Budget debate yields few surprises in Manitoba session
The session featured limited new ideas as Liberals and CCF sparred over debt, taxes, and provincial finances. Campbell led attacks on rising public debt and threatened tax increases while defending federal action on farm aid, with little impact on the broader budget outlook. The margarine coloring bill and a bribery controversy dominated headlines as ministers and opposition clashed, signaling a fragile endgame before prorogation and a planned joint Manitoba North Dakota session to mark North Dakota’s centennial.
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Local Aid Programs Reach 60 Million in Manitoba
Premier Duff Roblin announced that total local aid programs have risen by 16.6 million over three years and near 60 million for 1961 62. Direct grants to municipalities total 42 million, up over 9 million since 1958 59, with major support directed to local education.
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Manitoba 4-H Club Week Delegates Named
Manitoba names a 14 member senior 4 H delegation for National 4 H Club Week in Toronto tied to the Royal Winter Fair. Eight girls and six boys were selected April 7 after Rural Youth Leadership Conference with 4H Extension Service. Major awardees include Evelyn Grahn Berndat Leisso Meridale Dewar Roberta Cunnington Sylvia Bertram Lois Wilton Lila Henderson Joyce Rigaux Robert Seale Gary Digby Maurice Hodgson Herbert Meier Orval Henderson and Robert Smith. Delegates earn Canada’s top 4H honour for leadership record and project knowledge.
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Cypress River
Robert Seale
Gary Digby
Dropmore
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Herbert Meier
Stonewall
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Robert Smith
Carroll
My Friend the Cop Encourages Trust in Police Uniforms
The piece argues that teaching children police are friendly figures helps them seek help when in danger. It suggests early lessons on recognizing the uniform and respecting the law to foster a positive view of police as protectors.
Canada farms use $16 million in electricity in 1959
Canada had about 2.5 million farms that year and used roughly 16 million dollars worth of electricity to enhance farm operations and rural living conditions. The figure reflects agricultural energy use during the late 1950s across the nation.
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