Metis Colonies In Alberta Get Security Near Paddle Prairie District
The Paddle Prairie Metis Colony offers land up to 320 acres per holder with government approval for further expansion. Colonists farm independently, pay no taxes on their land, and trade through a central co op store. The community supports schools, a hall, timber work, and a hospital, with mixed success and growing living standards evident among residents.
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Alberta
Paddle Prairie
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
Colony General Store
Wayne McCullough
Three Hills Bible Institute
Yellowknife
Hay Lakes Post
Jack Cahill
Mary Percy Jackson
Keg River Post
Richard Poitras
Colony
Adolphus
Louis Lariviere
Home Workshop Storage Unit Pattern for Clothing and Linens
The pattern describes a flexible storage unit for a man’s wardrobe excluding suits hats and overcoats and adaptable for women’s clothing or household linens by removing tie racks and adding wide trays. It includes 8 dimensional drawings a cutting list and a mail order price of 35 cents postpaid.
Adjustable silk screen printing frame pattern
This pattern teaches building a silk screen frame with all parts shown. It explains basic printing principles from stencil making to drying racks and how to decorate home crafts for gifts or sale. Price five cents. postage two cents for first class, extra two cents for air mail.
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Orst
Horsemeat Loses Popularity in Western Canada
Calgary report shows horsemeat's appeal fading as 3 of 33 licensed shops between Winnipeg and Vancouver operated early this year. In 1951 high beef prices attracted buyers with 30 to 40 cent savings, but demand remained weak. Remaining shops were in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton.
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Calgary
Council of Canadian Beef Producers
Winnipeg
Vancouver
CCBP
Edmonton
Mounting Weed Control Problems Outlined At Municipal Convention
Manitoba farmers face estimated annual losses of 50 million dollars from weeds. H. E. Wood, chair of the Manitoba Weed Control Board, spoke at a Union of Municipalities meeting in Winnipeg. Weed damage, competition, and nutrient loss have reduced yields, while mechanization and chemicals since 1951 aid control. Wild oats remain the major issue, likely accounting for total weed losses.
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Manitoba
H. E. Wood
Manitoba Weed Control Board
Union of Municipalities
Winnipeg
Wood
Organized Coyotes Hunt in Alberta Yields Few Kills
In Alberta, about 125 hunters from the Stettler Fish and Game Association hunted two tracts near Botha and Stettler. They reported only six coyotes killed in the larger area and five in the brushy six square mile tract, amid cyanide gun limits and staged start times.
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Alberta
Botha
Stettler
Stettler Fish and Game Association
Ken Creighton
Spiced Oranges And Christmas Coffee Cake Recipe
A vintage recipe segment describes soaking oranges in salt water, stuffing with raisins or nuts, and cycling through syrup infusions to create spiced preserved oranges. It also introduces a Christmas Coffee cake with cranberries in a bran yeast dough, baked thirty minutes with warm sugar icing.
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Hest
Two New Wells Going Down at Sturgeon Lake Area
Amerada Petroleum Corporation will spud two new wells in the Sturgeon Lake area east of Grande Prairie Alberta shortly. Two wells in the area are currently being tested while drilling is underway at another.
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Grande Prairie
Alta
Amerada Petroleuum Corporation
Sturgeon Lake
Don t Shoot Children Deer Hunters Warned
Manitoba Game and Fisheries Branch officials warn deer hunters to avoid shooting toward schools during school hours or when children travel to and from school. With 35 000 to 40 000 hunters this year, safety zones around districts may be considered while urging hunters to learn local school boundaries and take precautions to prevent tragedy.
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Manitoba Game and Fisheries Branch
Department of Mines and Resources
Manitoba
Plenty Of Gas In British Columbia
Premier W A C Bennett stated that British Columbia holds 2.2 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas, enough to supply all markets in the northwestern United States and Canada. He spoke November 19 to influence the U S Federal Power Commission regarding the West Coast Transmission Company pipeline from north of Edmonton to Vancouver, including a feeder from Dawson Creek, while awaiting a permit decision.
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British Columbia
Peace River
United States
Canada
Social Credit
W. A. C. Bennett
West Coast
U.S. Federal Power Commission
Bennett
West Coast Transmission Company
Edmonton
Vancouver
Dawson Creek
B.C
Pacific Northwest States
Alberta
Golden Eagle Attacks Family Near Hudson's Hope
A large golden eagle attacked Earl Pollen and family near his Hudson's Hope home as they walked from work to their mill. Mrs. Pollen, children, and Earl were targeted in four attacks, with Caroline sustaining a cheek scratch. Earl finally shot the bird weighing about 20 pounds with a 88 inch wingspan.
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Fort ST. John
Earl Pollen
Hudson's Hope
Benny
Small Fry
Pat
Harley
Caroline
Earl’s Mill
Willis Currie
the Hope
Currie
Edmonton
Alaska Highway News
Youth hockey rink in Trail features full-scale design
A new children's rink in Trail British Columbia will mirror pro rinks with a 147 by 70 foot ice surface and surrounding walkways for spectators. The compact arena aims to offer the same playing experience for youngsters as larger facilities.
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Trail
B.C
Good Oats Field Produces Record 103 Bu/AC in 1953
Alta. D. N. Rod dick, a district farmer, reports a six acre oats field yielding 103 bushels per acre for the 1953 crop season, reflecting high productivity and strong farming results.
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Pibroach
Alta
D. N. Roddick
Earth orbits the Sun at 1109 miles per minute
A fact notes that the Earth travels around the Sun at an average speed of 1109 miles per minute, highlighting a rapid orbital motion.
Wainwright Expands Amid Growth Burst Near Camp Wainwright
Wainwright shows a sustained expansion driven by proximity to Camp Wainwright. 1951 saw residential and business construction surge to $297,000, 1952 permits topped $317,400 for homes and $85,600 for business, and 1953 activity plus a new school pushes residential over $201,000 and total business to $120,000. Population rose from under 1,000 in 1941 to over 2,500 by 1953.
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Wainwright
Wainwright Star-Chronicle
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