Manitoba school board weighs bus contracts and fall start
Trustees discussed lot size for a proposed site and pre kindergarten Gazelle testing, plus plans for an earlier fall opening to extend Christmas break. Bus issues dominated the agenda with a contract payment rate, calendar notices to contractors, and the option against a standby bus. Finance and curriculum reports covered festival support, drama funding, and a dental plan for staff. A Calgary education conference in June and a Winnipeg multicultural conference in November were noted.
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Lonsberry
Manitoba
McIsaac
Calgary
Winnipeg
M.as.t
Clement Bidochka
Wheat Board mails adjustment payments to farmers
The Canadian Wheat Board will begin mailing adjustment payment cheques on March 16 for deliveries of wheat and barley between August 1 1980 and February 1 1981. Separate cheques go to wheat durum barley and designated barley. Wheat and durum cheques go to Saskatchewan by March 23 Alberta by March 24 and Manitoba by March 25. Barley and designated barley cheques go out between March 1 and March 30. Total payments amount to 487 million dollars, with Saskatchewan Alberta Manitoba recipients and amounts detailed.
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The
Canadian Wheat Board
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Resigns as Superintendent Prompted Board Request
Joe McGrath reports a resignation letter dated February 26 was submitted by a superintendent, with the board asking for reconsideration. The text notes entertainment ideas such as chuckwagon and quarter horse races, plans for Benito during fair weekend, and regional meetings about races in Russell. Former Manitoba Premier Douglas Campbell and Agriculture Minister Jim Downey are linked to the fair dedication, with a centennial committee meeting set for March 1 and the next Agricultural Society meeting scheduled for March 30.
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Winnipeg
Don Clunas
Boscher
Clunas
Cochrane
Bidochka
Furman
Mazur
Clement
Derkach
Jim Duncan
Manitoba Pony Chuckwagon Racing Association
Benito
Jim Downey
Manitoba
Douglas Campbell
Ed Schreyer
R.M
Schreyer
Sterling Lyon
M.L.A
Wally Mackenzie
Harry Graham
Cs.p. Foods
Enterprise Manitoba
Imperial Oil
Russell
Simon Williams Construction Co
Birtle
Airport aid sought for Rus sell runway extension
Representatives of the Russell Flying Club appealed to the Russell Rural Municipal Council on March 10 to forward a provincial recreation grant request to fund the Rus sell Airport runway extension. The plan calls for a 3,000 foot runway with oil and gravel seal coat and night lighting, totaling about $40,000, of which the club can contribute $1,000.
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Russell Flying Club
R.M. of
Russell
Russell Rural ‘Municial Council
Don Rowat
Burke Garnet
Fiying Club
Garnet
Flying Club
R.M. Council
Marshall Glasman
Jack Mather
Bob Shepp
South Side
RM Council
RM. of
Russell R.M
Rural Municipal Offices Council
Main St
New dog by law discussed at meeting
Russell residents favor stricter dog controls in a survey with 200 yes votes and 19 no votes. Council drafts a bylaw banning dogs at large, reads it three times, and seeks a town solicitor draft. Mayor, MPs, and provincial officials are discussed amid other council business and infrastructure matters.
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Russell
Harold Clement
Russell Banner
Merril Kiliwnik
R.C.M.P
Gunther Laub
R.C.M
Langford
Brandon
Gerald Mercier
Robert Kaplan
Ottawa
Portage Marquette M.P
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John Mazur
Bill Stasuik
Russell Knights of Columbus
Angusville
By Joe McGrath
MacIsaac
Joemeurach
Dauphin and
Souris
Saskatchewan Pony
Tire Association
Manitoba Department of Agriculture Told
Society
Centennial Committee
Art Kinney
Agricultural Society
By Joel McGrath
Charlie Mayer
Council
Binscarth
Pelly Avenue
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