Slave Falls extension expands Winnipeg power capacity
Workmen began extending the Slave Falls power plant in April, adding two 12 000 horsepower generating units to raise the plant’s output by 24 000 horsepower. The project, part of City Hydro’s growth since 1911, aims to meet rising demand with completion targeted for December 1946 at a cost of about 1 421 000 dollars for equipment and completion. the wider plan includes enclosure and winter finishing under a196,000- dollar scope plus earlier expansions bringing total system capacity to 153 000 horsepower, aiming to keep Winnipeg supplied with cheap reliable power.
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Slave Falls
Hydro
Pointe du Bois
Winnipeg
Whitemouth Shower Honors Mae Galbraith Bride Elect
Mrs F Carlson and Mrs D Morton hosted a Tuesday evening miscellaneous shower for Mae Galbraith at Mrs Morton’s home. Seventeen guests attended with Velma Morton and Johnnie Zink presenting gifts in a pink and white basket.
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F. Carlson
D. Morton
Mae Galbraith
M. Zink
Margaret Morton
Government backs wheat price floor and export cap
The Minister of Trade and Commerce told the House the Government will ensure producers receive no less than $1.00 per bushel for wheat for the next five years and has instructed the Wheat Board to offer Canadian wheat for export overseas at prices not above $1.55 per bushel. The policy draws both praise and criticism as officials note three tensions between producer needs, consumer affordability, and taxpayer costs.
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Minister of Trade and Commerce
House of Commons
Northern
Fort William
Port Arthur
Vancouver
Wheat Board
Red Cross urged to stay at posts across Canada
Mrs Clara McEachern national chairman of the Women's War Work Committee issues an urgent call for all Red Cross women workers in Canada to stay at their posts. She recalls the over 45 million Red Cross supplies and comforts provided during the war and warns that Europe risks suffering this winter without continued Red Cross aid.
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Clara McEachern
Women’s War Work Committee
Europe
Britain
Far East
Red Cross
Canada
Great Britain
Canadian Red Cross Society
International complications bind Canadian selling operations
The matter is bound up with numerous international conditions over which Canada has little or no control. The statement notes that global factors heavily influence selling activities and create constraints beyond national influence.
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Canada
Dates to Remember at St John’s Anglican Church
The W A of St John’s Anglican Church lists recurring meetings the first Monday, first Tuesday, second Monday, and last Monday of each month. A dance for the Used Clothing Drive will be held at the Community Hall on Saturday October 13.
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W.A
St. John’s Anglican Church
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