Prehistoric Indian Sites Found in North Manitoba
Manitoba Museum archaeologist Dr. Ronald J. Nash leads a five year study on about 220 sites in northern Manitoba north and west of Churchill. The work traces 8500 years of Chipewyan life with spear points knives and scrapers found at campsites along caribou routes and fishing spots, dated by C14 analysis, revealing long term occupation and trade with Great Plains peoples.
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Manitoba
Little Sticks
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Churchill
Great Plains
Brocket
Texas
Nash
Keewatin
North West Territories
Museum
Winnipeg
Nuelin Lake
Mountain ‘Lake
N.W.T
Ronald Nash
The
Macdonald Home To Be Restored In Winnipeg
Manitona Historical Society to sign an agreement with Lakeview Development Ltd to buy the Sir Hugh John MacDonald house in downtown Winnipeg. The plan preserves the 1898 home as a public museum with Society offices in a rear addition. Lakeview had proposed an apartment block but public appeals and TV bingo fundraisers helped the society raise funds. Donations ranged from 10 000 to 30 000 dollars. original Lakeview cost was 185 000 dollars plus taxes and preexisting work.
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Manitona Historical Society
Lakeview Devslopment Ltd
Winnipeg
Canada
Hugh John MacDonald
Lakeview Development
Historical Society
W. Steward Martin
Evangelical and Pentecostal Churches Schedule Events
Evangelical and U1 churches list activities for March including Sunday School at 9 45 a m and worship services. MacGregor United hosts Rev Harold Ritchie with combined service at 10 30 a m. Bethel Church MacGregor features Rev A J Hall with Sunday School and worship. Hopkins Evangelistic party from Tucson Arizona appears March 16 19 and March 21.
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Macgregor United
Harold Ritchie
Pentecostal Assemblies OF Canada
A. J. Hall
Bethel Church
MacGregor
Waynard Hopkins Evangelistic Party
Tucson
Arizona
Austin United Church
David Landers
Sidney United Church
Church notices urge collective support for appeal fund
March service listings from Calvary Mace Austin Sidney and MacGregor churches announce Sunday School and worship times. The Anglican Church of Canada St Pauls MacGregor Christ Church Austin schedule morning prayers and evening service. All services mention the appeal for the Premate Won Relief and Development Fund, requesting offerings.
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Anglican Church OF
Souris River Bull Station Serves PFRA Pasture Need
PFRA faces wintering challenge for 2200 bulls across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Souris River Bull Station near Hirsch Sask shelters 125 bulls now with plan to reach 150, reducing winter retention at Weyburn Estevan pastures. Project expands feed and irrigation areas while maintaining shelter and water access for mature bulls.
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PFRA
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Souris River
Hirsch
Sask
Coalfields
Weyburn
Estevan
Bitter Lake
Maple Creek
St. Gaze
McAuley
Ian
Department of Regional Economic
Canada Studies Metric System Bill For Trade Use
A government bill on weights and measures moves toward potential metric adoption but requires another act for conversion. Basford notes the bill lists metric and Canadian units, stresses accuracy, and enforcement powers including odometer tampering and fuel delivery issues. Enactment faces enforcement challenges, with US study cited and coin-operated pumps and meters under scrutiny.
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Ron Basford
Ith
Basford
Canada
United States
U.S
Standards Laboratory
Consumer Affairs Department
Big Money For Small Fry Promising moment in Edmonton store
A four year old in Edmonton marched to a downtown store counter to buy a ten cent water pistol. He produced a crumpled hundred dollar bill. Proprietor Mr Kubicki took the boy home after securing a promise from the mother not to spank him and gave him a quarter to quiet the tears. The boy has not returned to buy the gun.
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Stan Moment
Edmonton
Grain Quotas Increase Across Wheat Board Regions
The Canadian Wheat Board raised delivery quotas for wheat oats and barley effective last Monday. Wheat quotas rose from four to nine bushels per quota acre in several Winnipeg and prairie blocks, oats up to 20 bushels per quota acre in Winnipeg South, barley to 30 bushels in Hanna South, with various blocks now under new limits. Details show 24 blocks with five bushels wheat, 24 blocks with four bushels wheat, 88 blocks with 30 bushels barley and 10 blocks at 20 bushels, 88 blocks 20 bushels oats and 10 blocks 15 bushels oats, plus rye points at 12 levels and flaxseed and rapeseed quotas with adjusted advances and limits.
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Canadian Wheat Board
Winnipeg North
Winnipeg West
Brandon North
Biggar North
Edmonton South
Hanna West
la Riviere
Outalook
Medicine Hat
Winnipeg South
Hanna South
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North
Zenith
Austin Credit Union
Austin
North Norfolk
P. B. Ewen
H. K. Schroeder
Macdonald
Calvary Mace
Dick Fehr
Galloway, Sapchuh & Ca
Stameton
Cinpen
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
James McGrath
St. John's East
Mr. Basford
Mary Maxim Woo
Ralph
Sask. Ave. E
Trimble's
Portage LA Prairie, Manitoba
Red House
Elephant Brand Fertilizers
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