Elevator moved to Manitoba Agricultural Museum site
The little elevator donated by Manitoba Pool Elevators to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum near Austin is being relocated from its original site two miles south of Austin on highway 34. Built in 1901 by Western Canada Flour Company, it measures 30 by 20 by 64 feet and stands 30 feet high.
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Austin
Manitoba Agricultural Museum
Highway
Manitoba Pool Elevators
The
Western Canada Flour Company
Hydro
North Norfolk signs ambulance agreement
North Norfolk council approved a revised ambulance subsidy of 180 dollars per month to cover calls to MacGregor and Portage la Prairie hospitals, keeping resident charges at 20 dollars plus 80 cents per loaded mile. The meeting included granting 2,160 dollars from Manitoba's ambulance grant program and approving February accounts of 70,415.65.
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North Norfolk
Malcolm Stanley
Mahon ‘Ambulance Service
Province of
Manitoba
Siemens and Manns
Whitemud
Beaver
Portage la Prairie
Portage
MacGregor
MacGregor to host conference in Central Plains region
The second annual Central Plains Regional Recreation Conference is set for MacGregor Manitoba on Saturday March 13 at the MacGregor United Church hall co sponsored by the Central Council and the recreation branch of the department of tourism recreation and cultural affairs. Registration runs 9:30 to 10 am with a 4 30 pm conclusion. A $1 fee covers registration and a discussion of recreation's community role. The Regional Recreation Council aims to promote develop and distribute recreational opportunities across the Central Plains Region with six objective areas including research information communication legislation liaison standards and active member and public involvement. The council comprises eight members.
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Central Plains
MacGregor, Man
Central
MacGregor United Church
Recreation Commission
Central Plains Region
Central Plains Regional Recreation Council
Macgregor
Mowat of Gladstone wins seniors spiel
Seventeen rinks joined the MacGregor seniors bonspiel amid wintry weather and cancellations. Fred Mowat of Gladstone won event one over Fitzsimmons of Carberry with teammates Smith Jenkins and Birkett. Third place went to H Robinson of Portage, while M Younger of Gladstone won event two with Broadfoot Steiss and Sly. runnerup was K Jedel of Austin with Jones Mackinson Crookston. The third event saw C Ruckle Manns Johnson and Bill Morgan top Arnold Fawcett Portage, Stan Howard and Maurice Smith placed. The final match drew a large audience and the drawmaster Carl Berquist received thanks.
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Fred Mowat
Gladstone
Fitzsimmons
Carberry
Mowat
Dave Smith
Fred Jenkins
Raymond Birkett
C.L. Anderson
H. Widnes
G. Drysdale
H. Robinson
Portage
M. Younger
Broadfoot
J. Steiss
J. Sly
K. Jedel
Austin
C. Jones
W. Mackinson
L. Crookston
C. Ruckle
A. Manns
N. Johnson
Bill Morgan
Arnold Fawcett
Bill ‘Taggart
G. Patterson
H. Lamont
Stan Howard
Central Plains population down in Portage area study
A Department of Municipal Affairs planning report notes rural Portage la Prairie District’s population declining since 1951, while Portage city and Long Plains reserve grow. It cites suburban expansion, Indian reserve gains, and urban migration as key factors, with shifts in age groups and a major drop in Longburn.
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Joe Balko
Central Plains
Portage la Prairie
Portage
Indian Reserve
Department of Municipal Affairs
Local Advisory Planning Commission
Long Plains Indian Reserve
Longburn
Duncan again heads Austin Credit Union annual meeting
The 27th annual meeting of Austin Credit Union at Austin Memorial Hall on February 25 drew 147 attendees from three branches Austin MacGregor and Gladstone. President James Duncan reported assets up 1 180 292 to 5 668 817 with 212 new members bringing total to 2501 and 818 018 returned as interest. Board directors Edgar Poersch Roy Storie and Tom Lowe were re elected. Orval Peterson praised growth, and James Duncan Harvey Robinson were reelected president and vice president with Robinson also named secretary. A buffet lunch followed.
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Austin Credit Union
Austin Memorial Hall
Austin
MacGregor
Gladstone
James Duncan
Duncan
Edgar Poersch
Roy Storie
Tom Lowe
Orval Peterson
Department of Cooperative Development
Peterson
Harvey Robinson
Robinson
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George Rawson
Earl Armistead
United Church
Council
Jackson Lake
Canadian Transport Committee
CP Rail
Central Plains Inc
Manitoba Hydro
Department of Agriculture
Mowat of
Westbourne
Neepawa
Macdonald Air Base
CFR
Southport
Township 11
Audrey Loeppky
Bev Uhrin
Ron Purkess
Miss Loeppky
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