Manitoba man helps clear sensitive plant material for U S
Hugh Skinner of Dropmore Manitoba arranged with authorities to rush customs clearance for live cuttings of Syringa oblata. The shipment included scion wood from a plant given to Dr. Frank Skinner by Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plains Massachusetts in 1918. The plant was raised from seeds from the Diamond Mountains in North Korea.
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Hugh Skinner
Dropmore
Manitoba
Washington
Hugh
United States National Arboretum
Frank Skinner
Arnold Arboretum
Jamica Plains
Massachusetts
Diamond Mountains
North Korea
Skinner’s lilac heritage fuels prairie nursery expansion
Hugh Skinner, 27, son of renowned Mani toba horticulturist, plans to rapidly multiply hard hardy lilacs spiraea and hardy roses using lining out stock and a mist house technique developed from his father’s methods. He aims to distribute selections across the Prairies and northern Ontario, building a viable nursery business and boosting regional horticulture.
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Hugh Skinner
Manitoba
Drompre
Skinner
U.S. National Arboretum
Furthe
Frank Skinner
Hugh
Prairies
Ontario
Dropmore
Prairie Cities
Canada
Hugh Skiner
Hemisphere
Shell River Valley
Ten year totem tribute to PET stirs debate
Survivors of Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s decade at the pinnacle received heavy magazine and newspaper attention last weekend. Observers question whether the outpouring functions as a salute or a farewell to PET as his tenure on the Totem Pole nears its end.
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Confusing Cereal Choices And Ad Trends In Breakfast Meals
The piece argues cereals attractively marketed for families with iron enriched options and B vitamins though enrichment is not mandatory. It notes Canadians’ low iron intake and the impact of ads on children, highlighting Sesame Street and Mr Dress Up campaigns spending about 10 million dollars yearly on cereal promotion and the prevalence of unhealthy food messages in children’s programming.
Wheat Board Advisory Report Meeting Notes April 24 1978
The Wheat Beara Advisory Committee met April 24 1978 with ten committee members including Allan Smith filling a vacancy and five Commissioners plus senior staff. Producers delivered 18.81 million tonnes, exports to date 13.37 million tonnes, vs last year. Gordon Macher outlined grain movement issues and transport capacity, noting 16 ships waiting domestically and 50 abroad. Churchill to handle 30 million bushels of barley. U.S. box cars and rail car repairs discussed. export sales remain strong with firm to higher prices. Commissioners Jarvis and Gibbings reported good delivery records. Manitoba quota equalization planned by crop year end. emphasis on drying tough grain. possible June–July delivery window. Brazil drought noted. Prince Rupert expansion discussed with unclear timing.
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Allan Smith
Gordon Harrold
Gordon Macher
General Dictor
Grain Transportation
J.S
Thunder Bay
Churchill
U.S
Esmond Jarviis
Charles Gibbings
Manitoba
Brazil
Prince Rupert
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