Shilo Tightens Controls Over Bald Hills Access
Shilo base officials warn that the Bald Hills area on CFB Shilo is dangerous due to unexploded ordnance and active range use. Signs will be expanded and patrols increased to deter trespassers. entering without escort can breach Defence Establishment Trespass and National Defence Act provisions and lead to removal or civil action.
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Bald Hills
Cfb
Shilo
Bald Head Hills
Brandon
Cfb Shilo
Defence Establishment
National Defence Act
Donkey Baseball Here June 7th
The Lions club will host a donkey baseball game with eleven donkeys supplied by Bud Smith Enterprises on June 7 at 7 00 p m A local MacGregor team faces off with comical missteps as players ride trained donkeys and attempt plays in a humorous exhibition event for spectators.
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Mickey Mantel
Missouri
Bob Hope
Lions Club
MacGregor
Bud Smith Enterprises
Stouffville
Ontario
MacGregor Lions
Wildlife To Build Rifle Range Near MacGregor Farm
Wildlife group secures property south of MacGregor on Art Leckie farm for a rifle range. Attorney General office report presented. Volunteers invited via executive contacts. A raffle offers a rifle or cash with Nelson Olson chairing ticket sales.
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Nortom MacGregor Wildlife
Art Leckie
MacGregor
Nelson Olson
Rural North Norfolk council discusses road repairs and flood damage
The Rural Municipality of North Norfolk held its May 14 meeting with all members present. Council urged the Dept of Highways to address gravel and drainage needs on multiple provincial roads, and approved various repair and maintenance projects, including a new garbage truck purchase for Austin and Sidney, with funding arrangements.
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North Norfolk
Dept. of Highways
Reguasr
Reeve Duncan
Percy Smith
John Olson
Martin Friesen
T.C.H
Rossendale
Sidney
Clifford
Austin
PTH No
Jacob “H” Gilesbrecht
Howard F. Powell
R.M
Council
Town Happenings and Local Notes in West Region
A weekend of mixed weather slowed farm work while local events roll on. BC Liberal campaign notes potential polling staff issues during the July 8 federal election holiday period. Donkey baseball by MacGregor Lions Club slated for June 7. Austin and Sidney to receive a new brown and white garbage truck. Community Centre lunch booth profits total 5592. Weather disruptions dampen ball season but June events advance. Winnipeg residents plan a MacGregor reunion in Assiniboine Park on June 6.
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British Columbia
Liberal Party
Gordon Ashworth
B.C
Liberal
Ashworth
National Liberal Party
Paul Lafond
Jean-Marc Hamel
Austin
Sidney
Winnipeg
Assiniboine Park
Grasshopper Forecast Projects 1974 Infestations in Manitoba
Agriculture Canada entomologist told Manitoba Agronomists Conference that grasshopper infestations will cover about 5,500 acres in 1974, up from 4,500 plus last year, driven by mild fall weather. The Red River Valley remains the worst area with several pockets across the province, and control chemicals include carbaryl carbofuran dimethoate and malathion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Agriculture Canada
Manitoba Agronomists
Winnipeg
W. Romanow
Romanow
Red River Valley
Gladstone
Neepawa
Douglas
Ake
Norteast
Melbca
Souris
Treesbank- Stockton
Waterfowl Conditions Improve on Canadian Prairies
Ducks Unlimited Canada reports abundant water in the prairie region aiding spring nesting. Heavy snowmelt and floods slowed farming and burning, but continued spring rains could boost nest production in stubble. Pintails and mallards are returning. southern Alberta is the only area with a reported overlap, while birds move north for better conditions. British Columbia shows overall improvement with slightly later nesting.
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Ducks Unlimited
Canada
Canadian Prairies
The
Conservation Organization
Alberta
British Columbia
Mancan Buckwheat Licensed For Sale In Canada
Ottawa reports a new buckwheat variety Mancan has been licensed for sale in Canada. Developed at Agriculture Canada Research Station Morden Manitoba by Dr. C G Campbell and Dr B T Ali Khan, Mancan originates from a selection near Selkirk Manitoba and tested under strain MB. It yields comparably to Tokyo and Tempest in Manitoba and Saskatchewan trials, is large seeded mid season, with seeds about 25 percent larger than Tokyo, and has been rated excellent by the Japanese buckwheat milling industry. Breeder and Select seed will be distributed this spring to chosen seed growers via the Seed Section, Agriculture Canada Research Station.
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Ottawa
Canada
Agriculture Canada Research Station
Morden, Man
C. G. Campbell
8. T. Ali-Khan
Tokyo
Tempest
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Agriculture Canada Arch Station
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RCAF
Mark Cox
Arthur Giesbrecht
Rural Council
MacGregor Lions Club
Melbourne
NICAL
Richard Rumancik
Richard
Selkirk
Man
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