Steel Skeleton Nears Completion At Manufacturing Plant Here
Dominion Bridge crews move 4000 tons of steel for a new 135000 square foot plant for James Bertram Son Ltd at The Pas. The project is part of three major Northern Manitoba works to advance the Manitoba forest industries complex.
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Dominion Bridge
James Bertram & Son (Canada) Ltd
Pas
Forest Industries
Manitoba
D.B
M.P. Industrial Mills
Churchill Forest Industries
Council Plans Meeting With Premier Schreyer in The Pas
The Pas town council passes a resolution requesting Premier Ed Schreyer visit The Pas to discuss local problems during his visit to officiate at the naming of a Vocational School. A letter thanked him for his report on television and financial aid for essential services. The council also invites the Minister of Municipal Affairs to attend and seeks an early meeting.
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Ed Schreyer
Pas
Schreyer
Vocational Sc
Hin
The Pas Annex Plan Details Surface in Town Brief
The second part of a gift to The Pas surfaces, including a expenditures breakdown and a draft brief for the provincial government. It ties to a design and servicing plan for the new The Pas Annex presented free of charge, noting industrial expansion may boost the economy but add financial burdens on the town.
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The
Pas
the Pas
EB. H. Hanson
Underwood McLelland and Associates
Itelf
Carol Festival Set for Sunday at Margaret Barbour Auditorium
Residents invited to enjoy Christmas music at the Kinettes annual Carol Festival. The event is Sunday December 14 at 2 p.m. in the Margaret Barbour Collegiate Auditorium. Proceeds from the silver collection support Kinette community service projects.
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Kinettes
Margaret Barbour Collegiate
RCMP Pullout Proposed If No New Barracks by June
The Pas council heard RCMP will leave when their contract ends next June unless new accommodations are provided. Staying would cost about $40,000 annually for two additional officers. A November 27 meeting with Inspector Buchanan and staff outlined staffing increases from January 1 to April 1, 1970 and discussed a new barracks.
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RCMP
Audrey Batchelor
Protective Services Committee
Buchanan
White
Elliott
Footsteps on the Moon by Loewen Orchestra
Jack Loewen of the Loewen Orchestra in The Pas wrote and composed a western ballad Footsteps on the Moon. Paradise label released it in Canada and the US after a requested stylistic change to a classical ballad. studio orchestra and singer Glenn Marshall handled the recording due to scheduling.
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Jack Loewen
Loewen
Pas
Canada
United States
Paradise
Mr. Loewen
Paradise People
Glenn Marshall
Two Local Men Die in Hunting Mishap
Dave Alexander, 49, and Boyd Hillman, 34, both Carroll Motors employees, disappeared on a dawn hunting trip. RCMP led an air and ground search. a cap was found 25 to 30 miles southwest of The Pas in Salt Lake district. A hole in the ice and the recovery of the men and their two snowmobiles followed. Both were married with families.
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Dave Alexander
Boyd Hillman
Carroll Motors
Peece
RCMP
Pas
Salt Lake District
Christmas Hours At Post Office Extended Saturday Hours
The local Post Office extends Saturday hours to handle Christmas mail. On December 13 and December 20 the counter will operate 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Normally Saturday hours are 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
$2 Million School Expansion Approved
The Provincial Department of Education approves expansions for The Pas area schools. Saul A. Miller, Education Minister, authorizes additions totalling 86 500 square feet to Kelsey School Division facilities. The project adds 17 350 square feet of instructional space and a gymnasium, with a total not exceeding 35 500 square feet, also including Opasquia Elementary School work of 15 150 square feet.
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Department of Education
Pas
Kelsey
Saul A. Miller
Margaret Barbour Collegiate
Opasquia
Reimer Receives Fur Fedora At Lions Charter Night
George Takashima and Lois Banks display Phil Reimer’s new fur hat at the Lions Charter Night. Reimer, a public relations consultant with Canada’s National Health and Welfare fitness division, addressed the gathering on sport in Canada and offered two recreation consultants to visit The Pas free of charge. Five remaining charter members, including John Bodnar Pete Marchenski Webb Thorvaldson Ben Profit and Doug McBride, were honored with certificates.
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George Takashima
Lions Club
Lois Banks
The
Lion's
Phil Reimer
Mr. Reimer
Department of National Health and Welfare
Canada
Reimer
Pas
John Bodnar
Pete Marchenski
Webb Thorvaldson
Ben Profit
Doug McBride
New Air Terminal Building Planned at The Pas
The announcement by federal Transport Minister Don Jamieson at the Manitoba Air Conference said a new air terminal at The Pas will start in the summer of 1970. He cited northern Manitoba air traffic and the forestry boom but gave no cost or design details.
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Clearwater Lake
Winnipeg
Don Jamieson
Jamieson
Manitoba Air Conference
Pas
Manitoba
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