Parliament Diary Notes Ottawa Experience in First Sessions
The speaker describes about 45 days in the House of Commons in Ottawa. He notes rapid learning of procedures and committees including Fisheries and Forestry and Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He mentions busy five days and limited progress in learning French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Ottawa
House On Fisheries and Forestry
House
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Freshwater Fisheries Debate Critically Divides House
In a Winnipeg area brief, MP Dean Whiteway and I pressed for a new Standing Committee on Freshwater and Inland Fisheries distinct from Fisheries and Forestry. We urged action on the Transcona FW FMC strike as fishermen seek alternative marketing options for this year’s catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresh Water Fish Marketing Corporation
FWFMC
Transcona
Winnipeg
Canada
U.S
Dean Whiteway
P.C. Selkirk
Standing Committee On Fisheries and Forestry
Standing House Committee On Fisheries
Calendar Not Important in Bahamas Out Islands
A vivid glimpse of life on the Bahamas Out Islands portrays boats and hospitality where inhabitants mark time by local events rather than calendars. The piece centers on The Ent settlement near Eleuthera with librarian and phone operator Mrs. Jane Key, and notes local customs, fisheries ties, and a Manitoba trade discussion involving Mr. Whiteway and officials LeBlanc and Moss, plus a move to larger Confederation Building offices and a phone number change.
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Bahamas Out Islands
Bahamas
New Providence
Nassau
Grand Bahama Island
Freert
Theent
Eleuthera
Jane Key
Churchill
Whiteway
Romeo A. LeBlanc
Peter Moss
FWFMC
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Confederation
Bank and Wellington Streets
Pas
Flin Flon
Wanless
Cranberry Portage
Thompson
St John Ambulance Investiture Ceremony in Ottawa
Twenty two Manitobans travel to Ottawa for the Investiture of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem at Government House on Friday November 15 Conducted by Leonard H Nicholson Bailiff Grand Cross John Cameron Day of Winnipeg long time CP Rail volunteer will be knighted Then John H Larkworthy Col Magnacca and Marie White elevated to Commander Officers include Norman Stewart W J Johnston Florence Krogh Marjorie Reed Joseph Kowalski and K W Langridge Peter A Cain Doreen Cairns Miss Doreen Cairns and more named serving bank recipients Maurice Lapointe Ivan Mault Winnifred Towerzey John Seymour Georgia Schurke Raymond Jameson H A Red bourn Garth Kerr Maj A H Morrison James Mitchell Raymond Kowalski among those listed
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Ottawa
Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
Government House
Leonard H. Nicholson
Oder
St. John Ambulance Brigade
St. John Ambulance Association
John Cameron Day
Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific Railways
St. John
John H. Larkworthy
Canada Cement Lafarge
Fort Whyte
Col. .A. Magnacca
Brandon
Marie White
Norman Stewart
Workers Compensation Board
W.J. Johnston
Florence Krogh
Marjorie Reed
Joseph Kowalski
K.W. Langridge
C.N.R
Peter A. Cain
Sherritt Gordon Mines
Lynn Lake
Doreen Cairns
Maurice Lapointe
Ivan Mault
Winnifred Towerzey
Portage la Prairie
John Seymour
Georgia Schurke
Gillam
Raymond Jameson
Stony Mountain
H.A. Redbourn
Garth Kerr
Maj. A.H. Morrison
James Mitchell
Raymond Kowalski
Local News Briefs Highlight City Reports
A compact survey of city coverage notes routine police, school, and council items. The column emphasizes steady reporting and the role of the local paper in delivering timely community information.
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Hurchill
Parliament Hill
Selkirk
Post Office
the Herald
St. John Ambulance
Merry Christmas Sale Flier
A.T., Ltd
P.S
P.E
P.W
Pont. Laurentian
A.T
P.U
H.D
Pontiac
BUICK
Ventura
Chevrolet
Unicef Ecards
Unicef
Mount Pleasant RD
Toronto
Ont
Kroehler
Canadian Community Newspapers Association
Community Press
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