Weekend prairie crashes claim eleven lives in seven days
The Canadian Press tally covers events from Friday 8 p.m. to Sunday midnight, naming victims including William James Quill 16 of Grande Centre Bernard Rene Gagnon 33 of Hinton Bernice Hamilton 25 of Edmonton Lawrence Bennett 22 of Westlock Annette Cunningham 19 of Vimy Michael Brand 19 of Calgary and others. Fatalities occurred across Alberta Saskatchewan with drownings, vehicle crashes, and a trampling death on a farm. Names were withheld for two victims.
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William Je James Quill
Iday
Grande Centre
Edmonton
Bernard Rene Gagnon
Hinton
Bernice Hamilton
Gainford
Lawrence Bennett
Westlock
Annette Cunningham
Vimy
Slave Lake
Alberta
Michael Brand
Calgary
Boyle
Highway 46
Cochrane
Manitoba turkey board to secure 1.5 million loan
The Manitoba Turkey Producers Marketing Board will obtain a 1.5 million bank loan guaranteed by the provincial government to purchase, slaughter, and store five million pounds of turkeys by December 1. Agriculture Minister Askins said the aim is price stabilization and better returns for producers. The loan supports slaughtering season needs and storage for marketing through Thanksgiving to Easter.
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Manitoba
Turkey Producers Marketing Board
Sam Askins
Ar. Uskiw
Manitoba Agricultural Corp
Austin and District News Harvest report and social notes
Warm dry weather continues as harvest progresses with another week of favorable conditions expected to finish off crops. Local weddings, visits, church news, and school reopenings fill district notes. A wedding occurred September 11 for Gordon Thomason and Shirley Rand. condolences sent for Charles Scammell. Community updates include visits from relatives in England and Alberta, and well wishes for Gordon Hay Neil Leckie Russ Leckie Tom Towle Frank Lintott and Harry Philips.
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Gordon Thomason
Shirley Rand
Saturda
Austin United Church
Austin
MacGregor’ Collegiate
Merlin Lamb
A. Stevenson
Thomason-Rand
A.C
Gordon Hay
Winnipeg
Neil Leckie
Russ Leckie
Tom Towle
Frank Lintott
Harry Philips
Raccoons vs Toronto: City Struggles Over Rodent War
A bizarre Toronto clash pits Humane Society and exterminators against raccoons invading homes and yards. Officials discuss spraying captured females to curb breeding and airlifting survivors to the far north, as firms battle nightly in roofs and ponds. Local reactions show fear, frustration, and calls for government action.
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Ralph Burton
The
Humane Society
Fred Johnstone
Tender ‘Trap
Wildlife Division
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Church Services and Crusade Schedule in MacGregor Area
Evangelical Mennonite Church East End MacGregor Sunday September 19 9 45 am Sunday School 10 45 am Worship Service Pastoral Charge MacGregor United Church Rev Harold Ritchie 10 30 am Combined Service Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Rev A J Hall Bethel Church MacGregor 10 00 am 1 00 am Worship Service Family Crusade with Evangelist Barkweyer Monday to Friday at 8 pm Everyone welcome
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Evangelical Mennonite Church
East End
MacGregor
Macgregor United Church
Harold Ritchie
Pentecostal Assemblies OF Canada
A. J. Hall
Bethel Church
Evangelist Barkweyer
Liquor Ban For 3 U of M Students
Three University of Manitoba students were fined 50 dollars each in St. Boniface Magistrate Court for being disorderly and shouting obscenities at police. They were banned indefinitely from buying or drinking liquor and must reappear before the magistrate to restore drinking privileges. The incident occurred in a hotel parking lot the prior day. The defendants are Owen R. Jones, 23, Wayne Fingas, 22, and John Wadeboncoer.
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University of Manitoba
St. Boniface
Robert ‘Trudel
Owen R. Jones
Winnipeg
Wayne Fingas
John Wadeboncoer
Greater
Former Winnipeg constables jailed for theft and custody escape
Gerald Parson, 24, pleaded guilty to theft and escaping custody and received an eight month term for theft and four for escape. Allan Rae McDonald, 26, got six months. All three resigned from the force in April after the incident involving a warehouse break in and $27 worth of pickles and cake mix loaded into a cruiser.
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Winnipeg
Gerald Parson
Allan Rae McDonald
Parson
McDonald
Calvary Tabernacle Sidney Sunday Services and Open Session
Calvary Tabernacle Sidney hosts open session September 19 at 10 30 a m with Professor Rudolph followed by a 11 30 a m worship service featuring Magic with a Message All are welcome Austin United Church led by Rev David Landers holds a 10 a m worship service and Sunday School Sidney United Church offers an 11 30 a m worship service Anglican St Pauls Church MacGregor holds Holy Communion at 11 80 a m on September 11
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Calvary Tabernacle
Sidney
Rudolph
Austin United Church
David Landers
Sidney United Church
the Anglican OF Canada
Tom Bailey
St. Paul's Church
MacGregor
Tot Wins $10,000 Lottery Prize With Age Block
Julie Ann Lauron of Streetsville won a $10,000 prize but a legal issue emerged as she is four years old. Lottery organizers consider placing the funds in trust until she turns 18 while her parents seek early access to help buy a house. The prize was for funding artificial turf at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Julie Ann wanted a chocolate bar.
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Julie Ann Lauren
Streetsville
Jaycees
Julie Ann
Shawn
Lauzon
Ivor Wynne Stadium
OFY Program May Continue Into Winter
The co ordinator of the government s Opportunities for Youth program said there is no plan to extend the grant beyond September 30. He noted funding would need to come from other departments and that the secretary of state department would not provide more financial aid. Operators seeking extension must appeal to departments like manpower or health and welfare for continued support.
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Cam Mackie
Secretary of State Department
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