Experimental Watershed Provides Flooding Clues
An experimental watershed in Riding Mountain National Park Manitoba and nearby farmland offers new flood forecasting methods and erosion control insights. The Wilson Creek project examines underground water flow via ion selective measurements and uses a computer model to predict floods, with headwater management and shale bank stabilization as central strategies.
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Riding Mountain National Park
Manitoba
Wilson Creek
Manitoba Escarpment
Pasquia Hills
Astronauts Armstrong Aldrin Saluted as Rock Hounds
The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies honors Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin as fellow rock hounds for their historic field trip. Federation president Calvin Simmons notes they returned with the most expensive specimens. Rock collecting surges in popularity with 1,235 clubs listed, 962 in the United States.
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Neil Armstrong
Edwin Buzz Aldrin
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Federation
Calvin Simmons
Denver
National Geographic News
North America
United States
Community Centre Committee vows open info after vote loss
The Community Centre Committee met after the recent vote and concluded that misinformation largely caused the rural defeat. They pledge open reporting in the paper, establish a Publicity Committee meeting weekly, and invite community members to join. The effort aims to raise about 48 000, with 35 000 available now.
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Community Centre Committee
Rainbow Inn
Duncan Lamb
Welfare Hearings Hear from Winnipeg Poverty Committee
Two women with large families told the Senate poverty committee in Winnipeg that welfare is degrading and impersonal. Simone Marand described monthly payments of 319 and stress over food shortages, while Martyn Melnyk spoke of limited earnings and high welfare cuts. They urged stronger legal aid, domestic protection, and clinic-led reforms at Mount Carmel Clinic.
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Senate Committee On Poverty
Winnipeg
Mount Carmel
Simone Marand
Carmel Clinic
Melnyk
Earl Hastings
Calgary
Melynk
David Croll
Deena
Croll
Mount. Carmel
Anne Ross
Canada
Professor argues for business efficiency through measurement
Dr. Chambers, a business professor, says Canadian firms lag US peers in formal education and data use. He advocates a central agency to gather and distribute business facts, arguing more university research and private funding could boost Canadian productivity and economic position.
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Dean Chambers
Dr.Chambers
Dr. Chambers
University of British Columbia
University of Nebraska
University Faculty of Business Administration
United States
Canada
Unhappy With Yale Wage Plan
Labour Minister Russ Paulley voiced the province’s strong dissatisfaction with the Yale wage plan as Winnipeg post office relief staff will be paid the federal minimum of 1.25 dollars an hour. About 2,500 additional workers were hired for the Christmas rush, while Manitoba’s minimum wage rises to 1.35 dollars on December 1. the provincial government cannot change federal wages.
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Russ Aulley
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Paulley
Watch Costs Schreyer Tells MAST Watch Costs
Premier Schreyer told the Manitoba Association of School Trustees to watch education costs while avoiding stagnation. He urged implementing needed changes and maintaining a cultural message. He reassured that school board powers would be protected and local officials have the necessary understanding.
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Ka Schreyer
Manitoba Association of School ‘Trustees
Schreyer
Huge Arctic ports eyed for 150,000ton tanker route
Canada's Arctic development could see ports large enough for vessels like the 1,000 foot long Manhattan within six to eight years, says Imper-Oil Ltd's Arctic coordinator in Victoria. If analysts deem the Manhattan voyage economical, the project could advance quickly. The ship, an ice breaking tanker, completed a Northwest Passage voyage last September to test a cheaper Alaskan oil route to the east coast.
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Manhattan
Canada
Artic
Imper- Oil Ltd
Arctic
Victoria
R. A. Hemstock
Calgary
Northwest Passage
Fatalities Blamed On Speeding In Edmonton
Edmonton police say excessive speed was the main factor in 22 traffic deaths through September, with six killed in crashes where speeding was involved. Impairment, intoxication, jaywalking, failing to yield, and other faults contributed to the remaining fatalities, while data was insufficient to blame five crashes.
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Edmonton
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University of Manitoba
Provincial Water Control and Conservation Branch
PFRA
Manitoba Agriculture Department
Macgregor Herald
MacGregor
Audit Bureau OF Circulation
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Manitoba Weekly Newspaper Association
Allen McGregor
Ealtor
Hazel Allan
Pete McGregor
Doug McGregor
Bob Barber
Jerry Marginet
Ben Franklin
Columbus
Committee On Poverty
Vancouver
Sweden
Yale
Mast
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