Manitoba unveils five million dollar amateur sport policy
Manitoba government announces a new amateur sport policy with up to 5 million dollars planned for the initial year. It includes a provincial director of sport, an administrative centre, grants for associations, clinics, championships, and travel aid. Winnipeg cooperation considered for centennial events. Lottery funds to cover much of the cost. Grants program details released with 1.7 million pledged from lottery and provincial sources.
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Manitoba Goverment
Larry Desjardins
Desjardins
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Western Canada
North Norfolk toConsider Sewer Project for Austin District
Public notice announces formation of Local Improvement District No 1 for a sewerage system in the Unincorporated Village of Austin, estimated at 242000 funded by 150010 loan and levies. The council will hold a hearing July 19 1973 at 10:00 AM at the MacGregor Municipal Office. interested parties must file written representations by July 13 1973.
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North
Norfolk
Austin
Manitoba Water Services Board
North Norfolk
MacGregor
Manitoba Agriculture Notes Grasshopper Hatching Across Regions
The Manitoba department of agriculture reports moisture supplies are good to excellent overall with some areas needing more rain. Seeding is 60 to 75 percent complete across regions while weeds and wild oats spur reseeding and chemical controls. Grasshopper hatching is reported near Melita Virden Morris Portage la Prairie and Stonewall, with Stonewall noting the largest concentrations. Pastures show good growth nationwide.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Department
Vita
Ste. Rose
Hamiota
Shoal Lake
Interlake
Melita
Virden
Morris
Portage la Prairie
Stonewall
Rotary leader urges closer ties with youth at conference
Gerry Woolf of St. Catharines Ontario told a Rotary conference that the organization should invite more young people to visit local businesses to see that members are not all bad. He urged delegates to act to make clubs relevant, noting exchange visits help international relations without engaging in political debate.
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Rotary Liu
Rotary International
Gerry Woolf
St. Catharines
Ont
Rotary
Woolf
Genaire Ltd
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
No Smoking Policy at CMA BMA Joint Meeting
Canadian Medical Association and British Medical Association delegates attended a joint meeting last week under a no smoking policy. The CMA had allowed smoking at some events but posted no smoking signs for British guests. the BMA had prohibited smoking at medical meetings for years. The CMA limits smoking at board meetings and the annual gatherings still attract up to 1,500 doctors, with no complaints reported by CMA officials.
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Canadian Medical Association
British Medical Association
CMA
Hac
BMA
Osprey Birth Secured by Lone Pine Patrol
Ornithologists report the birth of a baby osprey at a lonely Scottish pine tree. A security operation with electronic detectors barbed wire and nine guards protected the site six weeks after parents settled in. The fish hawk, Britain s rarest bird of prey, faced egg-thief risk guarded by RSPB wildlife experts.
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Britain
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Retire At 77 Try Something New On CBC Radio
Gordon M Shrum, age 77 and retired as B C Hydro chairman, hosted a two hour CBC radio interview show as a guest host. He spoke with Air Vice Marshal Leigh Stevenson and offered advice to other retirees to stay busy. Shrum admitted never interviewing before and planned future appearances in Seattle Toronto and Vancouver while resuming rose trimming.
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Gordon M.shrum
B.C
CBC
Volkmar Richter
Shrum
B.C. Hydro
Chuck Davis
Air Vice
Leigh Stevenson
Hydro
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