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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1969
Page
7
Practical lunch ideas to brighten school meals with a flexible thermos set up. Suggestions include hot and cold options like hamburgers chili dogs stews and tuna salad plus inventive fillings. Various breads spreads vegetables fruits nuts and condiments expand the menu with imagination.
Prime minister Trudeau told the Commons western provinces seek federal help for flood costs but final damage estimates are pending. He credited federal agencies and soldiers for flood response and noted preventive measures may be funded under Canada Water Act. Opposition MPs pressed costs and troop-use charges.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics telegraph report notes moisture favorable in the West for new crops while wintered cereals are in excellent condition. Harvesting moves ahead in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with alfalfa and fall rye thriving. Ontario protected by snow, Quebec slowed by cool wet weather. BC seeding lagging. berry crops damaged on the West Coast. peach and apricot crop in Okanagan valley expected to be lost. Alberta reports good moisture but delayed harvests and seeding. sugar beet acreage similar to last year. April 1 readings vary by region.
Regina report details PFRA operations at the Indian Head nursery as the spring distribution season begins. Up to 500000 trees daily are packed for Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers, with plans to exceed 6000000 trees this year enough for about 2800 miles of field belts. The plant employs 53 packers and 13 handlers, using an assembly line to speed orders and enable on‑site pickups. Tours for schools and groups are offered with advance phone contact.
Heavy rains in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan halted field work and delayed harvesting of the 1968 crop. Before the rain, scattered fields in the northern halves of the three prairie provinces were being harvested, with bushel weight down but dry grain and steady yields. Farmers plan to use fertilizer less this spring, moisture conditions remain favorable, and age crops plus winter wheat benefited from heavy snow cover.
Fort William city council approved the 1969 tax rate with an 11.6 mill rise for residential property and a 12.2 mill increase for commercial rate. The residential rate stands at 121.8 mills up from 110.2, commercial at 134.5 from 123.3. Total levy is 9,648,553, education costs 4,286,765.
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