camp Lyon Lakes Caddy Lake Brereton Jessica White Lakes Betula Lake

Drop Blame On The Pill In Winnipeg Birth Decline

Winnipeg recorded a 24 year low birth rate in 1967 with 17.9 births per 1 000. Medical health officer Dr Roger Cadham cites the increasing use of the birth control pill as a contributing factor while noting the decline remains within non alarming bounds. Infant mortality rose to 21.1 per 1 000 due to immaturity.

Winnipeg Roger C. Cadham Cadham

Hutton Honored By Agricultural Institute

George H. W. Hutton, former Manitoba minister of agriculture and conservation, is named an honorary member of the Agricultural Institute of Canada for advancing Canadian agriculture. His Manitoba programs include crop insurance, Hog Marketing, Interlake Development, floodways, Shellmouth Dam, soil testing, weed control, and pasture improvement. He lived near Winnipeg, farmed in Rosser 1939 to 1986, studied at St Johns and United Colleges, and held political leadership as PC Manitoba president in 1958 and MLA in 1959. He later worked with the UN FAO World Food Programme in Ankara and was named a member of the Order of the Buffalo Hunt.

Trudeau Arthur Laing Northern Development Jean Chretien Agriculture Joe Greene Bud Olson Medicine Mat George H. W. Hutton Agriculture and Conservation Manitoba Agricultural Institute of Canada Mr. Hutton Manitoba Crop Insurance Manitoba Hog Marketing Commission Interlake Greater Winnipeg Portage Manitoba Soil Testing Service Hts Progressive Conservative Association of Manitoba Hutton FAO World Food Programme Ankara Turkey Order of the Buffalo Hunt

MacGregor Locals Gather for Weekend Visits and Reunions

MacGregor residents and visitors filled a busy weekend with cross province trips and social gatherings. Stan and Barbara Moore visited Clear Lake and Dauphin, while Jack McPhee toured the district with local hosts. Winnipeg and Brandon guests joined in at the Browns and Barber households, sharing meals and attending the Edwin school reunion.

Jack McPhee New Perth Pel Joe Lambert Roy Wakefield Barbara Ian Winnipeg Florence Fred Venn Roy Mr. Venn C. R. Barber Doug Barber Nicole Steinbach Ross Nichol Debbie Steve Thompson Lois Brandon Thelma Kelly Portage Hild Barber Beverley Winwho Lizzie Saunders

62 000 More Come Into USC Plan

Unemployment Insurance changes will bring 62,000 prairie workers into coverage July 1. Salaried employees with incomes up to 7,800 will be included, replacing the 5,460 cutoff. No maximum income for hourly, daily or piece workers. Total insured rise to 952,062 from 889,606 at end of March.

Prairies

Body recovered from lake near Thompson

RCMP report the body of Louis George MacDonald 26 of Nelson House found in a northern Manitoba lake. He was fishing alone about 90 miles north of Thompson on July 3 and drowned. Thompson sits about 400 miles north of Winnipeg.

RCMP Louis George MacDonald Nelson House Maryitobe MacDonald Thompson Winnipeg

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