Portage region workers win the highway award
The Portage la Prairie district in Manitoba’s District Six of the highways department won the annual Safety Shield for the fourth time in six years. Deputy minister J W E Brake presented the award at Elk's Hall as Ross Serase accepted for District Six, which covers about 1,200 miles of roads. The district logged 446,981 manhours without a serious accident over two years, August 31, 1972 to August 31, 1974.
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Sy Paro Yack
Portage la Prairie
Manitoba ‘Department of Highways
J. W. E. Brake
Elk’s Hall
Ross Serase
Portage
Department of Highways
District 6
Lake Manitoba
Arden Ridge
Sidney
Stonewall-Toulon
Jack Black
Ross Scrace
Manitoba Department of Highways
Barb Jackson
Yellow SAR aircraft beacons for Canadian Forces
Ottawa reports new bright yellow SAR aircraft for better visibility across Canada's four seasons. Eight Twin Otters and six Buffalo fixed wings plus six Labrador and three Voyageur helicopters will be repainted over 20 years under a repair schedule. The scheme features a wide red midline, black RESCUE AND SAUVAGE letters, and helicopters gain an ejectable ELT and a Nite Sun light for night searching.
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Ottawa
Voyageur
Rescue and
Ieneticopters
Toy Buying Guide From Portage la Prairie Stores
The Consumers' Association of Canada completes a toy buying guide for local stores. Copies are at Kozy Korner and Are In dustri¢ in the city, 2 Caledonia Crescent South Port and 8 Wilson Street Peony Farm, with Winnipeg Toy Buying Guide available there as well. New topics include instant picture cameras tricycles stereo cassette decks electric shavers curling irons handyman tools home laundry appliances auto accessories recreational equipment small appliances microwave ovens and freezers. Information available at 857-454.
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Portage la Prairie
Consumers’ Association of Canada
Kozy Korner
Industri
Caledonia Crescent
Southport
Wilson Street
Yellowquill School Sports Year Opens With Home Team Pride
The first Yellowquill School sports writeup highlights football wins fading into playoff defeat by Prince Charles School, a rough volleyball season with Prince Charles losses, junior and senior squads under coaches D Smart and John Rennie, and intramural noon hour play among four houses led by Rajah and Saints.
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Synopote Brooks Rajah
Ellowquill School
Yellowquill
Portage Daily Graphic
la Verendrye School
Crescentview School
Oakville School
Prince Charles School
la Verendrye
D. Smart
G. Krastel
Paul Gillies
Neil Smith
Corey Steel
Brian McWhirter
Wesley Baker
Brad Dow
David Bull
Kelly Cobbe
Lyndon McNally
Terry Zimmerman
Corey Steele
Kenny Nichols
Kelly Roe
Kendal Kirkwood
Max Kennedy
Keith Smith
Sare Ou Wadly
Arthur Meighen
West Dale High
Winnipeg
John Rennie
Rick Whincup
David Grantham
Bryan McWhirter
Robbie Brooks
Scott Boychuk
Mark Booker
Scott Dewis
Paull Gilles
Doug Matthews
Mr. D. Smart
Tom Hodgins
Jeff Boyle
Brucellosis rules raise cattle slaughter pay to 600 dollars
Agriculture Canada announced new regulations on brucellosis compensation and control. Purebred cattle ordered slaughtered in eradication programs now receive 600 dollars, grade cattle 200, with tests and records required for dealers. Tests generally needed 30 days before resale at registered premises, while zero ages and certain females are exempt.
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Agriculture Canada Reply
Johne
Agrculture Canada
Portage area book market ends after 15th year
The 1976 canvass for the Children’s Hospital Guild Book Market is finished with 123 cases shipped by the Women's Institute, via Portage Cartage of Manitoba. This marks the 15th consecutive year of book collection and distribution from Portage, totaling 1 627 cases to date.
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Dooks
Children’s Hospital Guild
Women’s Institute
Portage Cartage
Manitoba
Portage
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Portage Region
Amred
J. Peacock
S. Goodbrandson
C. Jackson
D. Tayl
Barry Prentiss
Flenny Morningstar
C. Fisher
C. Younger
Workman's Compensation Board
Canada
CDIEM
Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine
Toronto
Oldmahn Young Studio
Salk. Ave
Consumer
Senor
Vavia Mune
Yonn May
Mark Desaulniers
Myron Mervereau
Darran Towle
Keith \rmishaw
Tim Zerkee
Max Sennedy
Robin Taskey
1St Street
Agriculture Canada
Atuckets
Ass Ut
Rtage Shopping
AIR Canada
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