Polar Bear to Stewardesses at Operation Bear Lift
Miss Jane Dargie of the Industrial Workshop presents a plastic polar bear to TransAir stewardesses Sheri Gibson and Beatrice Swiszowski for delivery to the International Fund for Animal Welfare, sponsors of Operation Bear Lift at Churchill Manitoba. The workshop has donated 330 bears from the Award of Excellence to aid in fundraising. Miss Dargie, 21, has been supported by crutches since birth and hopes to work in an office receptionist role.
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Jane Dargie
Society For Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba
TransAir
Sheri Gibson
Beatrice Swiszczowski
International Fund For Animal Welfare
Churchill
Manitoba
Manitoba Design Institute
Industrial Workshop
Miss Dargie
Forest Fire Losses High For Season
Canada lost nearly four million acres of forests to fire this year. The Canadian Forestry Service reports 8,979 fires sweeping 3,923,000 acres by end of October, just 28 fewer fires than last year but 1.5 million acres more burned than in 1970. October outbreaks totaled 179 burning 1,000 acres in 1971 and 174 fires in 1970.
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Canada
Canadian Forestry Service
Residential Staff Housing For Norway House Manitoba
Five two storey wood frame residential units will be built for federal medical personnel at Norway House Manitoba under a 167 200 contract awarded to Baert Construction Ltd Winnipeg. The project will fund by the Department of National Health and Welfare. A utilidor will carry heat water and sewage between the units. Basements are not possible due to rocky terrain crawl spaces will be provided. Plans finished by August 1972 prepared by Western regional Public Works office. Project manager K Kasal Winnipeg office.
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Norway House
Manitoba
Baert Construction Ltd
Winnipeg
Arthur Laing
Department of National Health and Welfare
Western Regional
Federal Department of Public Works
K. Kasal
Department
Chewing Phosphates Fights Tooth Decay
Experiments with rats showing chewing phosphate containing diets reduces tooth decay compared with identical diets without phosphate. Studies note phosphate enriched foods like egg yolk cheese milk and cereals may protect teeth. further research includes dental science and collaboration with a cereal maker.
Don F Marlett Named Executive Director of Chamber Executives of Canada
C H Scoffield general manager of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and George A Murray president jointly announced the appointment of Don F Marlett as executive director of the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada effective January 1. The Manitoba provincial director for 1971 72 is W W Bubb Division Manager Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in Winnipeg.
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C.H. Scoffield
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
George A. Murray
Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada
Don F. Marlett
Manitoba
W.W. Bubb
Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Winnipeg
Briefs continue with library plan and highway act changes
The report outlines a library project with 5800 square feet on the ground and basement, five years of partially finished upper space, then full use by the library. It details a legalize 30 mph zone near Bignell bridge and asks about refunding fines, plus fire protection talks with The Pas Indian Reserve and proposed funding options.
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Credit Union
Jim Fasano
Bignell Bridge
No. 10
Fasano
Kennedy
Gus Gelowitz
Protective Services
Council
Pas
Gelowitz
John Reader
DREE
Thompson Council Indemnities Up For Increase To New Totals
A notice of motion was presented by Councillor Bert Hayes proposing at the next regular council meeting to raise indemnities from 1200 to 1800 for councillors and from 2000 to 2700 for the mayor. Regulations passed by the Legislature superseded council resolutions in Thompson. Councillor Gelowitz was asked to clarify what happened in Thompson on the subject.
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Gelowitz
Track and Trail Club Ro
Ompson
Thompson
Bert Hayes
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Wisconsin
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Midwest
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