Pointe du Bois community notes and local events
Pointe du Bois updates report births at Selkirk Hospital on February 9 and recount a Ladies Auxiliary whist night with winners Jo Anne Laurie Shirley Frost Isabel Dunwood and Stella Roscoe. Other items include a nickel auction won by S Dunwoody and J Silv erman and dining and bingo afterward. The piece mentions illness from red measles, a hospital stay for Mr. Gilbertson, visits by Mr. and Mrs. Allen to their daughter Rita in Transcona, and a local rink victory by Rae Martin D Prust and G Bets. It also notes Pine Falls participation, infant son deaths, and a discussion of winter travel on muskeg roads and winter pulpwood camps with modern facilities.
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Ald Dimes
Jo-Anne Laurie
Shirley Frost
Isabel Dunwood
Stella Roscoe
S. Dunwoody
J. Sil
Gilbertson
Allen
Rita
Transcona
Anderson
Rae Martin
D. Prust
U.S
Dong -Sang
Chen Anderson
Alex Brown
Pine Falls
Minana
Mechanization Boosts Pulpwood Harvest at Pine Falls Camp
Eight-foot pulpwood becomes economical with draglines and bulldozers replacing horses. Camp 25 is fully mechanized, speeding processing to 5x and enabling 24 hour operations. Foresters discuss sustainable cutting, reforestation, windfallen salvage, and recover from fires while meeting annual pulpwood demands of about 125 thousand cords for spruce balsam and jackpine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp 28
Pine Falls
Manitoba
Harrison
Conn Howe
Woods Department
Mr. Howe
Scandinavian
Germany
Sirota
Eac
Bissett Plans Ice Carnival and Hockey Weekend
Reminders of Bissett events highlight a first annual ice carnival on February 27 at 2 30 p m with prizes for all. Hecla Island will host Bissett Bruins senior hockey team for weekend games. Local notices include visits, weddings, and community happenings with multiple residents and guests mentioned alongside brief personal updates.
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Bissett
Hecla Island
Bissett Bruins
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