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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1968
Page
1
The Manitoba government raises its share of weed supervisor salaries from 1500 to 2000 annually. The policy shares costs 50 50 up to the new maximum. The move honors the work of weed supervisors in advising farmers and officials, eradicating weeds, and keeping roadsides and ditches clean. The policy started in 1960.
In Marquette Craig Stewart defeated Liberal Roe Clement by nearly 4000 votes. Stewart tallied 12,840 votes from 165 of 168 polls, while Clement had 9,018. NDP candidate Mike Antonation gathered 3,661 and independent Rev. Walter Donovan 591. Voter turnout exceeded 82 percent.
The Manitoba forestry branch completed its largest spring planting, with over four million trees from Pineland Forest Nursery at Hadashville planted province wide. Area focus was the southeast, plus Interlake and Porcupine Mountain, aided by 350 workers. The year’s target is 4.5 million trees. 500,000 remain for fall. Additional trees were used for erosion control in Rosedale and for federal forestry research, plus provincial hybrid poplars for experiments.
H. David Hemphill aged 34 of Edmonton has been named director of research in Manitoba’s education department. He will start September 1 and oversee surveys of research programs, coordination with directorates, and liaison with Manitoba and national bodies to plan and implement future projects. He will also take administrative charge of the existing research and examination branch.
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