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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1967
Page
1
The Pas town council considers boosting indemnities from 600 to 1000 for councillors and 1200 to 2000 for the mayor, arguing the move reflects a province wide trend and could encourage more civic involvement while taxpayers face higher mill rates and contested spending. The editorial urges responsible leadership and clear policy amid tax write offs and bridge issues.
Eventide Home for the aged, built by the Gospel Mission, is undergoing Health Department studied changes. A large sprinkler system is being installed. A fire scare occurred from wiring but was stopped by a neighbor before the fire department arrived. The infirmary wing, added later, is closed due to staff shortages.
A meeting will be held this Thursday at 8:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Provincial Building to form a 4H Light Horse and Pony Club. Doug Gourlay, Ag. Rep. from Swan River, will outline aims and objects for interested parents. A preliminary meeting in The Pas showed sufficient interest to proceed.
Youth and adults in The Pas will gather Sunday at 8 00 p m in Guy Hall to discuss cooperation for community betterment. Knights of Columbus and Catholic Women's League organized the event with a panel of Catholic Anglican and United Church teens answering questions from adults. A film will be shown and discussed. program open to all.
Two well known residents from The Pas, Mrs Marguerite McRory and her brother Jack Miller, holidayed in Antigua Bermuda and Nassau. A daylong Bay cruise ended when the twin hulled schooner Tropic Rover broke on rocks near a man made island. Passengers leaped ashore via a sail raft and an overhead rope. None were reported hurt. all returned safely to The Pas.
The Pas grows unsettled as talks on a second Sask River bridge resume. Town voices demand a binding referendum, opposing council wishes. A MLA reports bombardment by about thirty supporters urging a by pass route from highways department advice.
Members of the Frechette family held a reunion on Easter Sunday March 26 to honor Mrs. Augustine Frechette on her 80th birthday. Forty four attended a family dinner at Guy Hall with six daughters two sons present. The Pas residents John and Marcel Frechette plus out of town guests joined four generations in a birthday tea despite a storm. Mrs. Frechette has resided in The Pas since 1915.
The annual Trappers Festival meeting is tonight at 8:00 p.m. in Elk's Hall. Open to the public, organizations nominate up to three members to the Board of Directors, with ten at large directors also to be named. The board will elect an executive committee of ten and review the 1967 festival and the 1966-67 financial year ending March 31. The treasurer's report is expected to show a profit. Suggestions for the 1968 festival are welcome.
On Edwards Avenue a late night lull near the Nip House ends when two intoxicated white men exit with two Indian women and fight police outside. Indian youths pursue as officers intervene, one officer bloodied, scene spills into a broader street confrontation before calm returns.
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