Trustees Weigh Delaying Trimester Approval to 1978
Manitoba school board trustees debate the Trimester Report with Bill Russick urging delay until 1978 to test MERC studies and implement changes. Neal Joyce and others push for immediate endorsement, noting local committee findings favor retention with modifications and concerns about independent studies.
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Bill Russick
Russick
Manitoba Education Research Council
MERC
Neal Joyce
Joyce
Body found at Town nuisance grounds in The Pas
The body of 46 year old Andrew Turner of The Pas was found at the nuisance grounds last week. Police say preliminary pathology attributes death to a brain hemorrhage around 4 am on Tuesday April 11, with no foul play suspected. Turner had alcohol in his system and had stayed at the grounds before. An inquest is not likely per Medical Examiner Dr. Templeton.
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Andrew Turner
Pas
Dennis Hawkins
R.C.M
Turner
Hawkins
Pas Correctional Institute
Andrew
R. Templeton
Templeton
Canada
Armand LeSann
Drought Conditions Boost Valley Seeding For Farmers
Local farmers claim drought favors valley seeding as dust bowl memories echo across the Canadian west. Drifting soil reaches Swan River while The Pas district notes dry conditions aid farming. spring runoff from the Rockies swells the Saskatchewan River and Carrot River lowlands.
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Canadian
Swan River
Pas
Canadian Rockies
Saskatchewan
Pielak seeks PC nomination for The Pas riding
Percy Pielak is seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination for The Pas riding with a May 5 meeting scheduled. He has invited potential nominees and plans extensive constituency outreach, noting a late spring or early summer election and the need to prepare.
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Percy Pielak
Pas
Progressive Conservative Party
P.C
Pielak
Liberal leader accuses McBryde of buying candidates
Charles Huband of the Manitoba Liberal Party issued an April release accusing Ron McBryde of making irresponsible remarks about Liberal candidates in The Pas and Churchill. Huband cites McBryde claiming Edwin Jebb and Andrew Kirkness are running as Liberals because they were bought with campaign funds.
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Charles Huband
Manitoba Liberal Party
Ron McBryde
Pas
Churchill
Huband
Edwin Jebb
Andrew Kirkness
Liberal
Pee Wee All Star Huskies win North of 53 Championship
The Pas Pee Wee All Star Huskies finish 19-6-1 after claiming the North of 53 title, named by coach Dave Andreychuk as the class of the tournament. The team draws from four local Pee Wee squads and features 19 players with Darcy Demeester missing from the lineup.
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Pas Pee Wee
Joe Ross
Dave Andreychuk
Dennis Villeneuve
Mike Ross
Wayne Yaremko
Grant King
Bruce Morrish
Brent Laskowski
Brian Dorion
Colin Lamb
Ray Mayer
Jim Abraham
Dave Curry
Darcy Demeester
Pas Figure Skating Club Ice Show and Review Held
The Pas Figure Skating Club staged an Ice Show and Review last weekend with a positive reception. Gerri Stowman attended to review the production and capture photographs. The full review and photos are deferred to next week's edition due to length.
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Pas
Gerri Stowman
P.A.T. program scrutiny finds no abuse evidence says Banks
Dr. Sandy Banks on the P.A.T. Review Committee notes no documented abuse of warrants despite public outcry over November cutbacks to the Patient Air Transportation service. He recalls P.A.T. started in 1970 as an emergency ambulance for northern patients and expanded to about 9,000 warrants in a northern population of 80,000 before cuts.
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P.A.T
Sandy) Banks
Department of Renewable Resources
Manitoba
Banks
Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons
Clocks Advance for Daylight Saving Time in Manitoba
The Manitoba Official Time Act sets uniform DST across the province from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Clocks move forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. on Sunday April 24, starting the six month period.
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Manitoba
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MBCI
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Harapiak
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Baschak
Dick Pugh
Pugh
Billi Russick
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Winnipegosis
Plekal
McBryde
Kip Lauze
Randy Erlinbush
Bill Bodnar
Derrick Donaldson
Allan Zetterstrom
Murray Haukaas
Ray Bates
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