Believed method taps Alberta oil sands project debut
The Alberta government announced a likely commercial plan to mine the Athabasca sands along an 80 mile stretch. Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. and partners reportedly finance the venture, with an Edmonton-bound pipeline for processing. Experts note hot water separation as key, costs and exact site undetermined.
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Alberta
Athabaska
Canada
E. C. Manning
Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
Toronto
Canadian Petrofina Ltd
Montreal
Calvan Consolidated Oils
Calgary
Manning
Edmonton
Kootenay Peak Reaches 9000 Feet in Cascade Range
In the Kootenay district of British Columbia the Cascade mountain Kootenay Peak soars to about 9000 feet. This notable elevation adds to the rugged terrain and scenic value of the region.
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Kootenay Peak
Cascade Mountain
Kootenay District
British Columbia
Plans for Canadian plant to produce aircraft refuelling components
The week in Britain notes that Flight Refuelling Ltd plans a Canadian manufacturing plant, likely in Toronto, to produce a full range of refuelling components and perform on the spot tailoring to meet Canadian aircraft industry design needs.
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Canada
U.K
Flight Refuelling Ltd
Toronto
Gliding clubs exceed ten thousand annual hours
The British Gliding Association now has about 38 affiliated clubs and organizations including the RAF Royal Navy Gliding Association and Air Training Corps. Civil clubs alone are flying annually about 10 000 hours and conducting roughly 60 000 launches.
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British Gliding Association
RAF
Royal Navy Gliding Association
Air Training Corps
Replica 180 ton Mayflower to sail Atlantic for USA
A full scale 180 ton Mayflower replica from 1622 will be built in Britain and voyage the Atlantic as a gift to the people of the United States. The project aims to honor historical ties and celebrate transatlantic friendship.
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Atlantic
Britain
USA
Glowing cloth to warn pedestrians on roads devised by Liverpool researcher
A Liverpool research worker has invented a fabric that glows like a beacon when light shines on it. He suggests pedestrians wear it as arm bands or patches to reduce road deaths and injuries. Canadians show growing interest in British Friesian cattle as overseas visitors tour herds. A Newfoundland stamps auction in London fetched 12 387 dollars, the highest UK total in recent years. Maces boom as British silverware makers fill orders, though many lack the royal arms mark.
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Liverpool
British Friesian Cattle Society
Newfoundland
London
H. R. Harmes Ltd
U.K
Britain
Meteor fighter powered by twin Rolls Royce Nene engines handed over
The aircraft features two Nene engines with downward deflector nozzles to reduce stalling speed. After completing tests it has been handed over to the Ministry of Supply.
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Ministry of Supply
Earth’s annual orbit nearly circular and 186 million miles wide
The description notes that each year the Earth completes one orbit around the sun. It emphasizes the orbit’s near circular shape and a diameter of about 186 million miles.
RCMP Canoe Training Emphasizes Rescue Skills
RCMP constables learn canoe handling in a three hour course as part of a 35 hour swimming program at the Regina barracks. Instructor Constable R R Canning leads a fast, practical module covering possession safe practices in storms, dumping supplies, boat reboarding, drifting to shelter, and rescuing drowning swimmers. The course, added 12 years ago, trains for floods, northern patrols, and lake river regions across Canada.
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Regina
RCMP
Const
R. R. Canning
Const. Canning
Canada
Shelterbelts Boost Crop Production Says Western Canada Survey
Western Canada farmers believe field shelter belts raise yields and reduce wind erosion. A 1954 survey by the Western Canadian Society for Horticulture collected 212 replies from 400 Prairie growers, showing average belt length over two miles and high satisfaction with increased crop returns.
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Canada
Western
Western Canadian Society For Horticulture
Prairies
W.u.8.h
Manitoba
Field Dock weed spreads rapidly in Saskatchewan farms
Field Dock a newly identified perennial weed in Saskatchewan, invading croplands and hillsides from Wymark to Regina plains. Distinct from common Western Dock by tapered leaves and swollen fruit joint, it reproduces rapidly, thrives in moist low areas, and poses a serious threat to crops and pastures across the southwest province.
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Jevel
K. Best
Swift Current
Wymark
Saskatchewan
Regina Plains
Davidson
Farmers Lead Accident Groups in Saskatchewan
Regina report shows farmers as the largest occupational contributor to motor vehicle accidents in 1954 with 3,350 incidents and 23 fatalities. Tradesmen, technicians and truck drivers followed, while laborers, travellers, sales staff, managers, housewives, students, and clerks also recorded crashes and some fatalities. The province total was 13,621 accidents, with multiple fatal outcomes across groups.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Highway Traffic Board
New strawberry plantings best every second year
To maintain health and yield new plantings should occur every second year using only healthy stock from reputable nurserymen. Morden Station recommends planting with large crowned plants as soon as spring can be worked, runnering begins in early summer, and proper moisture and fertilization ensure rapid root establishment and heavy crowns for the next year.
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D. D. Williams
Morden Station
Manitoba Pheasant Stocking Aims For Bold Spring Initiative
Manitoba's Mines and Natural Resources department will trial a large scale pheasant restocking this spring under Hon. C. E. Greenlay. The plan calls for 10 000 eggs hatched in a commercial hatchery, with birds released at 10 weeks old in well chosen areas to boost survival before winter. Success will determine continuation or expansion of the program as part of a long term effort to sustain top North American hunting for sportsmen.
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Manitoba
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
C. E. Greenlay
Greenlay
BC federation flags hunter tag to aid farmer hunters
The British Columbia federation of agriculture proposed tagging hunters in Vernon to identify those who shoot cattle and refuse farmer cooperation. The plan targets breaking the farmer hunter code and improving accountability among sportsmen.
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Vernon
B.C
British Columbia Federation of Agriculture
Sabine Women Legend of Abduction by Romans
The Sabines, an aboriginal Italian people from near Rome, are famed in legend for being subjects of a Roman force that carried off their women, a tale shaping early Roman origins and relations with neighboring tribes.
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Rome
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