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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
1
The public works department notes extensive winter planning in BC with substantial ongoing projects and others scheduled for completion next spring as favorable weather permits. The effort emphasizes pushing forward a broad array of improvements during the season.
A university student parliament session in November showcased over a dozen young women as representatives, with several in key roles like sergeant at arms. The observer notes their poise and debate skill, urging Manitoba to raise female representation in the real legislature and consider the value of such training for future women leaders.
Ottawa examined needs for barracks rooms in Rivers after a survey of local conditions. Investigators noted families living in shacks and garages, while residents faced blizzards that buried roads and halted church services. New town councillors named C Smyth J McNeil W Pitts and L Wiegand.
Sgt. David Williams of Rivers and five officers plus 21 other ranks in the prairie command completed a year with the 27th Canadian Infantry Brigade in Germany and returned to Canada. The group landed on Canadian National lines and arrived in Winnipeg last Thursday morning, with Mrs. Williams remaining in New Sarum during his service. Leonard Melik of Edmonton sustained injuries from an explosion as a flamethrower heated tar. the blast affected his atomash and groin but the doctor said he was only slightly rundown and advised rest.
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