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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1967
Page
2
MacGregor residents face two week period to research mayor reeve aldermen and councillors before municipal elections. Candidates pledge service, but voters must inquire meet early and evaluate carefully to ensure responsible government and protect the right to vote.
European Community issue notes rapid coinages as fast routes grow and motels sprout along highways. Terms like moberge in France and hippotel in the Netherlands emerge, while England uses shunpiking. Six Common Market nations double vehicle numbers since 1961 amid growing tourism and American highway expansion.
The piece argues Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau deserves praise for aiming to keep Expo intact and establish annual international exhibitions. It warns Ottawa against new subsidies given Canada’s large Expo stakes and heavy federal taxes while noting Expo 67’s continued losses despite huge crowds and advertising.
A visiting Ormstown delegation toured Barrie Memorial Hospital, funded by Mrs. Barrie’s 11 000 estate. The tour covered three floors, from the emergency and ICU on the main floor to obstetrics, surgery, and wards, with a basement housing support services and an underground passage to the medical centre. Nurses’ residence and staff details were noted, including a 90 monthly room charge and an on-site pool benefiting staff. The visit ended with a glimpse of a new veterinary hospital under construction nearby.
A six year study by Dr William Dwi Rees in Llanidloes shows the death rate among the newly bereaved is six times higher than the town average. The British Medical Journal notes the finding, with men showing a greater rise in mortality than women within a year of losing a close relative.
Education Minister George Johnson said he will ease the rules for 19 rural school divisions seeking referendums on single district status. Details to be announced Tuesday may extend the Oct 23 deadline by two weeks. The proposal affects divisions that could receive $500,000 in provincial grants if they approve single district governance.
Federal contributions totaling 28,230 have been approved for urban renewal schemes in Lethbridge Alberta and Vernon British Columbia. Lethbridge will receive 16,953 for the central business district area while Vernon’s 60 acre downtown project will gain 11,277 from the federal government.
A Look Back recalls Hon. Alexander Morris of Perth Ontario who became Manitoba’s first chief justice before he was a bar member. He presided the first assizes in October and used English and French in court. His brief tenure included administrator and second lieutenant governor posts.
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