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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
7
J G Nickel the new agricultural representative for The Pas district says local crops look good though late. He notes the area will have to get by with delayed harvests and adjusts plans accordingly.
Mr. Nickel, now agricultural representative and project manager for the Pasqua project, cites cool wet conditions delaying crops. He says frost may come by mid September to help mature yields while moisture is adequate but hay and bails suffer soggy. Nickel, a Saskatchewan graduate, has 14 years in agri-rep roles in Meadow Lake and Prince Albert.
Night classes at the Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre The Pas begin September 16 1968 with registration on September 12 13 daytime or evening. Expect more subjects with about 300 students likely this winter. Ten week courses cost 10 00 at most with Mondays and Thursdays 7 30 to 9 30 pm. welding 20 00. Minimum ten students required per class. Carpentry welding sewing Ukrainian cooking elementary car repair and other offerings planned with age 16 restrictions and a Saturday Ukrainian option for under 16s. A full course listing will appear in the Herald by late August. For inquiries call Mr Walter Krivda MA3-3416.
Two Indian youths Leonard Nelson of the Roseau Reserve and Robert Monias of The Pas have been hired by Manitoba Mines and Natural Resources as assistant hunter safety training officers. They will train to conduct programs in Indian languages and will start fieldwork with A.J. Campbell to set up courses for September. The safety course becomes compulsory in 1969 for hunting licence applicants unless aged over 18 with a previous licence.
The notice asks anyone seeking details on hunter safety courses in Indian languages or English to contact Paul Hale, the provincial hunter safety officer, at room 908 Norquay Building or their local conservation officer. Also mentions three department mower-equipped tractors stuck along the highway south of town.
Manitoba Hydro struggled with a swamp buggy mired in mud about 13 miles southeast of The Pas. A larger unit was brought in from Thompson and the extraction took nearly a week. The Department of Highways also dealt with mud disruptions in the area during the period.
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