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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1968
Page
2
Surveys show the Canadian economy turning upward with steady prices and lower credit costs. Oil and gas are seen advancing while construction lags due to money shortages and high local codes. Government leadership is urged to standardize rules and speed housing growth.
A father buys a candy bar for his son at a gas station and a tiny wrapper blown from the car contributes to highway litter. Ontario waste totals reach $700,000 yearly, with $55 per mile to clean 13,000 miles. Litter poses safety risks from broken glass and obstructed windshields, justifying heavy fines.
Cattails bear many folklore names such as marsh beetles, marsh pestles, bull s eggs, candlewick and great seed mace. They have powered candle wicks, fed Indians in famine, and their down lined cradle boards. In England they are called Cossack asparagus. The plant offers wind torn heads above snow in winter and seeds numbering around 30,000 per 1 inch head.
The Soviet Union has 4,000,000 tons of wheat to buy from Canada under a 1966 three year agreement, but officials say no discussions are under way for a new contract or ongoing sales. Canada faces weak exports and potential grain carryovers as drought reports and bargaining shifts affect future purchases.
Metropolitan Winnipeg planning committee recommends ground fault circuit interrupters for all city pool circuits in direct contact with water. Estimated equipment cost 200 dollars. if approved by council, installation would be mandatory in all pools. The move follows a Toronto pool accident tied to a short circuit. James Hicks notes Metro decorative fountain circuits also need protection due to risk.
Transport Minister Hellyer and housing officials sought to mobilize private funds for housing mortgages. He met with chartered banks and Life Insurance executives to assess money available for single family dwellings as the government eyes 200000 new units in two years. Banks and insurers, primary funders, discussed potential government pot changes from the three day talks.
Canadian Pacific Railways announced an embargo on all grain shipments destined for the Lakehead effective today. The action affects elevators across Manitoba and much of Saskatchewan following a strike by about 1,300 grain handlers at 28 Lakehead terminal elevators. A Wheat Board spokesman called the move anticipated but offered no further comment.
Terrace Bay Ontario highway officials reported a beaver dam caused a bad break washing out a highway section. Repair time and full traffic restoration were not yet known. The town lies about 100 miles east of the Lakehead on Lake Superior's north shore.
Harry Enns of Manitoba criticizes the new federal cabinet for placing major farm agencies under eastern ministers. He cites Jean-Luc Pépin and Jean Marchand as lacking prairie knowledge and questions Pepin’s suitability. Enns calls the Farm Rehabilitation Act a dead issue amid reallocation of agricultural duties.
Agriculture Minister Harry Enns announced a revamped vegetable marketing commission will market potatoes with grower on advisory board. The plan, which offers optional status for growers under four acres and roadside sellers, will be sent to the provincial cabinet this week. A standalone compulsory potato marketing board was rejected last October but supporters claimed they produced 80 percent of Manitoba's potato crop.
Subscribing residents of Headingley near Winnipeg protested new long distance charges limiting access to the city. They described the 15 cent basic plus five cent per minute tolls as “tremendous” and said social and business activity suffers as many are excluded from the Winnipeg telephone book. The Public Utilities Board held a special session to hear the complaint while Manitoba Telephone System opposed toll elimination citing broader demands from other communities.
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