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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 20, 1981
Page
1
Russell town council unanimously agreed to donate funds toward a new ballpark and to provide labor when available. The park will have three baseball diamonds and is due to be completed by August 1. The town foreman noted limited labor time due to a busy schedule.
The Manitoba Agriculture department seeks Century Farm Award recipients for farms passed to direct descendants for over a century. Russell RM council notes eligible households must own at least fifty acres and pass to a son or daughter, with signs and certificates awarded. The meeting also approved a Dome Petroleum gravel lease, 1961-1981 budgets, and proposed Harrowby store plans near Blainville. Next RM meeting set for June 9.
Quoted voice critiques public trust and face value amid shifting views on honesty. The quote by Dalton Camp notes a common belief in reliability has faded, replaced by suspicion of most people.
Economic Development and Tourism Minister J Frank Johnston urged all Manitobans to cooperate in the national census on Wednesday June 3. Statistics Canada will distribute questionnaires to Manitoba households to gather social and economic indicators for policy and decision making in government and business. The census affects grants, transfers, health care, education, housing and more, and helps determine provincial seats in the House of Commons. Privacy is protected under the Federal Statistics Act. The census is described as the most significant in Manitoba and Canada, guiding the 1980s through demographic and economic data.
Statistics Canada will distribute 1961 census forms to farmers in late May with a population form and a farming activity form. Forms are to be collected after June 3, Census Day. Census data guide over 20 acts, influence farm programs, veterinary services, grants, and research. Information remains confidential with oath-sworn staff.
At the May 11 regu lar meeting with eight trustees present, the Pelly Trail School Board agreed to re-examine a proposed Christmas holiday extension to create about a two week break. A parent survey will be conducted in the division to gauge support. The plan was previously rejected at the April 18 meeting and referred to the Policies and Resolutions committee.
The West Coast grain loadings reached a monthly record of 991,188 tonnes in April per Canadian Wheat Board figures. Vancouver handled 887,125 tonnes and Prince Rupert 104,063 tonnes. 857,761 tonnes were Wheat Board grain. The prior peak was 960,065 tonnes in May 1973 after the Burrard terminal loss.
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