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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1977
Page
6
Agriculture Canada notes Japan was the leading export market for Canadian farm products in 1976, absorbing about 20 percent of shipments and totaling 780 million dollars. Wheat, rapeseed, barley, and pork drove the volume as Japan seeks self sufficiency in oilseeds and pork.
Canada seeks to boost shipments of processed goods like rapeseed oil and meat to Japan. To win market share, Canadian prices must stay competitive with other suppliers and firms must align with Japanese import requirements and product standards.
Market report notes 665 head of livestock passed through the Weiller and Williams Auction Mart on Thursday December 15 1977. The tally includes cattle and hogs as buyers circulated the yard under steady demand. operators reported good participation from local ranchers and regional buyers.
Regional want ads list cattle and hog prices with producers and locations in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Included are livestock bids for feeders and butcher stock, plus a Manitoba and BC born obituary section noting Mary Smigelski and grace from a Christmas program at Free Methodist Sunday School.
Manitoba Consumers Bureau outlines a three point fire safety plan including home hazard checks, practiced escape routes, and early warning systems with smoke detectors. It notes the rise of door to door and phone sales, and reminds buyers to verify licences and the four day cancellation clause.
Leigh Armson Lind, 72, of Mount Paul Private Hospital Kamloops B C died December 5 1977 after a long illness. Born in Manitoba he lived in Togo and Flin Flon before moving to B C in 1966. A former grain buyer with Saskatchewan Pool Elevators he was past Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge at Togo and active in curling and baseball. Survived by two daughters Mrs Irvine
Memorial verses recall William Smigelsky Peter Malashevsky and Nathaniel Douse who died in 1967 1966 and 1973. Each family writes of memory love and lasting presence from relatives and names in the notice.
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