Better use of land improves Saskatchewan grazing program
Saskatchewan's Lands Branch reports public grazing lands under long term leases have risen to an all time high in 1957 totaling over 734 million acres. The program aims to stabilize agriculture with 33 year leases, equity in improvements, and diverse pastures including 17 community pastures and 144 million acres transferred to PFRA. The drive includes co operatives leasing 416,797 acres and rural municipalities renting 47,338 acres for improved pastures, plus notable projects at Mortlach and Lake Four and expansions in Bertwell Elwood Chagoness and Dowlands.
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Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
A. M. Thomson
Department
Saskatchewan
PFRA
Thomson
Royal Commission On Agriculture and Rural Life
Land Utilization Board
Mortlach
Lake Four
RM of Wheatlands
Big River
Bertwell
Elwood
Hudson Bay
Chagoness
Tisdale
Dowlands
Mipawin
Carrot River
Clemenceau
Roads to be built through Indian reserves in Saskatchewan
Hon. L. F. McIntosh announced fifty eight miles of grid roads will be constructed through Indian reservations in Saskatchewan. The federal government will cover 50 percent of costs with Saskatchewan matching the rest. Rural municipalities 154 156 158 187 248 439 493 460 459 398 will build and maintain the roads as part of the Main Market Grid system objectives.
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Saskatchewan
L. F. McIntosh
Department of Indian Affairs
Government of
McIntosh
Edmonton Cycle Club visits Viking on highway run
The Sunset Highway Cruisers Motor Cycle Club from Edmonton visited Viking on Sunday with ten motorcycles carrying two riders each. Speedometers were sealed to keep pace, led by president Ben Marko. They stopped at Rudy's Cafe for lunch before returning home.
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Sunset Highway Cruisers Motor Cycle Club
Edmonton
Viking
Ben Marko
Return
Rudy
Alta
Normal Hearing: ticking heard three feet away
A statement notes that to a person with normal hearing the tick of an average watch is audible from a distance of three feet. The detail emphasizes basic auditory perception without additional context or implications.
Prices Maintained and the Price Maintenance Law
The article discusses an unenforced price maintenance statute in Canada, noting the law’s creation during wartime and the ongoing failure to curb retail price displays. It argues repeal or robust enforcement depending on enforceability, and mentions a minister of justice reviewing the legislation. The piece reflects on political shifts and the cost of living debate.
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St. Laurent
Fulton
Weeds Along Roads Could Hurt Winter Travel
A Watrous Saskatchewan observer notes tall weeds and sweet clover along district roadsides, two to three feet high, observed on a Nokomis drive. The writer urges municipal action or farmer effort to clear the unsightly crop.
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Nokomis
Manitou
Watrous
Sask
Caribbean Sea Largest After Malay Sea
The Caribbean Sea is described as the largest sea after the Malay Sea, highlighting its vast expanse among the world’s seas.
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Caribbean Sea
Malay Sea
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