Trustees urged to build political muscle for education
The Canadian School Trustees Association urges trustees to become vocal at local, provincial, and federal levels. Walter Robson from Dauphin, Manitoba cites meetings with Ottawa party leaders and calls for a nationally elected minister and a federal education office while noting provincial jurisdiction under the British North America Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voneene JE UE
Canadian School Trustees’ Association
Walter Robson
Association
Robson
Dauphin
Man
Ottawa
Federal Bureau of Education
Council of Ministers of Education
Francois Clouthier
Quebec
Hog price support not enough says Canadian Park Council
The Canadian Park Council argues the federal hog price support will not offset producer losses. The plan guarantees a margin of 22.41 per hundredweight between feed wholesale costs and hog prices, but producers report losses of 20 to 30 per hog at 1974 prices. council doubts the margin will maintain producer confidence and calls for possible additional payments through March 31, 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Park Council
Hog Council
Movie bank heist scene causes nine injuries
A driver, Eline Ardoin, crashed after a fake bank robbery by Penelope Productions cast. Police say the scene involved unarmed actors and no real guns. Ardoin struck pedestrians and vehicles, injuring nine. no charges planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eline Ardoin
Hollywood
Penelope Productions
Miss Androin
Inter-City Gas Sees Continued Expansion Plans
Inter-City Gas Utilities, a regional natural gas supplier, expects growth across residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. R Dahnke, director of utility operations, states the long range supply contract from Transvanaga Pipeline Company supports ongoing development and the firm is actively pursuing new business with industrial groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter-ity Gas Utumuies
R. Dahnke
Transvanaga Pipeline Company
Dahnke
Manitoba to raise minimum wage in two steps
Labor Minister Russell Paulley announced Manitoba will raise adult minimum wage to 2.15 an hour on July 1, then to 2.30 on January 1, 1975. The under-18 rate will move from 1.65 to 1.90 on July 1 and to 2.05 on Jan 1. The plan, a cabinet decision, aims to balance board recommendations amid concerns about costs for consumers and labor-intensive industries. A government impact study cited minimal adverse effects from an Oct 1972 raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Russell Paulley
Paulley
Sidney Spivak
Izzy Asper
Feed Grains Policy Changes Announced by Wheat Board
The federal government announced a permanent feed grains policy extending an open market beyond the Wheat Board region. Otto Lang said the board gains powers to set delivery quotas for non bought grain, while critics warn power erosion. The policy promises equitable prairie prices and aims to boost livestock returns while lowering consumer costs. it confirms August announcements of price guarantees and a federal subsidy for grain storage plus expanded board powers.
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Federal
Governmet
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Otto Lang
Lang
Alfred Moore
National Farmers Union
Canadian Livestock Feed Board
Lang Sai
Prairies
British Columbia
Mr. Lang
Government Has No Authority To Flood Indian Lands
In northern Manitoba the Nelson Churchill rivers hydro project sparks dispute as Ken Dillon of the NDP asserts no government authority to flood Nelson House while the federal Indian Affairs Department offers funding to defend against the plan. Officials warn of land loss and disrupted livelihoods across reserves including Cross Lake and York Landing, with potential 3,000 acres swamped and multiple watercourses affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson- Churchill
Manitoba
Ken _Dillon
New Democratic Party
Thompson
Nelson House
Federal Department of Indian Affairs
Nelson House Reserve
Dillen
Indian Affairs Department
Federal
Ministry of Transport
NDP
Sidney Spivak
Manitoba Hydro
Dillon
Churchill River
Spivak
Hydro
William ‘Thomas
Thomas
Cross Lake
Norway House
Split Lake
York Landing
Ed Schreyer
Burntrood
Tax Roll Removals Stirs Winnipeg Art Gallery Debate
Frank Johnson of Sturgeon Creek attacked a bill to remove Centennial projects from the municipal tax roll. The measure would forgive about 350000 in back taxes owed by the Winnipeg Art Gallery and over 100000 for Brandon’s Keystone Centre, provoking local controversy as Legislature adjourned the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Frank Johnson
Sturgeon Creek
Johnston
Brandon
Keystone Centre
Earl McKellar
Souris - Killarney
Soviet Move to Cut Harvest Losses in Grain Drive
Soviet authorities issued orders to build grain storage elevators drying plants and paved roads in remote districts as part of a campaign to reduce losses. A Communist Party statement urged local councils to repair storage facilities while Leonid Brezhnev criticized last year’s grain collection losses without giving figures. Priority was set on procuring materials for elevators drying stations and other agricultural installations to preserve the 1974 harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Leonid Brazhnev
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John Jang
China
Ing
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
United States
Member
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Ln McGregor Eastor
Govt
Austin Credit Union
Austin, Magregor and
Gladstoni
Austin
Ewen
Aladstone
R. A. Burnside
Wacgregor
K. K. Schroeder
Mar
Presen
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