Manitoba Education Boundaries Plan Sparks Public Meetings
Manitoba's Local Government Boundaries Commission unveiled a provisional plan for education boundaries excluding Metro Winnipeg and the Interlake. Chairman R G Smellie says meetings begin mid October with multiple sessions per division to gather public input. plan aims for a draft reshuffle ready by next July.
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Tantalum Mine Opens North America’s First Commercial Plant
Manitoba Minister Leonard Evans dedicates Bernice Lake tantalum mine near Winnipeg as the North American first commercial operation. The Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada, chaired by Richard Pistell, leads the project with reserves about 1.9 million tons and ore 500 feet underground. The mine also hosts lithium and cesium studies and sits at Bernice Lake, home to the world’s largest pollucite deposit for cesium.
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Malaysia
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Manitoba hunter safety course wins top award
Manitoba's hunter safety program earned first place in a competition run by the National Rifle Association. The award announced at the International Association of Fish and Game Commissioners meeting in New Orleans will be presented in Winnipeg. The course, mandatory for new hunters and under 19s, has 19 400 participants in Manitoba. Information is available from conservation officers and the Winnipeg office at 489 4541.
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International Association of Fish and Game Commissioners
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Rifles Association
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Premier Stresses Investment Needs in Manitoba
Premier Ed Schreyer urged private capital from foreign, domestic and local sources to invest in Manitoba. He spoke to investment managers in Fort Garry and to Toronto Board of Trade members in Winnipeg, stressing opportunities as Manitoba shifts from agriculture to industry and highlighting skilled labor, raw materials and power as assets. He noted 1970 as Manitoba's Centennial and touted the strong federal-union ties. Toronto visitors toured the west and Yukon, visiting Gillam and Thompson.
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