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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1971
Page
7
Underway in the municipal area, the Manitoba Telephone plans burying roughly 70 miles of exterior facilities to reduce the average telephones per line and allow growth. The project reroutes about six miles of plant and creates six new rural lines, with completion expected early next year. The exchange currently serves about 627 telephones.
A store owner James Dorosh was fined $300 after a classified ad in a newspaper claimed moving and furniture needs for a five room den led a woman to sell a washing machine for $25 to Dorosh. Investigators from the investigation branch found the machine advertised at $59 after receiving a complaint.
In a Commons return Clifford Downey asks if bids for two pencil batches came from Canadian firms. Eagle Northrite, part of Verol Corp of Montreal, won the larger batch at 125 050 dollars. Empire Pencil Co of Quebec won the smaller at 33 860 dollars. No ownership details are available for Empire Pencil.
Local column lists birthday wishes for Mrs A Paul Mrs V Rey and Kelly Coubrough plus notes on weddings visits and travel. It includes Fireside Thoughts on doing good avoiding self pity and staying positive. The piece mentions community members attending weddings and meetings in Winnipeg St Thomas ND and Spruce Hills, with various social visits and reflections on discrimination.
A long compilation of social visits, family events, and local updates. Families host gatherings in Portage, Treherne, Winnipeg and Pinawa with numerous names including McCallister, Watson, Hird, Nicoll, Lyall, MacIntosh, Culbert, Buhr, and several Purkess relatives. School reopenings, graduates, and local weather are also noted along with a push for district history material.
Official Belgrade data estimates Yugoslavia can generate about 65 million kilowatt hours from hydroelectric energy. The figure highlights vast potential for power production in the region.
The Manitoba Hospital Association and the Provincial Staff Nurses Council reach a two year contract boosting pay by 10 to 17 percent for about 3000 nurses. Retroactive to March 1, the deal adds five seniority increments and extra monthly allowances for bachelor degrees, with scales rising from $500 to $560 monthly in current pay.
Southend Macaulay ex mee ee Pogue bereavement and get well wishes to Harlem Pogue at MacGregor hospital. Erwin Holliday of North Bay visited Mr. and Mrs. John Scora and family. Brian Burton and children spent part of their holiday with Herb McDonald. Brian McCaskill of Winnipeg visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frank and boys. Saturday guests with K Larson included E Caron of Winnipeg. Peggy Bourke of Portage was weekend guest. Sunday visitors Iris Bartlett of Ottawa and Wallace Martin. Forrest Hyde wedding in Portage drew several attendees. Birthday wishes go to Enid Thompson on Sept 17 and others on Sept 18 20 21.
An NDP policy paper for Brandon municipal governance urges a city housing development corporation, city owned natural gas services, and a revised transit system. It calls for taxing reform favoring ability to pay over property taxes, land assembly incentives, and a tax on undeveloped land. The policy convention precedes a September 27 nominating meeting ahead of the October 27 city election.
Gimli Manitoba with a population near 2000 markets a new aviation niche. Saunders Aircraft Corp. is producing the ST-27 short takeoff and landing plane in a provincially run industrial park aided by over 1 million dollars in Manitoba Development Corp. loans. The first Manitoba built ST-27 rolled out in mid March and a third unit is expected by November 1 as demand grows for efficient regional air service.
St Johns Rav engcourt School, a private institution, last May waived its policy of admitting only boys and admitted 15 girls for the fall term. Headmaster John Shaffter said the entrants, chosen by examination, will join about 395 boys in regular classes. The school added a common room and basic facilities for the girls, with only minor athletic adjustments noted to include more net games.
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