McCain Foods to Build Plant in Portage la Prairie
A 12 million vegetable processing plant by McCain Foods Limited was announced for Portage la Prairie with a 2.4 million DREE incentive. The facility will produce frozen French fries and potato flakes, creating about 206 direct jobs and 195 to 275 indirect positions. The project requires up to 13,000 acres of potatoes by year three and will expand Manitoba’s water capacity from two to five million gallons. Government and municipal leaders jointly announced the plan, noting broader regional economic benefits.
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Portage la Prairie
McCain Foods Limited
Marcel Lessard
DRE
McCain Foods
Manitoba
DREE
Canada-Manitoba Agricultural Service Centres
McCain's Food Ltd
Central Plains
McCain
Carl Morris
Central Plains Inc
Ron
Rural housing program extended to MacGregor Austin
Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation extends rural housing and critical home repair benefits to MacGregor Austin area. At a MacGregor meeting Walter Jackson and Chuck Lerner explained programs to about 20 residents. In 1975 MacGregor reported 10 repair applications and five from Austin. in 1976 MacGregor had 13 and Austin seven. The program offers subsidized mortgage assistance for families earning under 10,000 yearly.
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Barb Jackson
Macgregor
Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation
MacGregor-Austin
MacGregor Memorial Hall
Walter Jackson
Chuck Lerner
MacGregor Area
Austin
Jackson
Canada Wheat Stockpile Far Below Average July 31
Ottawa reports Canada's wheat reserves at 295.2 million bushels ending July 31, well under the 10-year average of 887.4 million and far below last year's level, as heavy sales to buyers like the Soviet Union depleted stocks. Other grains show smaller shifts. rapeseed and flax stocks rise, oats up but still under long-term averages.
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Canada
Ottawa
Soviet Union
United States
Prairie Grain
Statistics Canada
Bethel Church Adds New Assistants Bruce and Vera Metzger
Bethel Church welcomes Bruce and Vera Metzger to assist ministry in MacGregor. Vera, a Newfoundland native and graduate of Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, arrives after two years named to Peterborough campus. Bruce, from Kitchner Ontario, studies theology by correspondence and will commute weekends. They arrive August 1976 and will greet the community on Sunday evening September 19.
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Bruce E. Metzger
MacGregor
Bethel Church
Vera Metzger
Newfoundland
Kitchener
Ont
Vera
Eastern Pentecostal Bible College
Peterborough
Bruce
Mosaic of Town Happenings and Local Notices
Hazel Allan reports on village joys and comings, from anonymous gladioli gifts to the Lamb meat market history and Ed Gyurki’s fiddle contest win in Shellbourne Ontario. Grant Lamb’s record and Bagot District tunes are highlighted, alongside Tartan Days plans, entertainer D. Brian Morrison, and Gordon Taylorson’s retriever search.
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Hazel Allan
Miriam Nichol
Evva Collins
Lamb
Lyall Paterson
Ed Gyurki
Shellbourne
Ontario
Ed. Grant Lamb
Portage
T.V
Grant Lamb
Grant
Bagot District
Phil
Vivian Williams
Voyager
Seattle
D. Brian Morrison
Killarney
Morrison
Brian
New CAS director pledges thorough program study
James Dubray the new executive director of the Children's Aid Society of Central Manitoba says he will conduct a thorough review of CAS programs. He notes a shift toward emotional neglect and emphasizes stable environments for children, including adoption when suitable. He has 13 years with CAS in Kent County and stresses parental responsibility while also teaching older children to adapt.
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Children’s Aid
Sharron Wua
The
Children’s Aid Society of
Central Manitoba
Mr. Dubray
Children's ‘Aid Society
Dubray
Ee Ntil
CAS
Kent County
Chatham
Ont
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Legislative Library
Vaughen Street
Portage Dree
Macgre
University of In Brandon
Bruce and
Harry Kutcher
Angus
Glen
Gordon Taylorson
Gladstone
James Dubray
Bruce Fraser
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