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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1974
Page
11
The Herald reports a Post Office plan to establish letter carrier delivery in The Pas based on a survey showing 2128 qualifying calls. A one day mail delay will occur as Winnipeg arrivals cannot be delivered same day, with trucks arriving at 7:00 a.m. after Winnipeg closes. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Harry Trager owner of Harry Trager Ltd. says he was astounded to learn the sidewalk in front of his business had been cut to half its eight foot width. He says only a two foot reduction had been expected and fears loss of customers as the sidewalk juts into the street after street widening to slope to curb.
Construction costs rise delaying the MacLeods Shopping Mall extension. Tenant Harry Sklov says owner Ron Otis of Toronto faces contractor shortages while negotiating bids. Tenants for the addition, a grocery outlet, have been chosen but refuse the proposed high rents tied to traction costs.
Borger Industries Ltd of Winnipeg Manitoba has been awarded a 668 000 paving and roadwork contract for the Regional Shopping Centre The Pas Manitoba announced last week by J E Dube then Minister of Public Works of Canada The multi million dollar shopping centre governments projects and regional development plans are noted in the report
After a hesitant start the ninth annual The Pas Rodeo opened Sunday and drew about 2700 attendees over two days. No serious accidents were reported as organizers touted the event as a success despite late decision making and ongoing development plans for The Pas Indian Band.
The ribbon cutting for CJAR took place August 6 at 328 Fischer Avenue with Ed Rawlinson Ron McBryde Cecil Smith Jack Kennedy Roy Dawson in attendance. CJAR will operate as a CBC affiliate airing national programs plus local productions and 1000 watt transmission.
The Town of The Pas council completed second and third readings of the 1974 budget on August 7 after a July 9 first reading. Mill rates were set at 100 mills for residential and 125 mills for commercial properties, with the Budget and Finance Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs approving the budget. Tax notices were likely issued to local property owners, and three additional by laws were passed including a six mill levy for the road and street construction reserve fund.
Prospective Wood Acres residents are told water lines frozen during winter construction are not an issue. Superintendent Norm Baxter explains lines laid in frozen ground will thaw as frost leaves the ground once water runs through them. Lines lie eleven feet underground, deep enough to avoid severe frost. once active, no problems are expected.
The Pas hosts Opasquia Indian Days with events for men and women across survival skills, a 120 mile canoe race with a $1000 top prize, moose calling, dances, and a princess pageant. Chief Gordon Lathlin fired a flaming arrow at Pike Lake to inaugurate the festival.
Harry Lucian of The Pas, a 60 year resident, celebrated a birthday party last Sunday as he nears 90 on September 5. Born 1884 near Kiev, he first came to Canada in 1910, settled in The Pas in 1914, and ran a tailor shop on Edwards Avenue from 1917 to 1952 before retiring to Crossley Avenue. His wife Rose joined him in 1922. they raised four children and now have twelve grandchildren.
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