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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1974
Page
13
Assistant Fire Chief Martin Koshowski condemns two late night calls at Keewatin Community College. Both alarms triggered full response with 25 firefighters, rescue and pumper trucks, and ambulance. Estimated cost to Town ranges 300 to 400 dollars per incident. Alarms reported 11 p.m. April 9 and 2:30 a.m. April 11.
Vaughn Wadelius, president of The Pas Lions Club, presents Bill Harper with the Lion of the Year accolade. The event acknowledges Harper’s service to the club and the community.
The Pas and Consol Local Government District face sharp tax increases to fund a 1974 school budget presented at the April 8 School Board meeting. Town taxes rise by about 31.7 mills and Consol by 43 mills as the $3,526,784 budget grows nearly a million from 1973. The province funds about 65 percent of the budget through foundation, with debt servicing and capital expenditures covered fully, contributing to more than a third of the rise.
Dr Gordon Ritchie MP Dauphin submits a transcript excerpt from the Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He notes limited five minute questions and raises possible DREE involvement with financing. The Pas development remains a focal point amid debate and inquiry.
The Pas and District Chamber of Commerce heard that a site for the northern Land Titles Office remains unsettled. Discussions with Attorney General Howard Pawley and Northern Affairs Minister Ron McBryde continue, with final choice based on the area of greatest land registration volume in The Pas and Thompson.
The Federal NDP executive met in Thompson on April 6 with 23 representatives from Grand Rapids Thompson The Pas Norway House Leaf Rapids Cranberry Portage Flin Flon Churchill. They set dates for nomination events with the final wind up convention in Thompson on June 22 1974 and mini conventions in The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake Leaf Rapids Gillam Churchill and Norway House.
Officials report 18400 gallons of diesel clear fuel mixed with water pumped from the Gulf Oil bulk plant area near Gordon Avenue. A filter break caused the leak on April 5, with 5712 gallons identified as diesel clear. cleanup followed Gulf Oil contingency plans and health department specs.
The Department of Public Works of Canada calls for bids for a shopping complex on The Pas Reserve with an estimated cost around 5 million dollars. Bids close at 2 p.m. on Friday May 3. Sod turning ceremonies were planned for May 22 but postponed to a mutually agreed date to allow federal and provincial government representation.
The Kelsey School Division budget in 1974 surpassed three and a half million dollars, about 1500 per pupil. Taxpayers invest in buildings that sit empty over half the time, prompting support for the community school concept. Proponents urge using school facilities as a hub for after hours programs and partnerships with local groups.
The province resumes uniform daylight saving time from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Clocks go ahead one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday April 28, becoming 3 a.m. and keeping pace for six months.
A single car accident on April 10 caused minor injuries to the driver Norman McKenzie of The Pas and a hospitalized passenger. The crash happened about 11:20 p.m. when the car struck a tree. McKenzie may face charges of impaired driving and refusing a breathalyzer.
The Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival schedules its annual meeting for Tuesday April 23 at 8 00 P M in the Mary Duncan School. Officers for 1974 75 will be elected and the group will review 1974 activities and the financial statement. All interested are invited to attend.
The Manitoba Department of Highways motor vehicle branch warns that April 30 is the final day studded tires may be used on vehicles in the province.
Visitors Vi Rowland and Murray Smith attended the April 8 Winnipeg School Board meeting and toured northern schools in The Pas and Thompson. Rowland, known for outspoken remarks about northern schools, drew receptive responses from officials and teachers.
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