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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
6
Postwar Canada faced immigrant influx and export needs driving freight growth. The CN Toronto Yard in Vaughan Township symbolized this push, with water and bridge challenges testing engineers. A May opening drew federal and provincial dignitaries, industry reps, and press coverage, highlighting a monumental logistics achievement.
The 1,000 acre facility sorts about 5,000 cars daily with a northern Toronto yard housing 156 miles of track and 83 bridges. New main lines from Burlington and Pickering create an interlocking system using gravity, automatic switching, and an analog computer to route cars precisely. As yards redevelop downtown, industrial growth accelerates across the Toronto area.
Two trustee organizations, Urban School Trustees Association and Manitoba School Trustees Association, plan a June 21 merger to form the Manitoba Association of School Trustees. Urban delegates will retain a slight voting edge. goal is a single provincial trustee body.
The Guthrie test for phenylketonuria PKU is now province wide in Manitoba under the Health Department. Dr Emmuel Snell notes about 1800 Winnipeg General Hospital newborns in six months had the test with one PKU case diagnosed. The program extends to all Winnipeg hospitals and will reach rural Manitoba by mid summer.
At the June 10 Cub meeting 24 Cubs attended with Akela Marno and Sahi present. Kelly McCaig led the Grand Howl Calvin Brown led The Lords Prayer Akela led Story Formation and Ging Gang Gool Dress Up Buttons were awarded First and second year stars were given A parade circle followed with Bill McMurray pronouncing Grand How and Tommy Magnowski leading Cub Prayer A follow up meeting is set for June 24 The text also notes Canada motor vehicle registrations rising from 3 948 652 to about 6 450 000 between 1985 and 1966 Quick Canadian Facts
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