Shelterbelt planting plan outlined by Whitemud Watershed
The Whitemud Watershed announces 100 miles of shelterbelts to be planted next year under the Soil Conservation Committee. Fifty miles target Stockton sands Wellwood soils with 25 miles in Almasippi soil areas. Applications urged at once to align sites, tree types, and spacing, with planting by Watershed crews using PFRA material from Indian Head.
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Whitemud
Soil Conservation Committee
The
Watershed Board
Stan Kaczanowski
Department of Mines, Resources and Environmental Management
Stockton Sands
Wellwood
Stockton
Arden Ridge
Plumas
Kaczanowski
Watershed
PFRA
Indian Head
Sask
Farm Weekend Stories From Beaver District
Hazel Allen recalls a weekend on a Manitoba farm filled with painting siding, window washing, and watching stars. family life centers on cattle, a quarter horse, and neighborly mischief, with humorous exchanges about horseback riding and farm chores shaping a vivid rural scene.
Harvey Sparling Dominates Manitoba Fruit Show Again
Harvey D Sparling is the Manitoba Fruit Growing Champion for the 10th consecutive time. At the Provincial Fruit Show alongside the International Flower Show at Polo Park Mall Winnipeg he earned 17 first prizes, four seconds and two thirds from 23 entries across apples plums cherries and pears. He also received the T Eaton Trophy for the Grand Aggregate for the 40th straight year and the CKRC radio trophy for the Sparling apple. Thousands viewed the high quality fruit display and the mall flowers.
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Harvey D. Sparling
Manitoba
Polo Park
Winnipeg
T. Eaton
Ckrc Radio Station
Judge P D Ferg Sworn as County Court Judge in Manitoba
Chief Judge A R Philip and other legal leaders laud Judge P D Ferg after his swearing in as County Court judge in Manitoba. Ferg, from Flin Flon, replaces Judge Frank Newman who retired in August, and his brother Lorne serves as a judge in Dauphin. Ferg brings 16 years in criminal and family law, has served as Flin Flon city solicitor, and held roles with the Law Society of Manitoba.
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A. R. Philip
County Court of Manitoba
Gordon Pilkey
Frank Allan
Law Society of Manitoba
Gerald Jewers
Manitoba Bar Association
Ferg
Manitoba
Lorne
Dauphin
Frank Newman
Flin Flon
Saskatchewan
Melfort
Creighton and
Pelican Narrows
Legislation
CP Rail Abandoning MacGregor Wellwood Rail Line
The Canadian Transport Commission approved CP Rail to abandon a 25 mile branch line between MacGregor and Wellwood after a Portage la Prairie hearing found the route unutilized since 1962 and costing 75,000 dollars in three years to maintain. The line was built 1899 to 1901.
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Canadian Transport Commission
CTC
CP Rail
MacGregor
Portage la Prairie
Wellwood
New Mennonite Church Plans Major MacGregor Build
The MacGregor Sermwaier Mennonite Church will construct a larger church on the current site. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held Sunday, August 2, with Pastor Raghat Pathe. Work starts after harvest. further details will follow as progress occurs.
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macGregor Sergjwaier Mennonite Church
Raghat Pathe
Marsh Meeting On Center Management Unit Plans
A Delta Marsh Citizen's Communications Board meeting is set for September 4 at 7 30 p m in the Army Navy and Air Force clubroom on Street N E. Citizens may attend as options for developing the Center Management Unit between Delta Road RR 240 and the Portage diversion are presented.
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Delta Marsh
Army, Navy and Air Force
Street N.E
Delta Road
Portage Diversion
New Highways Sign Unveiled In Manitoba
Highways Minister Peter Burtniak announced replacing yellow construction signs with a high intensity orange background. The new signs reflect headlights up to seven times more effectively and work at wider angles even when not facing oncoming traffic. The material remains reflective when moisture covers the surface. The Manitoba department already uses this background material on other road signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Burtniak
Burtniak
Manitoba
Encephalitis Control Efforts Reported in Manitoba Cities
Health Minister Laurent L. Desjardins says Winnipeg Morden Steinbach Portage la Prairie St Pierre and Selkirk show strong results from an emergency encephalitis program. Larviciding fogging and aerial spraying from August 15 to August 2 had no reported adverse environmental effects. one new human case was confirmed and horse cases declined to about two to five daily.
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Manitopa
Winnipeg
Morden
Steinbach
Portage la Prairie
St Pierre
Selkirk
Laurent L. Desjardins
Desjardins
Manitoba Health Update on Encephalitis Surveillance
Minister Desjardins outlined ongoing mosquito monitoring with sentinel birds water sampling larvae traps and clinical reports as Culex tarsalis activity remains low in southwest and north Manitoba while Winnipeg and southeast areas show more activity. Three human cases include a ten-week-old discharged infant and a convalescing ten month old. a 62 year old remains hospitalized. Death of a man with suspected encephalitis is under review to assess possible viral contribution. Brandon for now shows little activity though 1941 epidemic levels are recalled. See encephalitis page for details.
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Hazel Allen
Roo
Manitoba
Sandra Lamont
Bagot
United Nations
New York
Norman Vopal
Kenville
Linda Dennis
Brookvale
Independent Order of Oddfellows
Ottawa
Chalk River
Washington
D.C
Philadephia
New York City
North America
U.S
Secretariat
Canada
Turkey
Israel
Jordan
Desjardins
Winnipeg
Brandon
Hich
Pinawa
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Mis
Beaver District
Harvey Sparling
Harvey D.sparling
P.D. Ferg
Immmanstate
Queen's
Glenboro
Man
Pagel
Marsh Meeting
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