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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
2
A federal agriculture study urges radical changes to curb Canada’s wheat surplus. It calls for reducing prairie wheat acreage from 30 million to about 20 million acres by 1980, with averages possible amid market fluctuations. The report also favors shifting land to rapeseed or feed grains and suggests policy measures like quotas and marketing-focused subsidies to end volatile wheat fortunes.
A 12 year old, Sasha Dvorak, studies Mechanics and Mathematics at Shevchenko State University of Kiev. Authorities limit interviews due to high curiosity about his mind. He arrived with a silver medal and admires Einstein while favoring atom nucleus research. He seeks a popular take on relativity.
The Manitoba association for Children With Learning Disabilities held a conference at St Pauls High School in Tuxedo with five hundred attendees including teachers and parents from across the province. Pine Creek S D was represented by Miss Mary Sprott Austin Miss Sharon Willis Gladstone Miss Marcia Lamb and Mrs. Vivian McGregor from MacGregor.
Four chartered banks announce higher prime lending rates to 7 percent, effective next week. The Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal, and Royal Bank of Canada all plan rises.
Education Minister Don Craik announced a 2.2 mill reduction in Manitoba's province wide equalized assessment for the school foundation plan. The change lowers the residential and farm rate to 10.9 mills and the commercial rate to 34.9 mills, aiming to ease property tax burdens by about 14 percent. Opposition criticizes emergency measures and delays in bill passage as sessions adjourn.
NDP member Sidney Green told the Manitoba Legislature that the province should consult Canada’s best actuarial experts rather than rely on industry-provided data. He cited a royal commission report used by Manitoba’s superintendent of insurance and called for reform, noting private insurers’ high profits and compulsory coverage as potential best options. Debate adjourned by Earl McKellar.
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