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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
34
Shepherds watch in the fields near Bethlehem as an angel announces the birth of Jesus Christ the Lord. They hurry to see Mary Joseph and the infant in a manger filling the night with praise Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will toward men.
Mayor Doug McBride refuses talks with Planning Advisory Committee chair Jack Kennedy citing a perceived conflict of interest. The letter from Cal Gibson references a Pas Herald article about zoning plans for an industrial park and possible purchase of the idle Porky Packers Abattoir by local farmer interests.
The Pas Herald will not publish next week and will resume January 1977. The office and plant will be closed December 23 to 27. Councillor Don Manych recalls plans for a Motor Hotel on properties near the packing plant as the town ponders industrial park zoning.
The Pas hosts a lavish outdoor display on Paul Avenue with lights and decorations turning the area into a fantasy land after dark. Sightseers are urged to visit after sunset to fully enjoy the spectacle.
Jack Johnson of The Pas, Manitoba, has patented two inventions, the Tree De-Limber and Roll-A-Ramp, hoping to ease logging repairs and snowmobile loading. He emphasizes resourcefulness and self reliance, noting four years of work on the De-Limber and choosing to retain patent control over his designs.
Two northern Christmas reminiscences by Gerald Flood appear in today’s Herald. A retired trapper recalls the 1920s Christmas trip to Pukatawagan on page 3. A sixty year resident of The Pas recounts the 1917 Christmas when The Pas was a quiet northern village on page 13.
The Pas and Flin Flon hospitals deny that about 800 staff in Thompson Churchill Gillam Leaf Rapids Lynn Lake Flin Flon and The Pas face repayment of 750 to 1500 in northern allowance benefits. Dennis Magnusson says the AIB has called for rollback and no word is expected before Christmas.
Councillor Stan Reid told the town council that water service costs exceed revenue, justifying higher rates. He cited a 1975 decision raising water charges, noting January through October 1976 costs outpaced revenues by about $14,000, with total 1976 revenues at $317,331 and costs $331,743. Secretary Treasurer Tony Moule expects closer balance after year-end, as most costs occur early and fewer repairs may occur in late 1976.
CHR super WINNIPEG R.G. Anderson of Winnipeg is appointed superintendent of CN's Hudson Bay Area with HQ at The Pas. He succeeds W.R. Evans who moves to Thunder Bay. Anderson, from Toronto, joined CN in 1951 and has held multiple Great Lakes operations roles before Winnipeg and became coordinator, service design in January. He will oversee CN train operations north of The Pas to Lynn Lake and Churchill and south to Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
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