Hydrants Thaw Delay Tied to Hotel Fire Probe
In the Cambrian Hotel fire report, caretaker Mitchhuk said he heard noises at 2 30 and a later lunch encounter with Sarafindan. Chief Wright notes an hour to locate two unfrozen hydrants, a delay Deputy Chief Koshowski may have overestimated, a claim contested by hotel manager Val Melnick and the thawing Public Works worker.
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Mitchhuk
Mitchuk
Sarafindan
Wright
Martin Koshowski
Cambrian Hotel
Val Melnick
Public Works
Town Council Approves Wood Acres Paving Lease and Trailers
Council accepts five Wood Acres lease options and ratifies Borger Industries paving. It denies a no parking change on Smith Street near MBCI after Transportation Committee review. Two trailers for Northern Manpower Corps workers are approved for three months on Third Street. A by law authorizes easement with Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba Telephone System.
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Anaka
Kelsey
Smith Street
MBCI
Transportation Committee
Wood Acres
Borger Industries
Manitoba Hydro Electric Board
Manitoba Telephone System
Jonas
Third Street
Manpower Corps
Youth Corps
New Avenue Hotel
4Th and
Fischer
Bartman
Government of Canada
Department of Manpower and Immigration
Town Plans Rezoning for Bignell Seventh Area
By law changes allow reclassifying several lots from R1 to R3 to enable apartment accommodation in the Bignell and Seventh area. Payrolls and accounts to April ratified. Public Works officer Norm Baxter to sign metal waste shipment forms. McNicol Construction paid 33082.68 for Wood Acres work to March 25. Underwood McLellan billed 268 for phase 11 paving updates. Water main breaks discussable. no acts of God warning. Mail delivery debate resumes as Mayor Kennedy notes Postal Service reluctance until paving ends.
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Bignell
Norm Baxter
McNicol
Wood ‘Acres
Underwood McLellan and Associates
Kennedy
Oil Spill Contained by Tank Cleaning Crew
A 10,000 gallon oil spill from a tank was discovered after a large snow bank hid it. Fire risk was low as the fuel has a high flash point. Up to 5,000 gallons may have leaked in the past week before recovery started in a ditch. Officials from Winnipeg, Thompson, and Edmonton joined the response.
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Wright
Jones Tank Cleaning Service
McKinnon
Winnipeg
Thompson
Edmonton
Bud James Named Hydro District Operator At The Pas
Manitoba Hydro appoints Marshall Bud James as District Operator at The Pas succeeding J MacReady who moved to Thompson. James brings 15 years in hydro district and construction, started in 1959 as a groundman, completed four year lineman program in 1964, served as District Assistant at St James 1965 1970 and Supervisor at Minto for three years, most recently based in Boissevain. His family now resides in The Pas.
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Manitoba Hydro
Marshall
Bud) James
Pas
James
J. MacReady
Thompson
Hydro
Utility
St. James
Minto
Boissevain
Mintour
Peace Garden Toastmasters Club
Lenore
Adreinne
Leah
Carolynne
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Bud James
Olympic
Yale
Libby
Setercaien
JAVEX
Getti Libby
Texas
Lettuce Californiage and Firm
Green Onions
Celery Hearts
California
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