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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1967
Page
2
A column lauds 65 year old Sir Francis Chichester for sailing solo around the world, arguing that age is no barrier to achievement. It recalls Kennedy urging youth in politics, notes changing attitudes toward age, and warns younger readers to welcome older voices while embracing renewed energy in spring.
F R Scott argues Canada could do without the Royal Canadian Mounted Police calling the force paramilitary. Critics fear overreach policing radical student groups, comparing RCMP to CIA FBI past tactics and urging a royal commission report for public scrutiny.
A translated letter to the Moscow Izvestia editor, written from Saratov on the Volga, hints at continuing Soviet supply problems. It notes difficulty obtaining clothes brushes and questions why shortages persist despite industry and technology.
A historical outline explains municipal twinning as cultural exchange between Canadian towns and foreign cities. It traces origins to Le Monde Bilingue and the World Federation of Twinned Cities, notes UN UNESCO approval, and outlines practical steps for creating and sustaining sister city links, including committees, ceremonies, and ongoing exchanges.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported last week that Canada’s metropolitan areas are expanding faster than the country overall. Forty-eight percent of Canadians now live in 19 metropolitan areas, up from 46 percent five years earlier, with Montreal and Toronto remaining the largest centers. Suburban areas produced 73 percent of metropolitan growth, and the 19 centers accounted for 71 percent of national growth from 1961 to 1966.
July 1 marks the centennial of Confederation and a legislative push seeks to rename the holiday Canada Day. Debates focus on official title and whether an adjacent Monday would be observed if July 1 falls on a weekend.
Hon. Henry J. Enns and Hon. Maurice Sauve announce a cost sharing deal for Spruce Woods Provincial Park. A $1,500,000 ARDA project will be funded equally by federal and provincial governments, creating a major south central Manitoba park with beaches roads trails and camping facilities. Local labor will be employed during construction and ongoing maintenance.
Emergency at St Martin reports thousands of acres of pasture flooding as Lake Manitoba overflows into the Fairford River. Riverside dam controls water level and has caused ranchers to lose fields. St Martin, Fairford, and Little Saskatchewan reserves are hard hit with about 220 cattle stranded on St Martin needing barge removal. Chief Alex Woodhouse notes dam opens to relieve lake but floods western shore pastures.
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