New Lac du Bonnet Collegiate Opens Amid Huge Turnout
The Lac du Bonnet Collegiate opened last Friday November 24 drawing district residents to capacity. Hon Walter Weir praised the Agassiz School Division, noting attendance rose 80.29 percent to 889 high school students in two years. Officials and locals highlighted education as essential for local prosperity and freedom with speeches, tributes, and a library gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet Collegiate
Walter Weir
Agassiz
Weir
R. McIntosh
L. C. Fryer
E. Borsa
Walter Zarecki
Harry Olenski
O. F. Bjornson
K. Po
Albert Cure
R. In- Intosh
Emil Borsa
Fred Dufily
My Dufily
Eva Dufily
Victor Lobkowich
Keith Long
Long
Lac du Bonnet
Great Falls
Bird River
Brookfield
Brightstone
D. Crook
L. Fryer
G. Atkinson
Powerview notes and community highlights in brief
Community column from Powerview lists sick list including Art Malo Jean Pemauin Malina Watson and others wishing speedy recovery. Also reports visits Winnipeg trips to Norwood and Falcon Lake plus a trophy win by George Martiniuk for a northern pike 16? lbs. Mentions a miscellaneous shower for Joan Richardson, a Powerview canteen club formation and Crusaders social at Notre Dame du Laus parish hall with local hostesses and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Malo
Jean Pemauin
Malina Watson
Dean Pasaluko
Janine Crawford
Mike Pictor
Marge Dankowski
George Martiniuk
Game and Fish Association
Albert Thomas
O. Iwanick
Henry Schmidt
Raymond LaFrance
Arnold Iwanick
Stan Oakes
Michael Romanow
Frankie Crawford
Bel Dahl
Crusaders of
Powerview
Notre Dame du Laus
University enrolment to rise three times by 1970
Canada faces a vast growth in university enrolment. A Bank of Montreal review cites a Universities Foundation projection of 311,600 full time students in 1970-71, up from 114,000 in 1960-61, with costs rising to about 2,300 per student by 1965-66 and capital outlays of at least 750 million in five years.
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Canada
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Universities Foundation
Universities Foundation
GM Canada Paid About 450000 in Cash Awards to Employees
General Motors of Canada disbursed roughly 450 thousand dollars in cash suggestion awards over the last eighteen years to its workers. The payments highlight a long running program recognizing employee ideas and efficiency improvements within the company.
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General Motors of Canada
1961 Record Year for Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal reports a record year with resources at 3 950 million and deposits at 3 647 million. Loans total 1 934 million, earnings 14 578 817 after tax, dividends 2 05 per share to about 22 000 shareholders. Premises value rises 13.3 percent to 63 062 983 reflecting growth and modernization.
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N.H.A
Lac du Bonnet council holds special meeting on land tenders
The Rural municipal council of Lac du Bonnet met November 16 to open tenders for municipal land, accepting Frank J. Troughton of Milner Ridge for 826.00 for 8 of 28-14-10, and to forward a roads list to the Department of Public Works for snow plowing grants in 1961 62. The Finance Committee then approved numerous small accounts including City of Winnipeg and many Local merchants and contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Frank J. Trouton
Milner Ridge
Department of Public Works
City of
Winnipeg
Nick Kost
Mike Tyomko
Mike Zack
Marion Dobroski
J. Hosko
A. Smerski
Bill Fandych
Harry David
Albert Boel
Brecki Bros
Pete Olynick
W Nawolski
Carl Kroski
Arnold
Waters Const. Co. Ltd
J. Schichel
Stephen Juba
Fred Runzer
Roy Runzer
John Asp
Urban
S. Boychuk
Anold Schwolman
Kenneth Largon
Mr. Curbie
Pete Simcoe
Lyle Harkness
Dave Curbie
Walter Golke
James Okrainec
Gordon Beznoski
Jim Okrainec
Garry Buhay
Ed. Hopko
Edwin Walesiak
Arthur Walesiak
Jerry Okrainec
Elmer Crozier
Joe Nawolski
Steve Dankewich
N. Soroka
Joe Okrainec
Alex Walesiak
Brightstone Colony
Paul Bilon
Walter Rosenholm
Gottfried Meier
A. Karklin
Robert Karklin
Paul Boel
James Dalzell
Co. J. Carlson
Billy Kost
Floyd Carlson
A. Zaborniak
William Novakowski
John Wolf
Roger Lavoie
Edward Dobroski
Leo Drabyk
Mike Buhay
Emil Stanko
Erwin Walesiak
Paul Sytnick
J. Crozier
Mike Rogocki
Frank Picknicki
Bill Heckert
Ed Dobrucki
A. Beznoski
Fred Sieg
Rudy Howk
Seven Sisters Falls Fan Fair Draws Large Crowd
The Seven Sisters Falls hospital guild opened the annual Fan Fair on Friday November 17 drawing a large crowd. Mrs Dr Frecious led the Ways and Means Committee with Mesdames Howcroft Lawson Kristofferson and Krampetz in charge. Highlights included novelty and home cooking tables a post office white elephant bingo tea room and a raffle with prizes such as a transistor radio electric clock jewellery set bedspread and more. Mrs D Stephens Winnipeg honorary president attended with her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Sisters Falls Hospital Guild
C. Precious
Ways and Means Committee
Dr. Frecious
Mesdames J. Howcroft
W. Lawson
W. Kristofferson
R. Krampetz
Lutheran W.A
Frances Grochowick
J. Kuzak
Elma
Randy Klapprat
Klingbell
Beausejour
A. Gauthier
Wanda Kretchmer
B. Milbrandt
Whitemouth
Bruce Golke
Candy F. Kalinowsky
Great Falls
D. Stephens
Winnipeg
The
Guild
Renewal notice for Springfield Leader subscription
The message explains how to determine the due date from date numerals on a copy, urges renewal with enclosed payments for one or two years, and notes rates for domestic and outside Canada. It reminds readers the Audit Bureau of Circulations disallows paid subscriptions in arrears and provides submission instructions for new subscribers.
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Canada
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Springfield
Bissett Local Union Banquet Honors United Mine and Steel Workers
The United Mine and Steel Bissett held its annual banquet at Rice Lake Community Hall with 150 attendees. Guests from Winnipeg and Selkirk joined officers and speakers including Mr. Mitchell and Mr. A. A. Franklin. A turkey dinner followed grace by Father Bonaventure, then dancing to the Dixon Orchestra of Winnipeg.
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United Mine and Steel Bissett
Rice Lake
Mitchel
Winnipeg
Crawford
United Steel Workers of America
A. A. Franklin
Manitoba Federation Trades and Labour Movement
L. Kuzemski
Selkirk
St. Anthony's Mission
Bridge Nears Completion South of Lac du Bonnet
Pictured poove is the new bridge over the Winnipeg river south of Lac du Bonnet nearing completion. When finished in January it will open the area to the east to serve the Whiteshell Research Centre and provide access to the Pinawa townsite. Tenders for shop buildings at the research site and for sewer water and road works at Pinawa will follow in December in a contract around one and a half million dollars. Next spring a large influx of construction crews will work on main plant buildings and Pinawa homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg River
Lac du Bonnet
Whiteshell Research Centre
Pinawa
Great Falls Bowling League Tight Race Atop Standings
STAN GITTINS reports the Great Falls bowling league remains a three team race with Dagney Bleakney and Dave Rosner tied for first at 28 points, Ina Ryplanski at 26, and Vince Rowe at 22. Individual leaders include Ryplanski with a 310 high game and a 179 women’s average, while Frank Wenski holds the men’s high game at 270 and Jack Komorofsky the top men’s average at 189. The Great Falls Curling Club opened its curling season with a combined meeting and bean supper on Nov 21, noting dues increases to 10 for men and 6 for women, a crest design contest with a $10 prize, and proposed changes to rink selection for draws. Ladies will continue curling separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Dagney Bleakney
Dave Rosner
Ina Ryplanski
Vince Rowe
Frank Wenski
Jack Komorofsky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Weir
E. E. Best
Olive Twanick
Marilyn Pass
General Hospital
Mr.and
Mrs. Harevitch
Marcel Berard
A. Berard
Jim Miterek
Norwood
Mrs Palomar
Joan Richardson
Chateau
Joan
Rene Huhn
Irma Hutchison
Kay Yiesman
Falcon Lake
Joe Donkowski
Leo Morissette
Mrs. Bourgoin
Transcona
Lorette Normand
Joan Crawford
Mrs. LeRoy
Mrs. Howard Cyr
Kay Lynch
Kenora
Art Cyr
Jim Gormican
Lacous Bonnet
Mrs. Dufily
Seven Sisters Falls
3Rd Street
Man
Bissett
Dixon Orchestra of
Stan Gittins
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