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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1968
Page
1
The Spirit of 70 branding has expanded to over a hundred Manitoba products and services since its Winnipeg Business Summit launch. Drummer boy symbols, sloganed packaging, and Spirit of 70 posters appear on soaps, matches, ice cream bars, soft drinks, and trucking advertisements, with widespread newspaper use and global distribution of related materials.
The Provincial Soil Testing Laboratory adds nitrate analysis to the annual soil tests. Nitrate results guide nitrogen recommendations while phosphorus and potassium follow prior tests or standard advisories. Samples by October 15 process by month end for fall fertilizer ordering. nitrate only $2 per sample, $4 per field, complete analysis $6 per field. New info sheets with analysis type selection arrive August 1.
Manitoba wildlife branches extend upland game and big game seasons due to higher populations. Elk licences limited to 300 with Aug 14 draw in Winnipeg. caribou licences 350 with Aug 23 draw. Deer and moose seasons vary by area, with closures in Whiteshell and Turtle Mountain parks. Open moose season for residents extends to Dec 14 in the southeast and Dec 21 in the northwest. details vary by district.
Winnipeg report from the Manitoba Economic Consultative Board warns education costs will rise to 280 million dollars annually by 1975, about double 1966. Enrollment is projected to soar from 153,300 in 1965-66 to about 270,000 by 1975 with costs per student rising from 2,000 to 3,500 dollars.
Canada’s two major railways cooperate to open space in country elevators for farm grain deliveries before year end. CNR will provide about 600 more box cars to meet prairie line goals, with 6,000 already loaded or in transit, while CPR plans to load about 2,000 cars. Grain movement from eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba is disrupted by a grain handlers strike at the Lakehead, but the program aims to help farmers clear bins in the crop year. farmers are paid only when their grain reaches the elevator.
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