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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1962
Page
1
On Friday November 16 ratepayers will vote on a 177000 debenture by-law to fund water and sewer lines for MacGregor. If approved, existing CPR lines may be used and a reservoir water supply installed with meters and about four dollar minimum monthly charges. Frontage rates apply 50 cents per foot for lines by a home, seven mill tax increase expected.
A ratepayer won his appeal at the annual North Norfolk Court of Revision held before the council's last regular meeting. Ben Collier of Austin appeared, and the Assessment Roll for 1963 will be issued. The bridge account with Portage Prairie RM remains unpaid pending discussions with Portage la Prairie RM. Murray Burch urged council about drainage from the new CNR ditch, and no survey had been completed by provincial engineers.
The MacGregor and District Hockey Association met on Nov 6 with about 20 attendees. D C Tarr was reelected president. A G McGregor vice president. Glen Lye secretary. Murray Lamb treasurer. New executives include Don Barber Alf Graham Ed Chant Reg Sharpe Tom Telford and Doug McGregor. The group faces a $300 debt carryover and planned dances and a sportsman's dinner with notable speakers are scheduled for coming months.
Hugo Peters, a senior from Austin, received two CMBC scholarships. He earned a $50 award for top academic standing among the men and a $150 donation from Beese Foods of St. Catharines Ontario. Peters serves as CMBC student council president and attends Bergthal Church with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peters.
A practical farm veterinary problems course will be held at the MacGregor Legion Hall on Tuesday November 20 from 1 30 p m to 4 30 p m. Dr R Y Bonin veterinary inspector Health of Animals Branch Canada Department of Agriculture will speak on dehorning castration vaccinating branding parasite control calving problems and nutrition.
The North Norfolk and District branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held its annual meeting at Memorial Hall McGregor on November 6. Officers for the coming year were elected including president John Heselwood Katrinne as first vice president and J P Dodwell as second vice president. A Zone 28 meeting is set for November 21 at 8 p.m.
About 120 ratepayers attended a Memorial Hall meeting on a proposed water and sewer system. Speakers included Robert Byers and McLelland, Dr Elias, Mrs Karaz, and Mayor Ed Dow. The project would cost 197000 with a 20000 surplus, funded by a seven mill increase and 50 cents per frontage foot, exempting schools and churches.
Premier Duff Roblin in a surprise move called a general Manitoba election for December 14. The present house has 34 Conservatives, ten Liberals, nine NDP, one Social Credit and three vacancies. elected in June 1959. Nomination conventions must end by November 30 with official nomination day.
The MacGregor Ladies Curling Club held its first fall meeting at Mrs. A. R. Barber home. Members voted to pick teams by names drawn from a nut and urged interested women to leave names and preferred positions in Wong's Cafe box until November 30. Next meeting is December 4.
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