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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1967
Page
2
An essay reflects on the enduring core of education beyond changing schools and methods. It argues that the teacher’s personality and devotion matter most, more than buildings or pay, tracing wisdom from Plato to modern classrooms and stressing education as drawing out a child’s mind.
Judy LaMarsh endorses allowing French speaking Canadians to conduct business and court dealings in French nationwide. The stance suggests ministers should urge Quebec citizens to learn English so English speakers can use their language in major retail and service outlets across Quebec.
A Canadian judge fines Albert Romeo fifty dollars for keeping an injured lawn animal despite a Good Samaritan motive. The piece questions strict compliance with the provincial act and argues moral motive should influence justice, envisioning a future where laws aren’t needed.
A fragmented view notes the United States selling wheat below a guaranteed price amid free enterprise and international agreements. It claims Canada will compensate farmers at 1.95 a bushel until July 1, ensuring support despite market prices abroad. The piece discusses shifts in Canadian and Japanese wheat buying patterns and government intervention.
Saskatchewan minister David Steuart told the 43rd Saskatchewan Wheat Pool conference that Canadian capital is moving abroad for safer, more attractive investments. He warned inflation and federal spending erode investor confidence and urged restraint while stressing Canada’s vast resources demand faster wealth creation with outside investment. Thatcher’s Ottawa trip was cited as urging tighter federal spending.
R A Engholm of the Canadian Manufacturers Association argues the Canadian dollar should be renamed to avoid confusion with the U S dollar. He notes that Canada’s productivity lags the U S, about two thirds, and warns that misperceptions about currency and wages threaten Canada’s economy amid rising isolation pressures. He stresses the link between wage equality and productivity.
Canadian Manufacturers Association president R A Engholm argues against higher personal and corporate taxes as a remedy for the economy. He urges government restraint, a joint provincial federal spending priority list, and calls for wage restraint to protect industry profits amid next year’s cuts.
Lorraine Elen Watson wed Bartie Wayne Nichol in a double ring ceremony at Rossendale United Church on October 7 1967. Rev. Rupp officiated. Guests from Chicago Ontario Elm Creek Crystal City Treherne Helston Winnipeg and more attended. The couple will reside at Ste 19 79 Smith St Winnipeg after a honeymoon westward.
The Indian affairs department announced a new loan program to improve homes on Indian reserves. Indians may receive a $7,000 grant to build houses, with additional funds available through bond issues or CMHC loans backed by band funds. The program aims to make CMHC money accessible to band members with limited funds.
In November 1907 work neared completion on winter quarters for the British section of the North American Boundary Commission at Fort Dufferin near Emerson Pembina. The complex housed officers, Royal Engineers, native workers, and the British commissioner’s family, with Emmadale named for Emma Tupper. The British and American parties oversaw border delineation from Lake of the Woods westward as ice bound Red River froze. The telegraph line to Ottawa aided time signals for border surveys.
Manitoba welfare minister J. B. Carroll says federal and provincial officials will meet in Ottawa on November 15 with Indian Affairs Minister Laing and Health Minister MacKachen to address Indian hardship in the prairies. The aim is a federal provincial conference on the issue following a Regina meeting, with no specific problems predefined.
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