Canada praised for refugee intake as IRO winds down
More than 95 000 refugees have settled in Canada since postwar displacement began. The International Refugee Organization will terminate activities next June and fears persist that about 100 000 refugees remain without homes. Sir Arthur Rucker, deputy director of IRO, visited Canada and commended its role in solving the postwar crisis.
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Canada
Europe
International Refugee Organization
Sir Arthur Rucker
Found Homes Here Help New Citizens Quickly Integrate
Displaced persons have found homes across Canada and work in farms factories construction and many fields. The influx is the largest in years and efforts aim to teach language and educate newcomers about Canada's history customs and institutions to prepare them for citizenship after five years.
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Canada
Government distributes booklets to aid new citizens
The Citizenship and Immigration department and provincial education bodies are distributing basic English and French booklets, about 20000 to provinces and pocket editions for remote areas. A second booklet Our Land Our History Our Government and Our Resources saw about 25000 copies distributed. New citizens are urged to learn the language and qualify for citizenship to become responsible members of the country.
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Citizenship and Immigration Department
Manitoba to Build Twenty Quick Freeze Locker Plants
Winnipeg predicted 20 new quick freeze locker plants in 1950 to serve 8 000 rural families. The Manitoba Quick Freeze Locker association estimates 500 000 capital. total of 100 plants already operate with 2 500 000 invested and serve about 40 000 rural families.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
C. M. Fleming
Manitoba Quick Freeze Locker Association
Fleming
Association
Saskatchewan population rises to 842000 in 1947
Regina report shows Saskatchewan's estimated population reached 842000 in 1947, up 10000 from 1946 but 3000 below 1945. Of the total, 446400 were males and 395600 females.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Public Health Department
Vital Statistics Division
Lumber Mills Boost Production in Eastern Canada
Canadian lumber mills east of the Rockies raised sawn lumber output to 1.529 billion feet in 1949, up six percent from 1.443 billion in 1948. Provinces showed higher totals except Nova Scotia Ontario Saskatchewan and Alberta, with detailed 1949 vs 1948 figures for Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba.
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Ottawa
Rockies
Bureau of Statistics
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
BC Gazette Calls for Electrical Contractor Certificates
Victoria issues notice requiring certificates of competency for all electrical contractors on the lower mainland. The item also notes a health remark about milk being the chief food for adding lime to the human system.
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Victoria
Lower Mainland
B.C
Alberta Holds Third in National Egg Production
National egg output fell 15 percent in 1949, yet Alberta retained third place among producing provinces, a position it also held in 1948. Production figures are given in dozens for each province with Saskatchewan and British Columbia showing substantial totals and the national total listed.
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Alberta
Reese P.e.lisina
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Colmbia
Record Highways Program Planned
Alberta plans a record highways program for the year with main highway construction and related costs totaling 13.705 million dollars, a 3 million increase from last year. The figure excludes 2 million for Trans-Canada construction and about 3.5 million in municipal grants. The main highway spend comprises nearly half of the provincial public works capital and income expenditures totaling over 30.59 million dollars.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Public Works Department
Jobs Asked For Men Over 45
Don Brown of Vancouver Burrard urged amendments to the Civil Service Act in the Legislature to allow men over 45 and women over 40 to hold government jobs. He said it is harsh to exclude breadwinners after age 45 and warned of government and societal costs if they remain unemployed.
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Victoria
Civil Service
Don Brown
Coalition
Vancouver- Burrard
Brown
Eggs Flown From Vancouver to Hong Kong for Poultry Strain
Three hundred fertile eggs were shipped by air from Vancouver to a Hong Kong company seeking to establish a Canadian pedigree strain in its poultry flock.
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Vancouver
Hong Kong
Witty exchanges and quips in jokes about life and manners
A collection of quick one liners and cartoon humor about love money marriage driving citizenship exams pets cars and travel. Punchlines hinge on misunderstandings and social quirks from a harbor of small town observation.
Food Dropped to Rare Swans Over Lone Some Lake
An RCAF Dakota air-dropped 1,000 pounds of barley to about 100 rare trumpeter swans wintering on Lone Some Lake, 350 miles northeast of Vancouver, after a severe winter left them short of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Lonesome Lake
RCAF
Curling Rocks Valued at Five Thousand Used in Vancouver
At the Macdonald Brier Tankard in Vancouver workers handled 3200 pounds of curling rocks valued at $5000. The event showcased the sport and equipment used in this national championship style competition.
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Vancouver
Spring Floods Not Expected In Manitoba
Manitoba is forecast to avoid serious floods comparable to 1948 if March and April precipitation remains normal and break up conditions are average. The prediction, based on conditions as of March 1, 1950, from the Dominion Resources and Development department notes that variations from normal break-up could materially change the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Water Resources Division
Development Services Branch
Dominion Department of Resources and Development
Banishing the Common Cup and Towel to Halt Disease Spread
A public health note warns that shared items like the common cup and towel can spread illness and should be eliminated to reduce transmission. Authorities urge individuals and facilities to adopt personal or disposable alternatives.
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Dolcin Limited
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Dolcin
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Hollywood
Optician
U.S
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Boston
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Jane Ashley
Crown
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Canada Starch Company Limited
P.O. Box
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