Nightlighting fines charged in Portage la Prairie case
Four adults appeared before Justice of the Peace Ted Meseyt in Portage la Prairie on charges of unlawfully using lighting at night to hunt. Chipowski Paul Lacuyer Hopkins pleaded guilty. Paul also faced a charge of unlawfully receiving meat from a wild animal. Fines totaled 75 dollars each for the nightlighting charges, plus 50 dollars for unlawful meat reception. A 308 rifle, ammunition and gear were confiscated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CJ. Clark
Justice of the Peace
Ted Meseyt
Sheila G. Chipowski
Laurie D. Paul
Martin T. Hopkins
Portage la Prairie
Albert Lacuyer
St. Eustache
Laurie Paul
Paul
D.E. Grays
Woodlands
Rcmp Selkirk
Ceer
Meseyton
Chipowski
Paul, Lacuyer
Hopkins
Aut
Three men plead guilty to possession of wild meat near St Ambroise
Leslie Marcel St Goddard Wayne David Ricard and Edward Phillippe Ducharme pleaded guilty to possession of wild meat under the Wildlife Act after a deer killed earlier that day and meat found at their homes. A conservation patrolman observed their car fleeing near St Ambroise on October 24 and they were later found by officers beside the car. They were fined 100 each plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Marcel St. Goddard
Wayne David Ricard
Edward Phillippe Ducharme
St. Ambroise
Peters
St. Goddard, Ricard and Ducharme
Auto and tractor thefts lead to 14 month term
Howard James Meiver age 22 of Sandy Bay was sentenced in provincial judges court to 14 months in Headingley Correctional Institute plus restitution after pleading guilty to two thefts over 200 dollars. The May 29 tractor theft near Portage la Prairie caused 105 dollars damage. A second theft on July 27 in Portage la Prairie involved hot wiring a resident's car and transporting it to Sandy Bay where Meiver resides. The court heard he had a lengthy record and liquor problems. Judge Peters gave one year for the tractor theft and two additional months for the car theft, to be served consecutively, with one year of supervised release. Restitution of 105 dollars plus 200 dollars for tractor rental fees was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard James Meiver
Sandy Bay
Headingley Correctional Institute
Provincial Judges Court
Portage la Prairie
Amaranth Rcmp
Melvor
Greenberg
K. Peters
Peters
West pleads guilty to willful damage at hotel lobby
William Joseph West of Gainsborough pleaded guilty to willful damage after ripping a pay phone receiver from a lobby in the Fairlane Hotel on October 22. RCMP arrested him. he admitted putting in a nickel before the receiver came off. Judge Peters fined him 25 dollars plus five dollars in costs and ordered 20 dollars restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Joseph West
Gainsborough
Rcmp City
Fairlane
West
Peters
Break and theft case balks Carberry RCMP stop
RCMP Amaranth detachment stopped a vehicle near Carberry during a routine check and found the car had been stolen from in front of the Nelson Hotel. Houle, a disqualified driver, faced charges of break and enter theft and truck theft. He was sentenced to six months for break and enter theft and six months for truck theft, concurrent, plus three months for car theft and one month for driving, concurrent but consecutive to the other terms. Upon release he faces one year of supervised probation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RCMP
Carberry
Nelson Hotel
Houle
Rcmp Amaranth
Peters
Disturbance and Willful Damage Cases Enter Guilty Plea
Archie Donald Myran 42 of no fixed address pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance and willful damage after November 4 incidents at the Fairlane Hotel. He will serve six months under supervised probation and faces fines totaling 395 plus restitution for a 45 light damage incident. Allan John Hunt 19 pleaded guilty to causing disturbance after an early morning incident September 29 at Gordon Motor Hotel. Judge Peters fined him 50 plus 5 costs, citing a high strung temperament and intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Donald Myran
Rcmp City
Fairlane
Myran
City Detachment
Barry Greenberg
Greenberg
Peters
Myron
Allan John Hunt
506Th Street
N.W
Hunt
Bjorn Christianson
Gordon Motor Hotel
Man Pleads Guilty to Impaired Driving and Assault on Officer
Anderson admitted guilt on two counts after a traffic stop on the Trans-Canada highway near Portage la Prairie. He was found impaired and punched a rural detachment officer in a Portage cell. Judge Peters fined him $150 for the impaired driving and $200 for the assault plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wor
Aderson
Vortage
Portage la Prairie
Anderson
Portage City
Peters
Four Edmonton Area Drivers Plead Guilty to Impaired Driving
Gordon McLelland Arnold Mousseau Robert Gottfried and John Van Aert appeared separately on Monday’s docket before Provincial Court judges. Judge Peters fined each $150 plus court costs after guilty pleas to impaired driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McLelland
Edmonton
Arnold Mousseau
Newton Siding
Robert Walter Gottfried
John van Aert
Peters
Man Pleads Guilty to Impaired Driving and No Licence
Wesley Assiniboine pleaded guilty to one count of impaired driving and one count of driving without a licence. RCMP found him on a municipal road south of Portage la Prairie on October 29. Breathalyzer tests showed alcohol, and a motor vehicle branch check confirmed no licence. Judge Peters fined $300 for impaired driving, $50 for driving without a licence, plus $10 court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Assiniboine
RCMP
Assiniboine
Portage la Prairie
Peters
Klondike Tales From The World 1897 Journey To Dawson City
A 1897 World front page recounts the Klondike trek from New York to Dawson City detailing the route via Seattle and Juneau, overland passes, river travel, and river crossings. It notes harsh realities, scarce food, and stark prices for goods and liquor, with a witness describing starvation amid the rush for fortune and the high costs miners faced in the Klondike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Mottat
Stattet
New York City
Klondike
the World
New York
Cliff Lafreniere
Thas
Seattle
Juneau
Alaska
Lynn Canal
Healey’s
British Columbia
Chilkat Pass
Lake Bennett
Caribou River
Carton
Dawson
Dawson City
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Ducharme
Teomcer
Audio Theatre
Gladstone
Ander
Howe
Heat Correctional Institute
Eleade
Cca
Royal Trust
Winnipeg
Man
Cnt
Timold
Gremlin
Vega
Colt
Pinto
Maverick
Duster
Datsun
Toyota
ASTRE
HONDA
Wtinacey Ghey
Volkswagen
VOLVO
MAZDA
Blackwall
Ayua
Brae
Basia
Firestone Stores
Credit Plan
Saskatchewan Ave
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