Northeastern Manitoba highway plan showcased by regional delegation
A historic regional delegation met Hon. William Morton and George Collins to present a complete highway priority list for Northeastern Manitoba. Opened routes include Seddon's Corner to Lac du Bonnet cut off and Lockport to Ontario via No. 1, with further links planned to connect Beausejour, Pine Falls, Lac du Bonnet, and Grand Beach, aiming to complete a provincial network and spur regional growth.
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Manitoba
William Morton
George Collins
Afr
Childe
Morton
Collins
Seddon
Corner
Lac du Bonnet
Lockport-Ontario
Lockport
No. 4
Beausejour
Gull Lake
Manigotagan
Bissett
Whitemouth
Zeig’s Corner
Bird River
Rennie
Victoria Beach
Pine Falls
Seven Sisters
Selkirk-St. Boniface
Grand Beach Corner
Pine
No. 1
Grand Beach
Lac
Whitemouth Community Notices Tour Through Holiday Season
Whitemouth notices celebrate 25th anniversary gifts and thanks. Community club bonspiel entries due December 6, with Fred Anderson named caretaker. Announce dance at Municipal hall New Year’s Eve, orchestral music, proceeds to hockey club, and local engagements, births, hospital updates, and upcoming events in Whitemouth Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Stark
Tri-Light
C. Wirgan
Curling Club
Fred Anderson
Flying Fish Likely Move Airborne to Escape Predators
Researchers note flying fish appear to glide above water to evade pursuing predators. The behavior is interpreted as an adaptive escape tactic that enables rapid distance gain from pursuing larger fish.
Northeastern Manitoba highway plan forwarded by commerce group
The Associated Chambers of Commerce of Eastern Manitoba organized a delegation to present a six route highway program to the provincial government. The map outlines current all weather roads and proposed starts in 1951 from Lac du Bonnet to No 1 highway, Pine Falls to Manigotagan, and Pine Falls to Gull Lake join, with under construction links Gull Lake to Grand Beach Corner and Manigotogan to Bissett.
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Associated Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba
Lac du Bonnet
No. 1
Pine Falls
Manigotagan
Grand Beach
Gull Lake
Editor Letters and Local Highway Proposals
The editor notes no responsibility for opinions. Letters discuss the Brokenhead Agricultural Society meeting proposals including a dressed poultry and grain fair and critique of the 1950 prize list. Delegates discuss highway routes linking Seven Sisters, Pine Falls, Gull Lake, and Beausejour to shorten travel, support Jackfish Creek farming, and enable gravel pits.
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Springfield
Brokenhead Agricultural Society
H. M. McDiarmid
Highway route priorities discussed by Manitoba officials
Northeastern officials and Mr Collins debated highway program priorities with proposed routes including Minnesota Beausejour Bissett Whitemouth Bissett St Boni face East Selkirk Victoria Beach and Victoria Beach Lac du Bonnet Seven Sisters Rennie A Lac du Bonnet to Libau link was proposed by Mr Trapp with 50 50 provincial municipal cost sharing. Reeve Wojciechowski questioned Lac du Bonnet council’s preferred path and the range line route between Ranges 10 and 11 was identified as the shortest Lac du Bonnet to No 1 highway option.
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Wojciechowski
Seven Sisters
Range
Whitemouth
Pine Falls
Grand Beach Highway
Gull Lake
Beausejour
Jackfish Creek
Bissett
Winnipeg River
Lake Winnipeg
Collins
Mackay
Minnesota
Beausejour - Bissett
Minnesota- Whitemouth - Bissett
St. Boniface
Selkirk
Victoria Beach
Lac du Bonnet
Morton
Brokenhead
St. Clements
No. 1
Department of Public Works
Whiteshell Reserve
Ed. Wojciechowski
Council of
Delegation backs Manigotagan route for highway plan
A Manitoba delegation prefers a Manigotagan corridor as the likeliest highway route after surveys showed a Lac du Bonnet Bird River path would hit solid rock near Cat Lake to Long Lake, making it costly. Members include H. J. Parent Ed Gretsinger W W Childe M L A Albert Trapp and others from Beausejour Lac du Bonnet and Pine Falls.
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Manigotagan
Lac du Bonnet
Bird River
Cat Lake
Long Lake
H. J. Parent
Powerview
Associated Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba
Ed. Gretsinger
Beausejour
W. W
J. Turcotte
Pine Falls
F. la France
Armour Mackay
Winnipeg
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Springfield Leader
Springfield Leader Limited
St. James
Leader
Alfred W. Hanks
Man
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Greorge W. Stebbe
Cliff Brown
W. S. Kennard
Seven Sisters Falls
H. Leith Elma
Wendeborn
T. G. Erskine
Tyndalls
L. A. Wawryshyn
W. W. Childe
Victoria Mosquin
River Hills
L. Rempel Cromwell
Phylis Mroz
W. T. Mansell
Riverside
Member
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Audit Bureau Circulations
United States
Traverse Bay
Libau
Scanterbury
Pine Falls-Bissett
Zhoda
Vita
Minnesota-Beausejou
Audrey Ressner
A. Blaney
D. M. Wardrop
Washington
Port Arthur
Victoria
Johnnie Jorgenson
F. MacDougald
Vivian
Emily Jorgenson
Beausejour Hospital
Bill Milbrandt
Walter Malkoske
Westminster
B.C
Ladies Aid
Ross United Church
Fred Marone
Ernie Steiner
Harvey Pischke
Association
Royal Alexandra Hotel
Red Cross
Mrs. T. Law
Nancy
Glen Swanney
St. Vital
Harold Miller
Whitemouth Hospital
Oldenburg
S.A
Joa
Leonard L. Portnoy
Boyd Building
Morley R. Shuckett
Salter St
E. M. Finkleman
Portage Ave
Winnipeg, WI
Lac DU Bonnet Lakeview Hotel
Dubienski
Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries
Cnfederation Life
Drache, Matlin and
Weselak
Municipal Hall
Joseph Bellan
Chiropractors
Drs. Davidson & Baizley Chiropractic Clinic
Somerset
Douglas Sanitary
P. F. Douglas
Carman
Tomlinson, Crowe and Company
Hurtig
Your
Singer
Manuf
Iring Company
Singer Sewing Center
Main Street
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