Plan for Coordinated Rural Housing on Prairies
A prairie meeting endorsed creating a coordinating committee to study rural housing and community buildings. Sponsored by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the panel would include provincial, university, federal Agriculture, National Research Council, and CMHC reps. It aims to design better farm homes, water and sewage use, heating, and community centers with research planning and facility assessment.
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Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation
T. B. Pickersgill
Farm Loans Division
S. A. Gitterman
Ottawa
Manitoba Rural Housing Committee
Alberta
University of Saskatchewan
Swift Current
Sask
E. E. Eisenhauer
Saskatchewan
Five Million Pounds Butter For Canada From New Zealand
Ottawa reports five million pounds of butter will be shipped from New Zealand to Canada to bolster the butter supply. Approximately 1,500,000 pounds have reached Halifax, with Minister James G. Gardiner stating the move keeps Canada on the current six-ounce weekly ration.
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Ottawa
Canada
New Zealand
Halifax
James G. Gardiner
Regina Leader-Post
Gardiner
Australia
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Mr. Gardiner
Saskatchewan Could Produce More Wheat
Dr. H. G. Dion of the University of Saskatchewan told the northern Saskatchewan branch of the Agricultural Institute of Canada that fertilizer use could raise wheat production by about 20 percent in at least a third of Saskatche wan. He warned against exhausting soil fertility and cited advances in farming techniques and pest control as factors supporting sustained production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Canada
H. G. Dion
Soils Department
University of Saskatchewan
Northern Saskatchewan
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Ottawa set to restore provincial control of war industries
Ottawa announces an order in council restoring provincial jurisdiction over war industries by March 31 and consolidating national machinery for investigation and conciliation of labor disputes under PC 1003. The order takes effect February 15 with transitional provisions as the government plans a new labor code later in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Commons
Mitchell
Dog racing cancelled in Britain amid electricity crisis
London reports government cancelled dog racing nationwide due to drastic electricity cuts. Announcement came at a Ministry of Fuel and Power conference detailing the energy shortage impact on sporting events.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Britain to Buy British Columbia Lumber in 1947
Britain will take 40 percent of British Columbia’s lumber production in 1947 at record prices under contracts arranged by Sir Archibald Harris. The purchase secures Britain access to top-grade timber, with Holland, France, and some U.S. shipments also planned. Domestic use earmarked to stay around 35 percent of the cut.
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Vancouver
Great Britain
British Columbia
Sir Archibald Harris
Britain
B.C
Holland
France
United States
Emergency churches arrive from Switzerland for Germany
Twenty one prefabricated emergency churches have been received from Switzerland to replace churches destroyed or damaged in Germany during the war, the American military government said.
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Berlin
Switzerland
Germany
Storm Strain Hits Rural Centres Across Regina District
Lack of fuel and feed cripples country centres with trains rare and groceries dwindling. Farmers fear livestock losses as cattle weaken from cold and lack of feed. Man Kota reports 18 cattle lost. Riverhurst receives food via air ambulance. fuel oil may come by tractor train amid shortages.
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Regina
Mankota
Sask
Riverhurst
Legislation on Debt Refunding for Western Provinces
Ottawa to consider debt refunding legislation ratifying plans to refund treasury bills issued to Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia for relief and other purposes during the Great Depression. The measure was disclosed in a return tabled for P E Gagnon of Chicoutimi.
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Ottawa
Treasury
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
P. E. Gagnon
Chicoutimi
British Columbia pensioners receive $5 monthly boost
Premier John Hart with Finance Minister Anscomb and Provincial Secretary Pearson announced a retroactive $5 a month cost of living bonus for B C old age pensioners to Jan 1. The new payment raises the pension to 35 a month with 16.25 funded by the province and 18.75 by the federal government. The measure costs the province 900,000 annually and follows Ottawa talks on social security reforms.
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Victoria
B.C
British Columbia
John Hart
Herbert Anscomb
George S. Pearson
Hart
Dominion
Ottawa
King
Canada’s net national income dips in 1946 figures
Canada reports a drop in net national income to 9.212 billion dollars in 1946 from 9.587 billion in 1945. Salaries and wages rose to 5.112 billion, while investment fell to 1.776 billion and other income reached 2.009 billion amid higher wholesale and cost-of-living indices. A stray line notes a single whale may be valued between 500 and 10 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
Canada and United States to continue wartime defence ties
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in parliament a limited peacetime continuation of defence collaboration with the United States. An informal working arrangement will persist through personnel exchanges, observer participation, shared facilities, and common designs while preserving each nation's control.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Commons
United States
Canada
Washington
King
United Nations
Roosevelt
Joint Permanent Defence Board
A. G. L. McNaughton
United Kingdom
Income Tax Reductions Seen for 1947 in Canada
Ottawa reports indicate 1947 income tax cuts likely ranging from about 15 percent on the lower bracket to 5 percent on the upper. When combined with January 1 reductions, the average cut could total 25 to 30 percent for the year. Proposals debated include cash surplus funding and possible old age pension adjustments, with a plan to ease double taxation on corporate dividends.
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Ottawa
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W. A. Thomson
Heads Jewellers
G. Dinny Dinsmore
Toronto
Canadian Jewellers’ Association
Quebec City
South Africa
Vanguard
Queen
Queen Mary
Elizabeth Margaret Rose
The
W.G. Agnew
Com. J. Lamb
Gale
Queen Elizabeth
Wisley Airfield
Surrey
U.S
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