Grasshopper Battle Now Shaping Up in Prairie Regions
Prairie pest control experts warn grasshoppers could threaten this year's grain crops with millions of insects. Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba have stockpiled dimethoate and prepared battle plans. rains slowed hatching, but vigilance remains essential as experts explore long term controls including sterile males, parasitic wasps, and fungus.
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Saskatchewan
Prairie
Statistics Canada
Cliff Barrett
Regina
Joe Gurba
Alberta
Dave Smith
Manitoba
Red River
Agriculture Department
Gurba
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
George Walker
Federal Agriculture Department
Saskatoon
Auction Sale Listing For Household Goods And Tools
A local auction offers a wide assortment of items including a 30 inch Moffat Electric Range, refrigerator, upright Viking radio and record player, deep freezer, 21 inch TV, washing machine, mattress set, bed, chest of drawers, kitchen table and chairs, leather chair, clothes horse, magazine stand, foam sheet, children's snow shoes, lawn ornaments, bench sealers, wicker suitcase, garbage can, pots pans dishes and other items. Also includes an automatic knitting machine with cabinet, lawn mower, battery chargers, spray painting outfit, drill press, rope, electric motors, garden hoses, sprinklers, gas pump, tools such as wrenches and hammers, and numerous garden and hardware items.
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Moffat
Viking
Celtic 21 Co. F
Deep Freeze
Electronome
Bea
Beatty
ATD
Protecting Sugar Beets From Root Maggots Advised
Agricultural expert C E Lilly urges growers to decide before planting whether to treat for sugar beet root maggots. In western Canada maggot numbers rise on light soils. early seeding, adequate fertilization, timely irrigation, and natural controls reduce insecticide use. Check strips in fields indicate maggot risk and the value of treatment, and infurrow insecticides may be applied with herbicides for effective control.
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C. E. Lilly
Canada
Lethbridge Research Station
Schreyer pledges record of a dynamic Manitoba government
Premier Schreyer defended four years of NDP rule at a nominating meeting for the June 28 Manitoba election. He cited landlord and tenant reforms, a Consumers Bureau, a Humane Rights Commission, and an ombudsman, asserting strong growth and self sustaining hydroelectric investment while rebutting opposition and press criticism. In Canvey Island, wives protested an oil refinery by washing cars in two 12 hour shifts, risking fines for water wastage.
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Easenreyer
NDP
Universities and Colleges
Saul Miller
Manitoba
Schreyer
Tevn Ton
Consumers’ Bureau
Humane Rights Commission
Office of Ombudsman
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Manitba
Canvey Island
England
Essex
Essex Water Company
Individualized Instruction At Hamber School Leads The Way
At Hamber high in Vancouver students aged 14 and 15 pursue individualized math courses with no failures. Teacher Karim Rokhnejad deserts front‑line lecturing, guiding each pupil through self paced units and exams, while others relax or discuss personal topics. The approach allows finishing a semester’s work in months, sparking debate about learning pressures. Peter Minichiello notes trend towards individualized instruction and Hamber plans to expand next year.
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Erie Humber Secondary School
Vancouver
Karim Rokhnejad
Mr. Rokhnejad
Columbia
University of Ottawa
Poe
Rokhnejad
Peter Minichiello
Hamber Math Department
Driver Education Cuts Impaired Drivers in Edmonton Study
A Transport Department and Canada Safety Council study reports the Edmonton driver education program reduced the share of drivers with BAC above .08 from 3 percent to 1.4 percent, while Calgary fell to 1.7 percent from 2.5 during the campaign. The Edmonton effort included posters, school visits, media ads, and film clips.
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Edmonton
Transport Department
Canada Safety Council
Calgary
Alberta
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Henry P.toews
Woodlaw Drive
Macgregor, Man
Tom Scott
Ladstone
of Life
MacGregor Community Centre
London
Britain
Alta
Zenith
Christianson Ltd
John Deere
The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Central Plains
Macgregor
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