Manitoba to switch road signs to metric April 1
Manitoba will convert road signs to metric speeds starting April 1 with a slight reduction in speed limits. Highways and Public Works Minister Harry Enns says 70 mph roads become 100 km/h, 60 mph become 90 km/h, 30 mph become 50 km/h, and 20 mph become 30 km/h. Urban areas will usually be 50 km/h. Manitoba aligns major divided routes with British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan. About 1,200 signs will switch, with stockpiled signs and km/h tabs ready. Manitoba will be last to adopt metric speed limits.
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Manitoba
Harry Enns
Winnipeg
Enns
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Russell and District Personal Care Home Festivities Praised
Residents and staff thank groups for holiday entertainment and festive activities at Russell and District Personal Care Home. They commend the RCMP for sealed bottles of good cheer and invite friends to a January 18 birthday party for Mrs Bertha Minshull who turns 97 on January 29. Scott Coulter provides entertainment.
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Russell and District
R.C.M.P
Wolff
Bertha Minshull
Scott Coulter
Christmas Dance Gladdens Russell Detachment Members
Police report recalls a Christmas dance held by Russell detachment members with thanks for support and notes one impaired driving charge in the Russell area. James Allen Criven, 26, appeared in Dauphin Provincial Judges Court on January 5, 1998 and received a four and a half year sentence for the rape of a juvenile in July 1977.
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Russell
James Allen Criven
Dauphin
P.M. Manwaring
Final Western Grain Payments Total $209 Million
Otto Lang announces final payments to western grain producers for 1976-77 deliveries to the Canadian Wheat Board. The cash flow exceeds $209 million, with Saskatchewan receiving about $118 million, Alberta and Peace River area about $62.1 million, and Manitoba about $28.9 million.
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Otto Lang
Canadian Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
British Columbia
Manitoba
Mayor Kinney Reports Russell Town Assessment Tops Four Million
Mayor Art Kinney reflects on 1977 as a year of forecasts proven off target and notes Russell’s improvements in infrastructure and recreation. He highlights the Memorial Arena upgrade, garbage system renewal, and a plan to fund continued recreation with per capita support, amid broader Canadian economic shifts.
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Prairies
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Russell District Hospital
Sarah Suzanne
Allan Fouillard
St. Lazare
Lang
Wheat Board
Federal Treasury
Art Kinney
Town of Russell
UFE
Turing
Mtal Industries Ltd
Brandon
Russell-Binscorth
Ever
Ana
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