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Manitoba notices and people in Brief
In Dauphin area 600 kittens born yearly prompt Wilhelmina and Adrian Baker to run the Animal Protection League, urging fewer unwanted kittens. Respected Ste Agathe farmer Lorne Parker dies at 63 after a long farm career and service on Wheat Board advisory committees. Swan River group recycles for Value Village expansion but store plans may return to rural settings. Ed Snell leads a Toronto hospital team creating environmental controls for the handicapped. Manitoba towns protest Manitoba Telephone System’s new community calling service citing higher monthly bills and increased rates for rotary and touchtone phones.
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Dauphin
Wilhelmina
Adrian Baker
Animal Protection League
Bakers
Ste Agathe
Lorne Parker
Parker
Canadian Wheat Board
Farm Credit Corporation Appeal Board of Manitoba
Agriculture Institute of Canada Free Trade
Gwen
Ed Snell
Herald Leader Press
Portage la Prairie
Plumas
Toronto
Bloorview Children’s Hospital
Snell
Manitoba
Selkirk
Stonewall
Stony Mountain
Oakbank
MTS