North Norfolk votes cut taxes by one mill for 1969
North Norfolk council announced a one mill tax reduction for farm and residential property for 1969. The June 3 meeting approved major items including school costs of 147,222.49, capital utilities 55,000, and general municipal 181,555.45, with total expenditures 401,819.44 and total revenue matching.
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North Norfolk Council
North Norfolk
C. E. Hotel
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Austin Village
Sidney Village
General Municipal
Campbell Ends Career Serving Liberal Leader Nominates Bend
Douglas L. Campbell retired from active politics after a long Manitoba career. At Warren Community Hall he nominated R. W. Bend as Liberal candidate for Lakeside, predicting Bend would win in the June 25 election and become premier. The Lakeside veteran, first elected in 1922, noted Manitoba’s premiers often hail from High Bluff Poplar Point.
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Douglas L. Campbell
Lakeside
Warren
R. W. Webby
Bend
R. W
Bobby) Bend
Liberal Party
Campbell
Manitoba
Mr. Bend
Bond
High Bluff-Popar Point
John Norquay
Mr. Campbell
Free Island District
Duff Roblin
Walter Weir
High Bluff-Poplar Point
Water System Construction Underway in Austin
Construction on the water distribution system in Austin has begun with material arriving at the site. About 90 homes have signified their interest in water connections. Pugh Construction of Killarney holds the distribution contract and Arnason Construction will build the pump house and reservoir.
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Austin
Pugh Construction
Killarney
Arnason Construction
Gladstone Liberal Nelson Shoemaker Seeks Fifth Term
Gladstone Liberals unanimously nominated Nelson Shoemaker at a Friday night meeting in the Municipal Building hall to contest the provincial election. Shoemaker, first nominated in 1958, has won four prior elections. He asked for party support to help Bend form the next government after June 25.
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Nelson Shoemaker
Gladstone
Mr. Shoemaker
Homer Gill
John Kosmolak
Gill
George Adamson
Liberal Party Association
Gladstone Constituee
Ken Milne
Jake Lazaruk
Neepawa
Roger Wilson
Langruth
Sid Lachter
Shoemaker
Margaret Oliver
Brookdale
R. W. Bobby Bend
Liberals
Decoration Day Service at MacGregor Cemetery
North Norfolk District Royal Canadian Legion schedules a short Decoration Day service at the MacGregor monument on Sunday June 22 at 11 15 am Servicemen Legion members and interested individuals should assemble by 11 am Wreaths will be laid followed by Last Post two minutes silence and Reveille graves of servicemen at MacGregor cemetery will be decorated
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North Norfolk
Royal Canadian Legion
MacGregor
Legion
Councils Get Okay to Use Auditoriums
The MacGregor village and North Norfolk RM gained permission to use the MacGregor Elementary School auditorium for a June 27 meeting. The Rossendale 4-H Club was approved a 54 passenger bus for a Winnipeg trip on May 31 or June 7 with a teacher or chaperone in attendance. The Manitoba Pool Elevator Association can use the Austin Collegiate industrial arts room on June 9. R. D. Briscoe is allowed to attend the Winnipeg maintenance conference on June 10 and the transportation supervisor's conference on July 4. The board also resolved to do (Please Turn to Page 3).
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MacGregor
North Norfolk
Rossendale
Winnipeg
Manitoba Pool Elevator Association
Austin Collegiate
R. D. Briscoe
Transportaton
Town Happenings and Local Elections Update
Weather turns warmer with cool spells as crops grow slowly. MacGregor Junior Rifle Club hosts a parents night at the Collegiate at 7 30 p m. Fish derby at Jackson Lake Sunday with weigh in by 2 p m and final at 5 p m. Provincial election June 25 and community centre vote June 26. Portage Lib candidate Gordon Johnston Conservative Harvey Carmichael. Gladstone three candidates Jim Ferguson Nelson Shoemaker Barry Malson. Grey Owl event praised. Frank Hay wins a flight and earns a new sweater.
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Portage
MacGregor
Here
Gordon Johnston
Harvey Carmichael
Nomin
Gladstone
Austin
Sidney
Neepawa
Jim Ferguson
Conservatives
Nelson Shoemaker
Liberals
Barry Malson
NDP
Pine Creek S D Sets 69 70 Program for Austin Collegiate
Pine Creek School Division outlined the 1969 70 program in a May 28 meeting at Austin Collegiate. The district will discontinue the university entrance course at grade 11 and 12 to cut costs and reduce required teachers by two while Austin Langruth MacGregor Plumas and Gladstone are variably affected. Austin remains costliest per student and transportation to MacGregor for the senior university entrance course is proposed without expanding facilities.
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Austin Collegiate
Pine Creek
Austin
Langruth
Plumas
MacGregor
Gladstone
Central Judicial District Meeting Here June 27
The Central Judicial District meeting of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities will be held in MacGregor on Friday June 27. About 120 delegates from central Manitoba municipalities are expected to attend. North Norfolk Rural Municipality and MacGregor village host, with events at the new elementary school auditorium and a banquet at Memorial Hall.
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Central Judicial District
Union of Manitoba
MacGregor
Manitoba
North Norfolk
Memorial Hall
Ferguson of Gladstone chosen as Conservative candidate
Conservatives select James R. Ferguson of Gladstone to contest the election in the Gladstone constituency at a Neepawa Legion Hall nominating meeting. Ferguson beat Hersh Lerner in a crowd over 400, with Premier Walter Weir in attendance. Ferguson, a farmer and father of six, stressed rural representation and redistribution needs.
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Gladstone
Progressive Conservative Party
James R. Ferguson
Neepawa Legion Hall
Ferguson
Hersh Lerner
Neepawa
June
Walter Weir
Weir
Gladstone PC Association
Clay Gault
Allan Olmstead
Brookdal
Ron Bjarnarson
Austin
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General Reserve
MacGregor and Disriet
Portage la Prairie
Weed Control Board
Council
University of Manitoba
Macgrear
Beaver
Rose Hill
Canadian Transport Commission
Canadian Pacific Railway
Liberal
MacGregor Junior Rifle Club
Jackson Lake
Frank Hay
Pine Creek S.D
O. L. Campbell
Li Bend
Lauren Anne Campbell
L. E. Campbell
HF. Johnson
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