Long Cold Sleigh Ride Across Arctic Ocean
Four men prepare a 3500s sleigh trek across the Arctic, led by Wally Herbert of York England. Crew includes Dr R M and Captain Ken Hedges. They expect the voyage to be the longest in time and distance, walking five to six thousand fathoms beneath water, aided by ice drift and 30 day air resupply during the first months.
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Arctic Ocean
Lebdon
Wally W. Herbert
York
England
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Ken Hedges
Army Medical Corps
Herbert
Rural Canada in Transition and Urbanization Trends
An editorial from The Kingston Whig-Standard argues Canada faces rapid rural-to-urban shifts postwar. It cites the Economic Council of Canada on population concentration, falling farm employment, higher urban-based growth, and rising rural service costs. It notes aging farm labor and calls for expanded adult education and rural development to ease the transition.
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Canada
Economic Council of Canada
Council
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Economic Council
Manitoba municipal election brings many new council faces
Manitoba towns and Greater Winnipeg elected mayors and aldermen across 113 municipalities. Brandon and several Greater Winnipeg cities chose incumbents or acclamations, while key races in Gimli, Portage la Prairie, Dauphin, and St Boniface drew attention. Voter turnout varied with notable rejections of a recreational centre plan in Assiniboia and safety/fire projects in North Kildonan and St Boniface.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Steve Magnacea
Brandon
St. James
Transcona
St. Vital
St. Boniface
Stephen Juba
Joseph
Uay
Gimli
Violet Einarson
Daniel Sigmundson
Einarson
Portage la Prairie
H. L. Henderson
W. A. Linden
Hugh Dunlop
Dauphin
Andrew Newton
Dunlop
Newton
Greater
Winni
Peg
Hugh Gibson
Assiniboia
North Kildonan
William J. Turner
David W. Pekary
Charleswood
Arthur T. Moog
Old Kildonan
Charles Ferrier
East Kildonan
Michael Ruth
West Kildonan
Saul Miller
East St. Paull
George Scott
Prairie provinces seek early meeting with Indian Affairs
Manitoba welfare minister J B Carroll announced that Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta plus a senior BC official want a quick meeting with Indian Affairs Minister Arthur Laing. The group pressed Ottawa for action to address Indians urban social problems and crowded reserves.
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Minster
Prairié Provinces
Arthur Laing
J. B. Carroll
Manitoba
Laing
C. P. MacDonald
Saskatchewan
Fred Colborne
Alberta
British Columbia
Carroll
Iadlone
Prairie
Manitoba Mission Heads Overseas Promotion Trip
Sidney Spivak Manitoba minister of industry and commerce will lead a business development mission departing November 3 for Britain, Germany and France. Fifteen businessmen accompany the government team to actively promote Manitoba’s investment potential with teams of three armed with research material.
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Sidney Spivak
Industry and Commerce
Manitoba
Britain
Germany
France
Che
Manitoba Trade Mission Sees West Indies Promise
A four member trade delegation toured the West Indies for three weeks reporting promising opportunities for exporting Manitoba professional and construction talent. Industry Minister Sidney Spivak and R Kingstone noted ongoing contacts across the Caribbean and plans to stay engaged, aiming to be on the ground floor in air facility development efforts.
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Fourman
West Indies
Manitoba
Industry and Commerce
Sidney Spivak
R. Kingstone
Caribbean
Prairie Provinces Prepare Cost Study Report
Dr. Shirley Weber of Manitoba chairs a Prairie Provinces cost study commission. The final report on price increases across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta is being prepared in January and will be issued before Christmas by the premiers.
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Prairie Province
Cost Study Commission
Shirley Weber
Manitoba
Muary
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Austin couple wed in candlelight ceremony at Haka church
Jones Sharp Uas exchanged at Haka. Austin United church hosted a candlelight wedding for Ken Lois Joan Hay and George Marvin Jones. Rev Armistead officiated with D Thornton as organist. The couple, from Austin and Binscarth connections, plan a farm home near Light Hill after a honeymoon to southern and western points. Out of town guests came from Winnipeg la Prairie Yorkton Gilbert Plains Carberry Brandon and Binscarth.
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Austin United Church
Ken Lois Joan
J.B. Hay
Austin
George Marvin. Jones
V. Jones
D. Jones
Armistead
D. Thornton
C. E. Cole
Tate
Gordon Mundie
Binscarth
Indaw
Jim Price
Ronnie Hay
Pride
Russell Hay
Johnston
Light Hill
Winnipeg
la Prairie Yorkton
Gilbert Plains
Carberry
Brandon
Binsearth
Pollution Research A Need in Manitoba
Dr. D. W. G. French of St. Boniface urged stricter rules and more funding for pollution research at a public health inspector training institute. He said current laws lack bite and cited court action to suspend pollution. Delegates noted loopholes in offensive trade and air regulations, while a budget of 10 cents per capita was proposed for research, up from two cents.
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Manitoba
D. W. G. French
St. Boniface
French
Court of Queen’s Bench
William Ward
Provincial Health Department
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MacGregor Neral
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North Norfolk
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Audio Bureau of Circulation
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