Plaza controversy in Winnipeg starves for dream or reality
The article reviews a Winnipeg project at Osborne Corydon and Pembina once praised as a sunken garden plaza. It contrasts critics' ridicule with praise for a beauty spot featuring fountains, water, trees, and stone seats, calling it a monument to the Roblin era and a city oasis amid concrete. It warns of vandalism risks but argues for continuing investment. It also discusses morality in politics and party interests affecting election timing, noting Mr. Pearson’s potential motives and prerogatives.
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Winnipeg
Metro
Osborne, Corydon
Pembina Highway
Memorial Park
Winnipeg Free Press
Pearson
Pettitt Rigaux Vous wedding at St Alphonse Church
Patricia Ann Rigaux and Ronald George Petty exchanged vows in a double ring ceremony at St Alphonse Church in St Alphonse at 4 p.m. on August 21. The couple and families, with attendants from Winnipeg and Stratford, celebrated with a cold plate supper and dancing. The newlyweds plan a honeymoon in Eastern Canada and will reside at Stratford, Ontario.
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St Alphonse Church
St. Alphonse
Patricia Ann Rigaux
Pat. Pettitt
Tana Burnett
Winnipeg
Don Gross
Gregg Rigaux
Ken Rigaux
Bryan Bowden
B. Lemoine
Teapond
Mariapolis
Belmont Kings
Canada
Apt 5
Borden St
Stradford
Ont
Disorganized Parliament Falls Under Scrutiny in Alberta
Senator John J. Connolly labeled Canadian legislators as the most disorganized professional group during a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association tour of Alberta. He cited a tarnished Parliament image and a lack of public understanding of Parliament. Edmonton MP Marcel Lampert described delegates as unprepared and bystanders.
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Canada
Senate
John J. Connolly
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
General Council
Alberta
House of Commons
Sen. Connolly
Edmonton
Marcel Lampert
Andrews Appointed Farm Head at Swift Current Farm
Dr J E Andrews of Selkirk is named superintendent of the agriculture department's experimental farm at Swift Current Saskatchewan. He has been superintendent at Brandon and will take over in early 1949 from G N. He will assume special research duties in Ottawa after serving as head of the Swift Current farm since 1949.
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J. E. Andrews
Selkirk
Agriculture Department
Swift Current
Sask
Dr. Andrews
Brandon
G. N
Ottawa
Ottawa expects 19 percent rise in total new capital spending
Ottawa mid year estimates project total new capital spending this year 19 percent higher than last year. The forecast warns against repeating 1950s inflation and stresses the risks of large investment programs causing foreign exchange pressures and trade imbalances. It highlights Canada’s growth potential with a surging teenage population and rising family formations shaping a decade of opportunity.
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Ottawa
Canada
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