Vision Screening Grant For 7 School Divisions
Education Minister Keith Cosens awards a 5580 grant to Evergreen school division to back a cooperative vision screening program across Interlake eastern Manitoba. The plan covers Lord Selkirk Agassiz Lakeshore Interlake Whiteshell Pine Falls and related districts to screen about 2300 kindergarten and Grade 1 pupils each year. Tests require non specialists and train 70 to 75 volunteers with optometrists providing guidance.
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Winnipeg
Keith Cosens
Evergreen
Interlake
Manitoba
Lord Selkirk
Agassiz
Lakeshore
Whiteshell
Pine Falls
Teachers discuss task force with Premier in Winnipeg
Manitoba teachers led by President Ralf Kyritz meet Premier Sterling Lyon and cabinet to critique the task force report on government organization and the economy. They warn proposed funding cuts to child guidance clinics and removal of early career and rural education programs could harm students and rural schools. The group urges further study of education finance and preservation of autonomous school boards and specialized education branches.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Sterling Lyon
Manitoba Teachers’ Society
Ralf Kyritz
Department of Education
Native Education
Co-operative Education
Kuritz
Prairie plant guidance and seed grade update from Agriculture Canada
Agriculture Canada cautions Prairie residents that many nationally advertised trees and shrubs are unsuitable for Prairie climates and may fail in harsh winters. It notes trials across the Prairies, urges buying locally and lists recommended plants, and introduces a Canada Certified Substandard seed grade to address potential pedigreed seed shortages while maintaining purity standards.
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Prairies
Manitoba
Babylon
Agriculture Canada
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Grazing Fees Waived on Leased Crown Land
Agriculture Minister Jim Downey announced that farmers with crown land leases will not pay grazing fees this year to help livestock producers recover from distressed markets. Rents remain set by regulation using last year’s cattle prices, with lessees still responsible for local taxes unless they seek relief from municipal authorities or court.
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Winnipeg
Jim Downey
Downey
Court of Revision
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Southwestern
Vision Conservation Committee
Tometrist
Department of Health and Social Development
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Eugene Whelan
W. A. Barrett
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Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co
Autopac
Jesuer
Miniota
Man
Call
Anne
Westman Realt
Anne Perlmutter
Hamiota, Manitoba
Kawasaki
Miniota Leisure
Rail
Hwy
North
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