Hamiota to Add Elderly Housing and Services
Manitoba approves an elderly housing project in Hamiota to add 21 units including 19 singles and one double. A central kitchen and dining area will support residents unable to cook. Hamiota Senior Citizens Park Residences Limited leads the project with municipal cooperation and a mix of grants, loans, and local funding. Units rent about $55 for singles and $70 for doubles with meal and home help services. Construction is expected to start next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiota Senior Citizens Park Residences Limited
Hamiota Hospital
Carroll
Hamiota’ Hospital
McFeet
Tergeson Sedun
Tee
Birdtail River No. 38 Board Meets at Shoal Lake
The Birdtail River School Division No. 38 Board met in Shoal Lake on Wednesday January 24 1968 at 1 30 pm with trustees Fulton Selby Randell Clark Lewycky present. Correspondence noted from North Western Marquette Festival and others. Minutes from January 17 1968 adopted. Expenditures of 90 to Birdtail River Fine Arts festival and 60 to Marquette Music festival approved. Increments for one year teaching experience for May May and Smith approved effective January 1 1968. Meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdtail River
Shoal Lake
Fulton, Selby
Randell
Clark
Shoal
Marquette
May
Smith
Pension Increases Announced for CPP and OAS GIS
Ottawa reports boosted payments for retirement pensions under the Canada Pension Plan and for Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement recipients. A 2 percent Pension Index rise raises CPP pensions and GIS maximums, with tens of thousands affected in 1968 and higher first-time benefits for new qualifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada Pension Plan
House of Commons
Allan J. MacEachen
Devariment of National Health and Welfare
Mr. MacEachen
Con
Butor
Unitary Division Board Elects First Officers
The newly formed Unitary School Division of Bird tail River elected its first board. Elected were Butcher and Fulton in Ward 2, Lewycky in Ward 3, Rapley in Ward 4, Randell and Hyndman in Ward 6, and Waddell in Ward 9. Names for other wards listed with vote tallies. The complete board includes Selby, Butcher, Fulton, Lewycky, Rapley, Armitage, Randell, Hyndman, Hames, Falloon, and Waddell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janary
Birdtail River
R. T. Selby
Earl A. Butcher
L. R. Fulton
D. W. Lewycky
Kenneth Rapley
Ivan D. Armitage
C. B. Randell
J. Grant Hyndman
W. K. Hames
D. A. Falloon
G. M. Waddell
Farm Progress Days highlights at Provincial Exhibition Grounds
Farm Notes by Wendell Wight reports Farm Progress Days will again run with Agricultural Extension Centre activities from February 13 to 16. The event in the 4-H Building showcases post seeding storage tillage chemicals power harvesting and storage, with details continued on page four.
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Agricultural Extension Centre
Also Mentioned on This Page
TNS
Hamiota
Manitoba
John B. Carroll
Birdtail River S. D
May and Smith
J. W. Pratt
Birtle
Rothsay
Butcher
Choptiuk
Fulton
PSD
Shoal Lake North
Lewycky
Telford
P.S.D
Shoal Lake South
Strathclair Village
Cochrane
Rapley
Strathelair Rural
Hyndman
Newdale
Crober
Sylmka
Waddell
Wendell Wight Ag. Rep
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