Canada helps Tanzania grow wheat on equatorial lands
Agriculture Canada researchers moved to Mount Kilimanjaro in 1970 to train Tanzanian staff and set up large state farms with Kenyan varieties for Africa's equatorial wheat. Despite longer maturation and rust resistance challenges, yields reach up to 50 bushels per acre on some farms, signaling promising progress toward self sufficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Tanzania
Canada
Mount Kilimanjaro
Agriculture Canada
Soil Research Institute
Ottawa
Equator
Firemen and Wives Take First Aid Course
A Lac du Bonnet Volunteer Fire Department course trained fourteen firemen and three wives in a St John Ambulance first aid program held Sunday. Tom Lamb instructed and his wife Cathy assisted, with the eight hour session counting toward regular training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lac du Bonnet
Tom Lamb
St. John
Tom
Cathy
Province buys first Manitoban electric van for fleet
Public Works Minister Russell Doern announced the province has purchased a $19,400 Goliath electric van from Battronic of Boyertown to serve the provincial garage and postal service. The vehicle, aimed at testing electric operations amid rising fuel costs, will be delivered within two months. Two provincial staff will train in maintenance in Boyertown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Service
Public
Russell Doern
Manitoba
Battronic Corporation
Boyerton
Pennsylvania
Doern
Big Four
U.S
Heritage Square at Manitoba museum hosts Inuit publication offer
Heritage Square invites visitors to the Manitoba Museum to receive Inuit publications during September 22 to 29 for the first 100 guests and with any publication or membership purchase. A September 30 noon draw awards a stuffed buffalo to eligible buyers, with regular museum hours in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
Animals of
Manitoba
Heritage Square
Cus
Tomer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eugene Whelan
Heritage
Smith Street
Portage Ave
Winnipeg
T’nt Free Air
TNT
Olympique
Bombardier Limited
Walter's Shell Service
Minnewawa & Hway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!