Supervisors Named For Vehicle Inspection Program
Manitoba names two supervisors for a voluntary vehicle inspection program using mobile testing units. John Sinnock of St. Boniface and Frederick Colston of St. James will visit Ontario for two weeks to study the permanent station operations and will train four-man crews for each unit. The mobile units are planned for use in September.
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Manitoba
John Samuel
Sinnock
St. Boniface
Auto
Winnipeg
Automotive Trades Association
Frederick Colston
St. James
Ontario
Onto
Telephone Directory Closing Date Set
Manitoba Telephone System announces September 1 as deadline for new numbers in yellow pages and Alphabetical Section of the 1968 Provincial Telephone Directory. Changes must be made before this date at the local telephone office. About 170000 directories will be printed, up 66000 from 1967, and the new issue becomes effective in November.
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Manitoba Telephone System
Forage Seed and Rye Planting Guidance
Agricultural notes advise on forage seed to prevent erosion and salinity with a Manitoba subsidy of $2 per acre for seed covering 10, 20, or 30 acres and 10 mix types. Rye should be sown before September 15 with fertilizer, soil testing, and proper nitrogen application. avoid rye after rye in rotation. Dugout filling policy offers $40 per dugout for up to twelve hours of pumping.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Office
Manitoba official elected vice president of Mid-West Game and Fish
Dr. K. H. Dean Manitoba's director of fisheries and acting director of wildlife was chosen as vice-president of the Association of Mid-West Game and Fish Commissioners at the recent annual meeting in Chicago. The group includes about 20 states plus Ontario Saskatchewan and meets to share papers on wildlife management licensing and resource use. The 1970 convention will be in Winnipeg during Manitoba's centennial, following next year's meeting in St. Louis.
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Manitoba
K. H. Dean
Association of Mid-West Games and Fish Commissioners
Chicago
U.S
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Mid-West Association
St. Lou's
Winnipeg
Migratory Bird Regulations Set for Manitoba Hunters
The 1968 Migratory Birds Regulations released by the Canadian Wildlife Service set daily limits for Manitoba waterfowl hunters. Five ducks daily and ten in possession. mallards limited to two daily and four in possession. canvasback and redhead two daily and four in possession. Geese five daily ten in possession. white-fronted geese three and six. Tail and coot eight daily sixteen possession. Indians Eskimos Metis trapping may take twenty five daily with no possession limit. Wilson’s snipe ten daily twenty possession. sandhill crane four daily eight possession. A warning to the Sandhill Crane Meat Area and possible cancellation of the open season if a whooping crane is sighted.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Canadian Wildlife Service
Government Ensures Welfare Cheques During Mail Strike
Manitoba treasury staff acted to predate and distribute welfare, municipal, supplier, and contractor cheques amid the postal disruption. Over 7,000 welfare cheques were prepped, end-of-July superannuation cheques issued early, and 2,400 recipients collected in person. More than 150 municipalities received funds earlier. compliance officers delivered outside Winnipeg.
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Manitoba Government Treasury Branch
Treasury
Vants
Gurney Evans
Treasury Office
Metro
Winnipeg
Weer
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Tokyo
Benjamin Spock
Boston
Judea Figs
J. W. Ford
TNS
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
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