Lac du Bonnet Coming Events and Local News
Lac du Bonnet community notes list weekly events at Memorial Centre and Notre Dame Parish Hall, along with council meeting on Tuesday June 11. The column records visits, anniversaries, birthdays, a wiener roast, births, and weekend trips, including Pine Falls hospital birth and Royal Canadian Legion convention plans.
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Thers
Lac du Bonnet Lakers
Binzo
Memorial Centre
Notre Dame
St. Frances
Seven Sisters Journal Wins and Visits roundup
Mrs L Cousins traveled to Brandon to visit a brother in hospital. Mrs Fred King and Mrs Al Primmett attended the Western Hospital Institute Conference in Winnipeg. Mr and Mrs C Precious attended Thursday activities. he is a Whitemouth hospital board representative. Mrs Art Krampetz celebrated a May 28 birthday with friends and cards. Mrs Marcel Gagne welcomed a son May 28 at St Boniface hospital weighing 4 lbs 11% oz. The Mortons had a birthday week starting with James, then Morton, then Pat. Mrs M Clarke hosted granddaughter Donna.
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Fred King
al Primmett
Winnipeg
Western Hospital Institute
King
Primmett
Seven Sisters Guild
C. Precious
Whitemouth Hospital
Marcel Gagne
St. Boniface Hospital
Gilbert
Chantel
Guylaine
Joel
Mortons
James
Morton
Pat Morton
Picnic draws crowds as Chamber folders boost Lac du Bonnet interests
The town sees busy picnic tables and growing interest from residents who hadn’t heard of Lac du Bonnet, spurred by Chamber of Commerce folders. Ernie McLeod remains in Pine Falls hospital with a back ailment. Emil and Frank Menieur and Sid Lavoie along with Frank Binda earned ministerial recognition in Winnipeg, marking a new Technical School ceremony with a buffet reception. The community mourns Bert Gaston a longtime Anglican lay reader who traveled from Kenora to attend services before Rev. Straw’s arrival.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lac du Bonnet
Emil Menleur
Frank Binda
Sid Lavoie
Winnipeg
Frank
Emil
Obie Baizley
New Technical School
Bert Gaston
Gaston
Kenora
W. QO. Straw
Island fire alert and community notes on May 29
Reported large bush fires on the north side of the Island and another near gravel pits between Hole River and Manigotogan raise fire hazard despite heavy rainfall. MTS adds eight phones in Manigotugan. Local residents report exams passed, visits, and fishing trips as a derby unfolds with 71 fishermen by Sunday noon.
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Hole River
Manigotogan
Bill Lizouski
English Brook
Bissett
Manigotogan Weekend Social and Local Sports Recap
Manigotogan residents hosted visitors from Winnipeg and Gordon Lake while celebrating a May 24 pie and box social netting £75 for the Dental Clinic. The town hosted baseball games against Bissett and Hole River with a 16-1 and 3-2 score. Graduation exercises occurred May 24 with a dance, and Selkirk Silica Sand Co. began 1983 operations on Black Island with the Amelia Mae tug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dental Clinic
Harvey Bostrom
Selkirk Silica Sand Co
Black Island
Amelia Mae
Oshawa GM Canada Plant Faces Major Assembly Hub
Large General Motors of Canada facility in Oshawa stands as a vast assembly plant hub. The site dominates regional manufacturing with extensive worker employment and output, highlighting its role in the company’s Canadian operations and automotive supply chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors of Canada
Oshawa
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