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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1979
Page
9
The Roblin Horticultural Society urges members to plan their vegetable and flower plantings on paper before sowing to maximize practical yields and aesthetic value for the upcoming Home Grounds Competition this summer.
Dauphin Chapter members gathered March 15 at Gilbert Plains United Church to hear Dr. Leo Pettipas, Provincial Archaeologist, discuss volcanos and prehistoric migration into Manitoba. He linked the Oregon eruption 6600 years ago to ash spread toward the Saskatchewan border, buffalo die-off, and human relocation, noting projectile points found in Swan Valley sites and Dauphin Grandview Roblin districts.
The Law Union of Manitoba urges the government and the Rent Stabilization Board to restore tenant rights in rural Manitoba before April 1 1979. It accuses agencies of landlord bias and demands removal of the deadline in subsection 15.1 2, shifting onus to landlords and urging tenants to seek legal advice. The union offers information and assistance, with contact 269 9610.
Manitoba notes warn cattle and sheep die from larkspur and seaside arrowgrass in early spring. Chokecherry and saskatoon serviceberry shrubs poison when browsed, especially with snow cover. Managers should identify plants and move stock to safer pastures to limit losses.
The Canadian Wheat Board announced an immediate rapeseed quota increase from 190 kilograms to 270 kilograms per quota acre at all delivery points. The change raises the equivalent in bushels from about 8.4 to 11.9 per quota acre.
Wilfred Rae died February 14 1979 in Victoria after a life in Roblin. He grew up near the school, aided its preservation, donated to local archives, and researched regional history through BC parliament and Ottawa collections. His family included Bob Rae a former school trustee and Gladys a teacher.
The Manitoba region reports 72,038 active accounts nationally, with Manitoba holding 9 percent of total principal outstanding. In 1977-78 Manitoba approved 753 loans totaling 52,122,600, led by land purchase at 59 percent, while national approvals rose to 7,066 loans for 558,177,900.
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