Portage la Prairie Welcomes McCain Foods Plant
Tuesday's announcement marks Portage la Prairie’s latest industrial milestone with McCain Foods locating a new plant here. Central Plains Inc and local governments credit planning and rural-urban cooperation for the decision, while urging expanded city services to accommodate growth and new jobs.
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McCain Foods
Portage
Central Plains Inc
Syd Lye
Oakville
Ron Roteliuk
Portage la Prairie City
Portage la Prairie
Central Manitoba
Western Canada
McCains
Campbell Soup Company
Phillips Cable and Berkley and Co
Canada
Manitoba
Central Plains
MacGregor
PNE Officials Push Agriculture Education At Fair
Vancouver officials argue the annual Pacific National Exhibition should educate the public on farming. Livestock expert George Cruikshank notes many city residents have little farm exposure while others urge the fair to reach suburban and Fraser Valley audiences. a cattle official favors moving the agricultural section to a rural setting.
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Vancouver
George Cruikshank
PNE
Cruikshank
Toronto
Tmber
Woopy
Fraser Valley
Dave Caldow
Gospel Hall Hymn Sing At Lions Prairie Manor
A week of activities at Lions Manor included a Hymn sing led by W A Ronald with Keith Ronald on organ and Corrine Ronald on piano. Regular card parties, organ solos by Danny Raine, and music by Doug Muirhead and Audrey MacFarlane filled afternoons. Rev R James led Thursday church service with Herman Prior on piano. later seniors enjoyed old time music by Jim Donald, Wood, and Addison. Out of town visitors included Cathy Hyde of Winnipeg and many others visiting residents with brief introductions by staff.
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Gospel Hall
Lions Prairie Manor
W.A. Ronald
Keith Ronald
Corrine Ronald
Jeffries
Mr. Stanley
Danny Raine
Doug Muirhead
Audrey MacFarlane
R. James
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Herman Prior
Jim Donald
Wood
Addison
Cathy
Doreen Hyde
The Provincial Lottery ticket debuts in Western Canada
Western Canadians can order a $5 Provincial Lottery ticket with five $1 million prizes and numerous smaller awards through mail only. Draws begin October 31, with ten grand prizes and tiered prizes down to $50.
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Winnipeg
P.O. Lox
Manitoba
Western Canada Lottery Foundation
Visiting cousins from Northern Ireland span two households
Local note mentions Mr. and Mrs. William McMillan of Portage and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adrain of Macdonald visiting together as cousins from Northern Ireland, with Mr. and Mrs. Bertie McMillen also connected.
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William McMillan
Portage
Robert Adrain
Macdonald
Northern Ireland
Bertie ‘McMillen
Salvation Army 90th Anniversary in Winnipeg led by Commissioner Brown
Salvation Army plans a Winnipeg 90th anniversary celebration with Commissioner Arnoia Brown and Mrs Brown at the Citadel on October 2 and 3. Dignitaries include Lt Governor F L Jobin guest speakers Comeosveres Brown and Reverend others. CBC Hymn Sing Chorus joins Winnipeg Citadel Band and Songsters for the anniversary service lineup.
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Arnoia Brown
Salvation Army
Canada
Bermuda
Mrs. Brown
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Citadel
Colony Street
C.B.C. Hymn Sing Chorus
Eric Wilde
Winnipeg Citadel Band
Songsters
Commissioner Brown
The
Citadel
Frost Hits Portage la Prairie With Subzero Temperatures
Overnight temperatures fell to minus two degrees Celsius with reports of minus three at a secondary site. Forecasters cited a high pressure system bringing frost while residents ready themselves for winter as autumn begins despite calendar dates.
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Baro Jackson
Jack Frost
Portage la Prairie
CFB
Tom Chesney
Crescent Road East
Portage la Frairie
Chesney
Manitoba
Burnside to Unveil Memorial Cairn at Portage la Prairie
Burnside, Edwin and Bagot join October 3 in unveiling a new memorial cairn in Burnside cemetery eight miles west of Portage la Prairie. The time of the ceremony will be announced later.
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theaPea
Cypress River Gets Senior Citizen Housing Loan
Urban Affairs Minister Barney Dawson announced a 146000 loan from CMHC to Cypress River Lodge Inc for a senior citizens apartment building on Railway Street Cypress River. The 12 unit home includes 10 bachelor and two one bedroom flats near community services. The 50 year loan carries 10 percent interest with a federal grant reducing annual interest to eight percent under the National Housing Act non profit provisions.
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Winnipeg — Urban Affairs
Barney Dawson
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Cypress River Lodge Inc
Cypress River
Railway Street
Arts and crafts guild forms opens new classes
The local Arts and Crafts Guild is officially formed with over 35 paid members. A workshop space at The Treasure Chest hosts a small exhibit and seven fall courses led by instructors at LaVerendrye and Arthur Meighen High Schools, including quilting, clay work, needlecraft, and more. Members attend free. non members pay one dollar. Susan Van De Velde will lecture on design foundations.
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Arts and Crafts Guild
The
Treasure Che
Prince Charles School
Susan van de Velde
Throughsovensuer Sv
Ine
E. Durnin
C. Jones
LaVerendrye School
Amy ‘Thomson
Cathy Vanstone
Arthur Meighen High School
Weevils Could Fight Canada Thistle Across Prairie Lands
Canada thistle control may come from European weevils released in Ontario in 1967. Larvae mine stems, killing the weed, and the insects spread beyond initial sites, moving up to two miles or more. Researchers caution results vary by region and long term impact remains uncertain.
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Europe
Canada
Ontario
Agriculture Canada
Regina, Sask
Prairies
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Cruickshank
Lions Manor News
Mary
Trimble
C.R. Williams
H. Troop
John Bowker
New Westminster
B.C
G. Banner
Myrna
Kim Hancock
Thompson
8. Hancock
Ethel Kerr
Biggar, Sask
Edith Moffat
Mabel Nah
Red Deer
Alta
E. Moffat
Evelyn
Howard Lynds
Nova Scotia
Tira Clarke
Jack and
Liela Maloney
Eufaula
Oklahoma
Amy Hourie
Mary Trimble
G.R. Dow
Glendale
California
Blanche Dow
Carolyn Stevens
Yorkton, Sask
S. Paisley
Ted Arthur Craven
Thunder Bay
Edna Rourke
Wes Owens
Edmonton
Laura ‘Shackell
Frank Dickson
Port Elgin
Eleanor McMillan
Donald McCartney
Victoria
Vera Head
M. Davis
Jessie McCuaig
Kelowna
Margaret Campbell
Jean Forbes
Daisy Fitz-Gerald
Chilliwack
Mrs
Eva Anderson
Amy Hourier
Opal Cheater
N.W
N.E
Wim. M. McMiller
Sec.Treas
Tupper Street S
Portage la Prairian
Kimberly Clark
Dana
Danny MacDonald
Gladstone
Ottawa
F.L. Jobin
Comeosveres Brown
Pearl McGonigal
Walter Dinsdale
Brandon Souris
Charles Huband
Liberal Party
David Henderson
Environment
City of Winnipeg
Sterling Lyon
Progressive Conservative Party
Bud Boyce
Ed Schreyer
Burnside
New Guild
Canada Thistle Control
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Christianson Ltd
1St St. Wlw
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