Voyage to Grand Rapids and a Yukon Style Meeting with Henry McKay
The account recounts travel from Eagle Island to Grand Rapids on Lake Winnipeg and Cedar Lake in autumn 1932. It highlights meeting Henry McKay, the Hudson’s Bay veteran, and the welcome at his home, plus crossing Manitoba’s first tramway portage and the path toward Cedar Lake. The narrator recalls future roles as game guardian and Forebay committee representative during the Grand Rapids Hydro Power Project.
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Eagle Island
Lake Winnipeg
Grand Rapids
Ion Island
N.N. W
Henry McKay
Lake Tee
Hudson's Bay
McKay Boys
Sam Planteau
York Factory
Norway House
Cumberland House
Manitoba
The
Lambs
Tom
Eric
Larry
Henry
Cedar Lake
West
Night of northern tales by the fire
A narrator and Henry McKay share stories under a sheltered camp in the north. They gather dry wood, keep warm by the fire, and listen to Henry’s famous northern tales while Haroldie sleeps and Edna stays awake. The group leaves at dawn with two ducks pan ready, and the narrator never sees Henry McKay again.
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Henry
Henry McKay
Taxi chaos at Winnipeg airport prompts taxi monopoly rant
A writer recalls three TransAir F 28 flights to Winnipeg with on time arrivals and blasts the Unicity Taxi monopoly at the Winnipeg International Airport. He describes five curbside cabs, a central pickup, and drivers fined for taking nonpriority positions, accusing authorities and Mayor Steve Juba of inaction while calling for reform.
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Jove
TransAir
Winnipeg
Tokyo
Thompson
Pas
Press Corps
Canada
Trans- Air
Winnipeg International
Steve Juba
Montreal
Joe Borowski
Schreyer
Joe
Len Stevens
Winnipeg Air Terminal
Number Five
Chicago
Unicity Taxi Company
CP Air
Air Canada
Keith Taylor
Marchand
Memorial Park
TV Guide Schedule Pages Preserve Weekend Lineup
A scanned guide lists daily broadcasts across Monday to Wednesday and weekend blocks with times for Ed Allen Mr. Dressup Manitoba Schools Friendly Giant Sesame Street Four Corners Luncheon Date Green Acres Afternoon Calendar Galloping Gourmet Paul Bernard Coronation Street Take Thirty Edge of Night Family Court and more, including nightly news and feature programs.
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Ed Allen
Mr. Dressup
Manitoba
Chez Helene
Four Corners
Paul Bernard
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P.O. Box
Norman Publishers Ltd
Third Street
the Pas, Manitoba
OLD Wells
Wright’s Decorating Ltd
Carl Peter Eskovich
Haroldie
Edna
Gardewine and Sons Ltd
Rupert House
T.V
L.H.K
LaRose Ave
Sanford & Son
CBC TV
Diddie
Dick van Dyke
Tommy Hunter
Tommy Banks
Allan Hamel
Gentle
Nial Electric Co
the Guide
Cannon
Flip Wilson
Dial Electric CO
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