Manitoba Grant Program Helps Modernize Farm Water Works
Agriculture Minister Sam Uskiw announced provincial grants totaling 130000 to aid 15 percent of eligible costs for outdoor water and sewage facilities on farms in Manitoba. The program offers up to 300 per farmstead with 200 more per extra dwelling, supports livestock and farm dwellings, and aims to raise rural living standards and diversify agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Uskiw
Manitoba
Askiw
Rural Water Services Agency
Lions Farewell Gifts Mark Lac du Bonnet Club Change
At a Lions Zone meeting in Lac du Bonnet three members received farewell beer steins as they prepare to leave the club and community. Attending were members from Kenora Beausejour and Pinawa Lions Clubs with Art Hunchak expected to return later. Dr Hershfield urged lung health noting smoking risks and the Christmas Seals program supports respiratory health, distributed to 215000 Manitoba homes on recycled paper.
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Lions Zone
Lions
Lac du Bonnet
Kenora
Beausejour
Pinawa
Lion Bruce Griffith
Lion Ron Simpson
Lion Lyle Wilcox
Lion Art Hunchak
Vancouver
Hershfield
Manitoba
Christmas Seal Campaign Reemphasizes Tuberculosis Fight
Dr E S Hershfield urges broader support at the 46th Christmas Seal Campaign opening. Public health notes itemize tuberculosis persistence in Manitoba and the rising threat of chronic obstructive lung disease from smoking. Seals funds back prevention programs, smoking withdrawal effort, and a university research project into COPD basics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Hershfield
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Service
Sanatorium Board of Manitoba
New Textile Labelling Act Sets Clear Fibre Rules
Effective December 1972 Canadian textile makers and importers must attach permanent labels listing fibre content, percentages, and dealer name or identification. Labels use 18 standard fibre names, list major fibres in descending weight, and guide care. Lorraine Longmire Pommen notes better shopper knowledge and easier fabric care.
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Canada
Fortres
Dacron
Minister of Consumer and Corporate
How to Make a Cake Recipe From a Magazine
A quirky reader note lists steps for a cake with humorous interruptions about a child named Johnny and kitchen chaos. It includes a Wisconsin author credit and a side paragraph on women in agriculture, then promotes Manitoba Farm Vacations and a sewing machine pamphlet offered by Lorraine Longmire.
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Johnny
Baker
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M. W. Caldwell
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Province of
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Clean Environment Commission
Clean Environment Act
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Minnedosa
R.M
Ohanah
Tantalum Mining Corporation of Canada Limited
Bernie Lake
William Stuart McDonald
Pembina
Department of Tourism, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
Dauphin
Rainbow Beach
Dauphin Alfalfa Products Limited
S. S. Kresge Co. Ltd
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Park
Hidden Valley Colony
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Burns Foods Limited
Brandon
Sisters of the Cross
Moore Avenue
Valley
Swan River
Minitanas
Tuxedo Ave
Lorraine Longmire Pommen
J. Behnke
Waupun
Wis
Manitoba Farm Vacations Association
St. Mary Avenue
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