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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
3
A large fire destroyed the Ross burn Pool Elevator and two CN freight cars near Angusville on Tuesday night, with firefighting efforts continuing Wednesday. The 1953 building valued about 120000 stored roughly 114000 bushels, mainly wheat, affecting district farmers ahead of grain cleaning season.
At a March 9 nominating convention in Rossburn Town Hall former C C F candidate and ex Reeve Mike Sotas was named N D P candidate for the Marquette federal seat. Other contenders were M S Antonation of Shoal Lake and Emil Shellborn of Erickson. The about 140 attendees heard remarks on parity prices and foreign policy while Sotas criticized rival parties and Liberal progress claims.
Har ry Sytmyk aged 71 died March 2 at Oakburn from inhaling smoke as a fire damaged his home. Born in Western Ukraine in 1892 he came to Canada in 1913 and worked as a laborer near Oakburn until 1953 then retired. Prayers were held Monday night in Oakburn Parish Hall and funeral was held at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church with Rev. P Romanyshyn officiating. Interment followed in the local cemetery.
The editor appeals to Rossbury Village taxpayers to fund water and sewerage, arguing it offers health and living benefits and will cost like utilities. He acknowledges some pensioners may object but urges moral responsibility to invest for community welfare and future growth.
The Rural Municipality of Rossburn council met March 12 with Reeve Alex Cleland and five councillors present. They approved minutes and a February financial report, ordered 25 boiler culverts, corrected Halischuk family relocation dates, designated Cleland as voting delegate for the Manitoba conventions, arranged hospital premium payments to be added to taxes, approved bills, and set the next meeting for April 9 1963 at 1 PM.
A Rossburn council letter urges embracing water on tap as the town nears its 50th year of incorporation. It raises concern over debt possibly reaching $11,000 from the M H S P and invites ratepayers to a March 19 meeting or another session to discuss the utility project with engineers and Water Department representatives.
Philip Kotyk aged 79 6 months died Sunday March 3 at Oakburn after emigrating from Austria in 1899 and farming in Rogers District. He is survived by Tekla his wife three sons Michael Harry Stanley and two daughters Emily and Margaret as well as 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Tenement funeral followed at St John Cemetery Dolyny with pallbearers from Oakburn and area. Raginski Funeral Home oversaw arrangements.
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