Manitoba to base policies on family concept for agriculture
Manitoba plans for 1981 82 emphasize family farms, with a 37.1 million department budget. Agriculture Minister Jim Downey outlined measures to expand marketing, open dialogue on transportation, crop insurance reviews, farm business seminars, weed control and veterinary services, and noted drought conditions and new agro ventures in Harrowby and Minnedosa as growth drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Jim Downey
Downey
Mr. Downey
Harrowby
Canada
Minnedosa
Pelly Trail Board approves hires and rentals at January meeting
The Pelly Trail School Division board met January 26 with eight trustees and staff. They adopted minutes and reports, accepted correspondence, and held a Committee of the Whole. Mildred Johnson was hired to teach at Binscarth School and the Russell teacherage will be rented to David Yeske beginning March 1 1981. Administrative evaluation guidelines were debated and adopted, policy changes approved, and the Finance Committee report accepted. The board agreed to retender the IHC bus with bids due March 9 1981, and set February 16 for the next meeting at 1:00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly Trail
Joel McGrath
Russell Banner
Mildred Johnson
Binscarth
Manitoba jobless rate rises to 5.5 percent in January 1981
Manitoba's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 5.5 per cent in January 1981 from 5.1 per cent in December 1980. Labor Minister Ken MacMaster reported 448 000 Manitobans were employed in January, up 6 000 from a year earlier, signaling continued provincial job growth through 1981 after gains in 1978 79 and 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Ken MacMaster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pelly Trail Board
Rossburn History Club
Brody
Selma Miller
Bob Alexander
Alex MacPhail
Bill Stitt
Stuart Hamilton
Donald MacDonald
Sid
Jack Miller
C. Zegalski
Hamilton
Wilfred Miller
Marion MacPhail
Jack Rossburn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!