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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1977
Page
5
The federal wage and price controls program nears an end but exit remains blocked by lack of cooperation from big business and big labor. The government offered voluntary guidelines, yet both sides refused to cooperate, delaying the unwind.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business argues that Ottawa's economic mismanagement keeps price controls in place. It calls for drastic federal and provincial spending cuts and sales tax reductions to create jobs and lower the cost of living, warning strong leadership is needed to end controls.
The Canadian Forestry Service reports 1,287 forest fires in June 2024, affecting 213000 acres. Last year 2058 fires burned 971000 acres, with June averages over the past decade not specified in the excerpt.
The report notes 1 548 fires and 1 018 000 acres burned overall. In 1977 April to June 5 661 fires burned 736 000 acres, while the prior year saw 4 709 fires and 1 335 000 acres. Ten year averages for that period stand at 3 930 fires and 1 331 000 acres. Data are compiled monthly by the Forest Fire Research Institute in Ottawa.
Canada Post will issue two 12 cent stamps on September 16 to honor Sir Sanford Fleming and Joseph Elzear Bernier. The Fleming stamp shows a train on a steel bridge from the Intercolonial Railway. the Bernier stamp features the CGS Arctic in ice. 24 million stamps will be printed by British American Bank Note Company.
In a letter to the editor the Roblin fair organizers explain how scheduling with Morris and Swan River rodeos allows a larger midway for Roblin's Class C fair. They note Wagner Shows cancelled their agreement, a letter never received, and express hope to secure the midway next year for a bigger, better fair.
Space donated by Shamrock Television and Roblin Review channel 12 covers CKY Winnipeg programming from Sept 11 to 17 1977. The listing runs daily with cartoons news digest dramas game shows religious programs and late night features including The Six Million Dollar Man Ironside Merv Griffin and The Waltons.
TV schedule listing daily programs and times for CBC Winnipeg Channel 8 from Saturday September 10 to Friday September 16 1977 including cartoons sports news movies dramas and documentaries with notable title blocks such as The National Hawaii Five-O Sesame Street The Beachcombers and Major League Baseball coverage.
An 8:00 p.m. Mary Tyler Moore program follows by 8:30 p.m. Three's Company. At 9:00 p.m. a Western concert airs, then 10:00 p.m. Big Hawaii Cinema 6. The segment ends with an 11:40 p.m. slot.
Weiller and Williams Auction Mart in Roblin Manitoba processed 882 animals including 685 cattle 11 sows 6 boars 47 weanling pigs 80 feeder pigs 2 horses and 1 sheep Prices ranged from 23.50 for weanling pigs to 41.75 for butcher steers and 41.00 for feeder steers with additional figures for cows calves sows and boars.
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture launched a live and rail grade cattle price service. Fern Paquin notes September 1 expansion adds Winnipeg packers and aims to cover over 80 percent of province cattle transactions. Toll free line 1 800 542 8943 provides 24 seven recordings with twice daily updates.
Manitoba Hydro home services explains energy saving dishwashing. Early models resembled wringer machines with central agitators. Modern dishwashers use about 13 gallons of hot water per normal cycle. Proper use avoids wasted energy and can beat hand washing in water use.
Use full loads and run once daily when possible. Clean the filter regularly and use dishwasher specific detergent. Follow loading guidance to prevent under cleaning. If the unit is hot, air dry to save electricity. Skipping wash and rinse can save water and detergent on light loads.
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