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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1971
Page
2
Northern Manitoba residents contest TransAir announced fare increases of 3 to 7 dollars for inter town travel north of the 53rd parallel. Critics cite abrupt announcements after hearings and argue high rates reflect boardroom disputes and jet financing sourced from Toronto, with protests reaching Ottawa.
Charlie Hill, an Electrician and machinist, loved organ music and served The Pas with skill and cheer. He helped unlock vaults and solved electrical problems, and his memory lingers after his passing guiding stories of early town fires on Fischer Avenue.
A letter criticizes Pas Town Council for improper procedures in a recent meeting. The writer questions how repairs to a town employee’s parka costing 64 were authorized and cites confusion over public tender rules and the bidding process for a new paddy wagon.
Councillor John Sokulski seconded a resolution to buy a paddy wagon amid questions of tender notices and lease purchase plans. The Mayor vetoed the resolution after pressure to follow proper process, with costs and overspending debates tied to 1971 and 1972 budgets and a proposed truck price range. DOUG McBRIDE.
A forest complex manager faces local fears of lake contamination as tales claim waste from a plant dumps into a marsh, then a creek, and into Clearwater near Mile 15. The story unsettles camp owners and residents, while highway work earns praise for anticipated efficiency on the route to camps and the site.
A partial radio television schedule fragment lists daily programs from Monday to Wednesday August 12 to 18, with times and show titles such as Sesame Street The Irish Rovers Pan Am Games Met News and CBC News. The legible items include cartoons, talk shows, sports, and news segments across multiple channels.
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