Bill Clarifies Trustee Payments to Dependents
Winnipeg Manitoba lawyer Gerry Mercier introduced a bill to The Mental Health Act to affirm the Public Trustee’s authority to pay maintenance to spouses or children of mentally incompetent persons without a court order. The amendment aims to remove doubt by aligning Manitoba practice with the Manitoba Public Trustee’s duties under mental health law.
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Winnipeg
Gerry Mercier
Mercier
Alberta Supreme Court
Alberta
Manitoba
Phase 4 Rent Control Guidelines Announced Winnipeg Manitoba
Manitoba Consumer Affairs Minister Ed McGill announced Phase 4 rent stabilization guidelines for residential premises October 1 1978 to September 30 1979. Maximum landlord increases range from 5 to 6 percent based on who pays heating and domestic power with two further periods planned after September 30 1978 for Winnipeg and Brandon.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Consumer Affairs
Ed McGill
McGill
Brandon
Manitoba dairy farmers to gain from 1978 79 federal program
Ottawa announces the 1978 79 federal dairy plan boosting net returns for Manitoba dairy farmers. A higher target price 12.42 per hundredweight and a lower in quota levy 1.00 cut net earnings by 0.76 per cwt, plus a 0.20 contingency levy refundable at year end under certain conditions. Over quota levy rises to 7.50. Quota period shifts to August 1 July 31 with 103.7 million cwt total. Four month quota allotments for all provinces. Next spring a special quota extension covers April 1 to July 31.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee
U C W Meet Decker May Session At Opening Bids
The U C W meeting opened with readings on service and happiness and a parody of the 23rd Psalm. Treasurer reported 741 75 and cancer collection 241 75. Memorial and organ fund notes, hospital auxiliary supper in Kenton, donations to various societies, and June church duties announced. Eleven members and a visitor attended with lunch serviced by two members.
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Decker
U.C.W
Kenton
B. Knight
Ruth Rockley
Hunter
Marion Brooks
M. Decker
Bible Society
John Milton Society For the Blind
P.C.T.C
Arthur Knight
Bruce Knight
Skills Training Planned for Handicapped Youths
Winnipeg and Brandon will host the new Work and STAY program for 16 mentally handicapped youths aged 16 to 24. They will work at private firms during the week then receive evenings training in social and job skills. Sixteen youths will be paid $128 weekly for 8 to 13 weeks with placements aiming at full time potential. In September 131 marginally unemployed youths will join similar positions in Winnipeg Thompson Steinbach and Brandon.
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Winnipeg
Brandon
Keith Cosens
Cosens
Ministry of Corrective and
Thompson
Steinbach
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Agriculture Canada
Eugene Whelan
Hiawathan
Shimano
Hamiota
Charles R. Brown and
Roland
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