Manitoba to test school bus drivers with mobile equipment
Manitoba's driver safety division launches a trial of a mobile testing unit to assess 1500 school bus operators. The program, in cooperation with the Department of Education, covers written exams vision tests reaction times and road tests with plans to extend testing beyond Winnipeg Brandon and Flin Flon over several months.
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Manitoba
Department of Education
Carroll
Winnipeg
Brandon
Flin Flon
Artists earn a good living in food stores
Canadian artists increasingly design grocery packaging and labels earning a living from art on shelves. The article notes women respond to appealing outside packaging, citing a cooperative store experiment with plain tins that failed due to lack of attractive branding. It highlights a turquoise plastic jug for a laundry detergent inspired by an Italian Museum of Modern Art piece, showing art influencing consumer products.
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Co-Operative
New York
Museum of Modern Art
Italy
Farm Electrification Course at University of Saskatchewan
An electrification course for farmers will be held at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon from February 17 to 18. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants with priority to early applicants. For information and forms contact L. C. Paul, Extension Services, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
L. C. Paul
Extension Services
Saskatchewan
Honey Bee Production and Plant Expansion in Bassano
The Bassano honey plant, run by Central Alberta Dairy Pool, processes honey in large 45 gallon drums, pasteurizes to prevent fermentation, and produces about 2.5 million pounds of honey this year. About 70 percent is creamed honey, with strong growth since 1953, and bees are valued for pollination alongside their honey output.
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Bassano
Fred Rathje
Stettler
Lethbridge
Central Alberta Dairy Pool
Rathje
Central Alberta
Canada
The
Bulletin
Brooks
Alta
Ice sculpture artistry shines at Christmas buffet
Chef Gottlieb Dambach of the Hotel Saskatchewan reveals the making of a solid ice fruit bowl centerpiece weighing about 200 pounds. He notes ice carving requires speed to counter melting and explains tool use, illumination effects, and the growing Canadian interest in ice sculpture amid festive decor and winter fairs.
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Gottlieb Dambach
Hotel Saskatchewan
Chef Dambach
Europe
Dambach
Canada
Montreal
Gay Flowers
Canadian Pacific Photo
Dust Explosion Fatality Sparks Fire Safety Note
A woman died from burns after an explosion caused by dust striking a heat source while she threw a vacuum cleaner into her furnace. The report warns that many dust types including wood flour corn starch leather and spices can explode when suspended in air and heated.
Tropical French Toast for Holiday Brunches
Easy fruit flavored French toast recipe suited to holiday crowds. Banana filled bread slices dipped in orange egg mixture, fried until golden, served hot with sugar and orange zest. Includes notes on bread prep, butter, mace, and juice ratios for a tropical twist.
One Shot, Two Deer Report From St Walburg
Russ Lenko of St Walburg fired once and killed a buck. His shot went through the neck, and another buck about 50 feet away was also struck through the neck. The St Walburg Enterprise reports the hunt as a notable double deer kill.
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Russ Lenko
St. Walburg
Canadians Should Import All They Produce Fashion Plan
A reader proposes a bold Canadian policy to export all domestically produced goods and import them back as fashionable overseas imports. The idea includes shifting fashion sales abroad, advertising British Paris and New York imports, raising prices, boosting taxes, and claiming higher domestic demand and happiness. The piece argues this would revive manufacturing and create full employment.
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Britain
Europe
United States
Paris
New York
Italy
Henry Ford Named In Groceries Delivery Joke
A housewife questions a delivery boy about his name and first name. The lad answers Henry Ford, noting the well known name. He jokes that his two years delivering groceries around town justify the fame.
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Ford
Henry
To Somebody on the Moon Earth Appears Bright
The statement notes that from a lunar vantage point the earth would shine about eighty times brighter than the moon appears from Earth. It contrasts perceived brightness between celestial bodies and highlights a dramatic view from the moon.
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John B Carroll
Public Utilities
the Balletin
John Schmidt
Evason
Leps
Madeleine
the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society
Northern Crown Building
Regina
Sask
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