Looking Back — Dec. 22, 2023
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This article was published 22/12/2023 (741 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
A human tide of happy West Berliners streamed through the communist wall yesterday for a joyous reunion with relatives they haven’t been allowed to see for more than two years. It was their Christmas present from the communists — a one-day pass to enter East Berlin.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Boston Bruins centre Phil Esposito has been named Canada’s outstanding athlete of 1973 — his second win in a row — in an annual poll of sports writers and broadcasters.
The B.C. government, ignoring the advice of the federal government, has decided to follow the example of the U.S. and set clocks ahead one hour all year long.
FORTY YEARS AGO
The owner of Elkhorn Ranch at Clear Lake hopes a $1.2-million expansion will make his business a year-round proposition. Herb LeGrange said the project includes construction of eight chalets, a skating rink, a 200-seat conference centre, a driving range and 20 new rooms.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
After six years of exhaustively chronicled breakups and makeups, multi-millionaire Donald Trump married model Marla Maples.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Currently playing at the Capitol Theatre in Brandon is the movie “Elf” staring Will Ferrell and also a former Brandonite, although you might not know it. Glenn Surzyshyn is cast as Will Ferrell’s body double in the Ukrainian dancing scene in the seasonal movie. Surzyshyn has danced for Canada’s National Riding and Dancing Cossacks out of Dauphin and taught Ukrainian dancing for the Troyanda School of Dance in Brandon.
TEN YEARS AGO
Come Feb. 1, the RMs of Albert, Edward and Arthur will be merged into one municipality unless they come up with an alternate proposal that has all three parties involved in an amalgamation of one sort or another. A plan that had Albert and Arthur amalgamate was rejected by the department because it left Edward, the most southwesterly RM in the province, without a partner.
Manitobans will be able to see pharmacists for some of their health-care needs under a law that comes into effect in the new year. Health Minister Erin Selby says this will allow pharmacists to play a greater role in supporting the health and well-being of people while improving accountability and enhancing patient safety. Under the new act, pharmacists will be able to prescribe and administer certain drugs under limited conditions.
The Supreme Court of Canada started the clock ticking Friday for Parliament to reshape social policy dealing with the world’s oldest profession, as political battle lines were drawn. In a unanimous 9-0 ruling on Friday, the high court struck down the country’s prostitution laws, giving Parliament a year to produce new legislation. That means prostitution-related offences will remain in the Criminal Code for one more year.