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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1967
Page
18
The Pas Kinettes host the Centennial Calico Ball in Guy Hall on April 8. Grand March starts at 9:00 PM with three couples from the Kinettes and Kinsmen to be seated, including Helena MacKenzie and Ev Lebowicz.
Delegates at the 13th annual Indian and Métis Conference in Winnipeg urged the province to exempt all registered Indians in Manitoba from the five percent sales tax. The resolution argued the tax funds education for non-Indians and unfairly taxes people not benefiting. The session also pressed changes to the Manitoba School Act to allow Indians whose children attend provincial integrated schools to participate in school board elections.
Ted Bloomfield of The Pas pursued a personal centennial project carving a maple leaf with the Manitoba Coat of Arms from a discarded fir board at the Vocational School. Using a pen knife and nail, he fashioned the piece, originally 25 by 30 inches, while employed by Public Works. Bloomfield and wife hails from Winnipeg where he spent 27 years as Winnipeg Post Office supervisor.
A five year housing program seeks to elevate living standards in Indi by upgrading public housing and enforcing stricter construction and safety codes. The plan focuses on tenant welfare, energy efficiency, and community development through coordinated funding and oversight.
Ans and Metis pressed for faster provincial road-building in the north and for higher guide fees for Indians. The discussion reflected broader debates on Indigenous affairs and infrastructure funding in the region.
Canada’s renowned naturalist and zoologist Al Oeming, director of the Alberta Game Farm, presents a 1 1/2 hour color and sound film Window on the Wilds. The show at 8:00 P.M. in M.B.C.1 Auditorium features wildlife scenes including white rhinos, moose, Siberian tigers, and his narrating lecture. Tawana the cheetah will be on stage for photos.
Steve Gingera of Opasquia School The Pas was elected to the 1967 68 provincial executive of The Manitoba Teachers Society at the 48th AGM in Winnipeg March 27 28 29 He will chair the rural problems committee Aubrey Asper to head the new executive with a slate of officers and committee chairs named from across Manitoba including Gordon Bell Winnipeg Morden Brandon and other communities.
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