Post Office Woes Highlighted By McLean's Article
Walter Stewart uses Canadian postal woes to argue that strikes aside the service is failing. He cites a Churchill Manitoba to Chesterfield Inlet run with commemorative envelopes and airmail delays to illustrate chronic inefficiency.
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Capital spending up across machinery housing and public works
A joint report from Dominion Bureau of Statistics and the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce shows higher projected capital expenditures for machinery and equipment and construction, with housing down from earlier forecasts. Total business capital outlays rise about 2.5 percent, while housing falls 5.3 percent from the original forecast.
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Agricultural Fairs Show Mixed Summer Results Across Prairies
Prairie fairs faced a mixed year with Calgary Stampede drawing the largest attendance yet net revenues likely down due to higher costs. Edmonton Klondike Days fell after three rainy days while Regina Saskatoon and Winnipeg fairs posted attendance gains. Manitoba fairs Mansiphere and Brandon saw modest rises and RCMP musical ride proved popular. Betting varied by city with Calgary Edmonton up and Regina down.
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Bill 56 sparks debate over Manitoba auto insurance plan
The Manitoba Legislature passed Bill 56 to establish a government operated compulsory auto insurance scheme next year. Critics say the NDP rushed the bill, accusing them of blackmail to avoid an election, and urge negotiating with insurers instead of a sweeping, costly overhaul. The debate questions the impact on the economy and free enterprise.
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Connecting Highway Nears Completion With New Leaf Rapids Bridge
A 228 foot bridge span over the Churchill River at Leaf Rapids was floated into place last week, forming another section of the highway linking Leaf Rapids with Thompson and Winnipeg. The 200 ton span was built in Winnipeg and assembled downstream over six weeks, as snow hindered barge movement. Dominion Co and Design nelser procera ts sent observers north to inspect the project.
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Steinkopf backs continued Manitoba Centennial lottery plan
Manitoba Centennial Corporation officials expect an order in council this fall to extend the provincial lottery beyond 1970. The first two sweeps raised about 1.6 million from the Centennial Derby and CFL championships, with profits funding Winnipeg’s Centennial Concert Hall and other projects. Maitland Steinkopf cautioned that scrapping the program would be a grave error.
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George Muir dies at 67 Lisgar MP and farmer
George Muir Conservative MP for Lisgar Manitoba died at his Roland home last Wednesday at age 67. A seed grower and farmer, he led the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Association in 1952 84 and entered politics in 1949 after an earlier provincial loss. He was married to Emily Louise Lewarton of Roland and had two children. Funeral services held in Roland.
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