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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1969
Page
5
Premier Wier's line on expenditures shows a 10 percent rise to a provincial total of 377.84 million, with education receiving 149 million and health and welfare 96 million. Municipal grants rise to 8 per capita, while opposition leaders debate taxes and policy, as debates on estimates heat up in the chamber.
Canada Post announces a 6 cent stamp to mark the International Labour Organization fifty years. The steel engraved 40 by 24 mm design by Montreal’s Julien Hebert features an elliptical globe with tools, olive green background, and multilingual framing on all four sides. Canada 1969 appears with Canada 1919 on the ends.
The Canada Safety Council promotes the Spring Car Check to help drivers spot car ailments early. It stresses that regular professional inspections are the best guarantee of safety and identifies faulty brakes as the most dangerous hazard.
Experts warn sudden pulling steering wheel play and noisy exhaust indicate hazards. Check for misalignment faulty steering box worn ball joints tie rods or idler arms along with doors not closing properly. Have defects repaired promptly to improve safety this spring and beyond.
Manitoba Minister Harry J. Enns announced spring black bear season dates. North of the 58th parallel runs May 1 to June 28 with limits on shooting outside declared seasons. South of the 53rd parallel runs May 1 to June 14 with hunting allowed in the Predator Control Area. Licences cost 5 dollars for residents and 10 dollars for non residents, allowing two adult bears with restrictions on females with cubs.
A local official said bear populations near Grandview and Gilbert Plains had reached a high level, worrying farmers especially those with bees. He urged a bear hunt in the area this spring to reduce the problem.
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture sets a 1969 Pesticide Dealer Licence requirement for all insecticide dealers selling to farmers for field crops or livestock. Applicants must have held a 1968 licence or pass a written exam, with a 10 dollar fee. Licences run April 1 to March 31, with forms available from Extension Service, Winnipeg.
Domestic crushings of Canadian rapeseed reach 2 700 000 bushels in the first 26 weeks of the 1868 69 crop year, about half a million ahead of the prior six months. The association estimates about 285 000 000 pounds will be processed by year end, vs 20 000 000 pounds in 1959 60.
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