Manitoba Adopts Five Percent Revenue Tax June First
The province approves a five percent sales tax to start June 1 with broad coverage. Exemptions include basic necessities, services to real property, and private sales of used goods. Settlers effects and certain international entrants receive exemptions. meal rules and registration procedures are outlined. A major public information drive will explain the tax, with 24,000 information envelopes mailed and a help line in operation.
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Manitoba
Madee
Albert
Gurney Evans
Treasury Cheansal
Legislature strikes 13 member probe into auto insurance
A special 13 member Legislative committee was formed to thoroughly examine Manitoba automobile insurance costs. Provincial treasurer Hon Gurney Evans said the inquiry will review rate variations and recent increases to assess justification and safeguard public interests. The plan includes evaluating a government sponsored insurance mid-term option.
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Manitoba
Gurney Evans
Birdtail River School Board holds meeting at Shoal Lake
The Birdtail River School Division No 38 board met at Shoal Lake at 8 p m on Friday April 21 1967 with Trustees Rankin Stimpson Fulton Selby Rapley Randell and Clark and 35-member delegation from Shoal Lake. Topics included correspondence on education grants and equipment needs and a plan to transport the Drama Club to Winnipeg. Motions adopted include approving the April 18 1957 minutes and adjourning to April 24.
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Shoal Lake
Rankin
Stimpson Fulton
Selby
Rapley
Randell
Clark
Kingdon
Birtle
Dept of National Revenue
Crest Craft Ltd
Knox Shust
Drama Club
Winnipeg
Tax rules define children's clothing for tax exemption
Regulations accompanying the new sales tax spell out which items qualify as children s clothing exemptions effective June 1. The list covers dresses suits coats blouses sweaters under shirts pajamas combinations and other garments sized to specific children s standards and includes trousers jeans slacks undershorts outer shorts hats gloves and footwear with size and style limits as detailed in the definitions.
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Canada
Cancer Campaign Spotlighting a Major Health Challenge
Cancer remains a leading health issue in Comaca. In 1964, 25,733 Canadians died from cancer, underscoring its status as a major medical challenge.
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Comaca
Education minister grants teacher grants for divisions
Education minister Hon. George Johnson announced additional grants of 300 dollars per elementary teacher and 400 dollars per secondary teacher for 19 school divisions outside the unitary division plan. He cited government concern for education quality. Single-district divisions receive full foundation program benefits, while multi-district divisions gain from teacher grants and the school tax rebate to help retain staff.
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George Johnson
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Stimpson
Fulton, Rapley
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Gamblers
Cancer Campaign
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Parker
Edmonton Eskimos
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