Additions to Schools Approved by Committee
The Projects Review Committee of the Dept. of Education has approved sketch plans for additions to Austin MacGregor and Gladstone elementary schools. Plans for second stage will be drawn with Architect Hans Peter Langes. Division offices close July 7 to July 29 for staff holidays. Mrs. Jo Ann Beavington leaves for Dept. of Agriculture in Gladstone. Conciliation continues between Division Board and Teachers Association with no agreement yet reached.
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Dept. of Education
Austin
MacGregor
Gladstone
Hans Peter Langes
Jo Ann Beavington
Dept. of Agriculture
Beavington
Teachers’ ‘Association
Johnston Presses Manitoba on Government Aircraft Trips
Portage la Prairie MLA Gordon Johnston questions Premier Ed Schreyer about government aircraft use by appointees. Schreyer denies any executive assistant travel to Norway House and says aircraft have not been used for vacations or weekend trips. Johnston had sought details on his own family trip to northern Manitoba last weekend.
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Liberal House
Gordon Johnston
Manitoba
Johnston
Portage la Prairie
Ed Schreyer
Norway House
Schreyer
Mir
Semreyer
Mr. Johnston
Artificial Ice Campaign Underway at MacGregor Fundraiser
The Community Centre buzzed with a Friday fun fair as volunteers tallied funds for the artificial ice project. About $687 was raised, with roughly $600 in profit from donated items and wide participation. Booths offered varied activities, on the spot cooking, doughnuts, onion rings, and popcorn pops.
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MacGregor and District
Manitoba Extends Care Cost Reduction Plan
Residents at extended care facilities in Manitoba will pay 4.50 daily this summer with July 1 as the target start. Rene Toupin told the Legislature the change aids old age pensioners with clothing and personal needs while protecting life savings. Welfare recipients remain fully funded. A community fair kickoff featured contests and activities including guessing, candy, pie, horse shoes, crafts, and various booths as part of a drive for community betterment.
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Manitoba
Rene Toupin
Toupin
Manitoba doctors warn of endangered status amid tensions
Manitoba General Practitioners face a looming crisis as Bud Sherman claims the average GP age sits at 55 and friction with the government risks driving graduates away. Critics cite rising doctor numbers yet dissatisfaction could threaten patient relations and health coverage, while welfare taxes and poverty debates spark further cost concerns.
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Manitoba
Bud Sherman
Fort Garry
Sherman
Heartminster
Can Aseen
Wade
Douglas Watt
Pc—Arthur
Winnipeg
George Anderson
Emerson
Winnipeg expropriation heirs awarded 1.58 million
A Manitoba County Court judge awarded 1.58 million dollars plus interest to Whittier Park Development Corp C D Financial Development Corp Ltd and Corporate Direction International Ltd as the former owners of 45.4 acres in St Boniface expropriated by Metropolitan Corp of Greater Winnipeg in 1969. The ruling rests on the land’s highest and best residential use.
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St. Boniface
Metropolitan Corp
Greater
Winnipeg
L. H. Benard
Whittier Park ‘Development Corp
C.D. Financial Development Corp. Ltd
Corporate Direction (International) Ltd
Town Happenings and Local Happenings Notes
Rain improved conditions for farmers and gardeners after a very dry spell. The MacGregor Community Centre lunch booth earned 3,933 dollars this past winter, with potential for more if hockey and skating activities hadn t been delayed by weather. Wanderer s Paradise at Austin to reopen soon under Henry and Nettie Leoppky near the museum. Lions Club rodeo scheduled for June 9 and 10. Boer and World War I reunion for Rivers on June 7, contact W. J. Edkins or A. J. Sloane. Montreal leading the Stanley Cup series at 3-1. Jets and Portage Terriers still active with recent Brandon dates. Tuning night raised about 800 dollars toward artificial ice.
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MacGregor
Rivers
W. J. Edkins
A. J. Sloane
Percy Alderson Honored by Friends at Katrime Hall
Percy Alderson and his wife Hildur were feted by friends neighbors and relatives at Katrime Hall on April 28 to celebrate their move to a new MacGregor home. After novelty whist Bob Barber presented gifts including a swag lamp racking stools clothes warmer and kitchen plaques. The couple thanked guests and invited visits as the gathering closed with songs and a social hour over lunch.
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Percy Alderson
Katrime Hall
MacGregor
Bob Barber
Percy
Hildur
More Veterinarian Districts Established
Agriculture Minister Sam Askiw announced three new veterinary services districts Westlake Neepawa and Dauphin to extend care to Ste. Rose du Lac Rosedale Lansdowne Langford and Neepawa Dauphin areas. Construction of clinics in Killarney and Virden will start before June and finish in about a year. There are 13 clinics with 25 veterinarians serving over half the province's livestock, supplemented by 11 private veterinarians. Five private vets joined provincial program last year and three graduates will join next month.
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Sam Askiw
Westlake
Ste. Rose
Ochre River
Alonso
Uskaw
Killarney
Virden
Legislature Brief from James Ferguson MLA Gladstone
James R Ferguson MLA presents the legislature’s final stages amid dwindling estimates coverage. The Manitoba Development Corporation losses and farm machinery price controls draw scrutiny while industry attraction to rural areas falters and local jobs face relocation. June election looms as policy action stalls.
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James Ferguson
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MacGregorager
Harold Empy
Doug Davey
Don Wright
Back Row
Lawrence Wood
Russell Dack
Roy Harkness
Dave Sawaisky
Harry Dankesrelter
Nels Nohlgren
Mabel Palmer
Ed. Chant
Bev MacDonald
Margaret Pennell
Dennis Lamb
Ross ‘Thompson
The
Lions Club
Wes
Donald C. Howell
Harper
Kan
Howell
Whittier Park
Henry
Nettie Leoppky
Museum
Montreal
Jets
Portage Terriers
Brandon
Jason R Tauer Company
Neepawa
Edson
Canada
Manitoba Development Corporation
Developmiens
Flyer Industries
Macey Foods
Morden Fine Foods
Venture Manitoba Tours
the Lord
Cemark
Misawa Homes of Canada Ltd
John Deere Ltd
Massey Ferguson Industries Ltd
Farm Machinery Board
James R. Ferguson
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