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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1974
Page
5
Assistant Fire Chief Martin Koshowski voices dismay after Keewatin Community College alarms, with 25 firefighters, rescue and pumper trucks, and ambulance dispatched to each false alert. Estimated cost ranges from 800 to 400 dollars per incident, based on manpower. Both alarms occurred late at night in April, triggered from the college residence desk.
Vaughn Wadelius, president of The Pas Lions Club, presents Bill Harper with the Lion of the Year award. The ceremony honors Harper for notable service to the club and community.
The Pas and Consol residents face major tax hikes from the 1974 school budget presented at the April 8 School Board meeting. Town taxpayers see at least 31.7 mills, I G D Consol 43 mills, with the total budget at 3 526 784 dollars, up nearly one million from 1973. The province covers about 65 percent through the foundation program. debt servicing and capital expenditures are fully funded by the province. The Pas and Consol special levy rises to 1 040 571 dollars from 682 441, with no reserve funds this year to cushion the increase.
Dr. Gordon Ritchie MP Dauphin sends a transcript excerpt to Chamber of Commerce president Evans Premachuk. He notes five minute limits and questions for the Indian Affairs Department about funding and DREE involvement concerning The Pas development and related community impacts.
The Pas and District Chamber of Commerce discussed site criteria for the northern Land Titles Office at a meeting on April 10. Officials will choose the location based on highest land registration volume, with The Pas and Thompson areas under review and a decision promised soon.
A Federal N D P executive meeting in Thompson on April set dates for the Churchill riding nomination. Representatives from Grand Rapids Thompson The Pas Norway House Seal Rapids Cranberry Portage Flin Flon Lynn Lake Leaf Rapids Gillam Churchill and other communities attended. The Final Wind-Up Convention is slated for June 22, 1974 in Thompson with mini conventions planned across The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake Leaf Rapids Gillam and Norway House.
Officials report 18400 gallons of diesel clear fuel mixed with water pumped from the Gordon Avenue Gulf Oil bulk plant area. A 5712 gallon diesel clear spill leaked April 5 and was handled under Gulf Oil contingency plans with Health and Social Development guidelines.
The Department Of Public Works of Canada invites bids for a Shopping Complex at The Pas Reserve. Submissions close 2 p.m. Friday May 3. Project cost estimated around 5 million dollars. Sod turning ceremony planned for May 22 but delayed to allow federal provincial officials to align a common senior government date.
The Kelsey School Division budget in 1974 exceeded three and a half million dollars, about 1500 per pupil, with schools cited as a major community investment. Advocates of the community school concept push using school facilities in partnership with groups for after hours programs, including recreation and adult education, to avoid waste.
Under the Official Time Act uniform daylight saving time applies province wide for six months from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Clocks advance one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday April 28 to 3 a.m.
A single vehicle crash on April 10 left the driver Norman McKenzie of The Pas with a concussion and a passenger with shock and minor injuries. The car struck a tree at about 11 20 p m near Seventh Street and Gordon Avenue. McKenzie faces impaired driving charges and a breathalyzer refusal.
The Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday April 23 at 8 00 PM in the Mary Duncan School to elect a new slate of officers for 1974/75 and review the 1974 activities plus the financial statement. All interested are invited to attend.
The Manitoba Department of Highways motor vehicle branch reminds motorists that April 30 is the last day studded tires may be used on vehicles in the province.
Winnipeg school trustees Vi Rowland and Murray Smith visited The Pas and Thompson on April 8 touring northern facilities. Rowland, known for fiery remarks about northern schools, drew positive reception from northern boards during the day of discussions with teachers students and officials.
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