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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1964
Page
3
Premier Roblin proposes an open door policy allowing private school students to share public school services while staying enrolled in private schools. No private payments would be made and the public system would regulate shared services within existing funding. The plan aims to preserve public schooling while respecting private choice and conscience rights.
The Pas Juvenile B All stars face Swan River tonight at 8:30 in The Pas Arena in a Manitoba Minor Hockey playoff game. The Pas earned playoff berths during Minor Hockey Week by beating Lynn Lake and Thormipson in two games. Admission is 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. a second game is set for Swan River next Saturday.
The Pas Chamber of Commerce plans two permanent tourist bureaus to open by late spring near the Trapper Sign festival site. A log cabin style bureau would operate May to September with a fulltime attendant, built and staffed by volunteers, and located beside the Trapper Sign at town's south end.
Entries representing the Trappers' Festival captivated Edmonton as Bill Carriere won the 25 mile dog derby. Roger Carriere, King Trapper, led the northern Manitoba delegation from The Pas via Winnipeg, with Labart's Brewery aiding promotion.
A ten member study group from multiple Manitoba departments toured Cranberry Portage to inventory radar station facilities. The Mid Canada station at Cranberry faces March closure, threatening local economy as Manitoba presses for a detailed plan after limited federal action.
Dr. Colin Rolfe medical health director for Northern Health Services at The Pas enters the 150 mile World Championship Dog Derby at the Trappers Festival. He has nine malamute hybrids and is aided by Norman Kerwin and Roger Cloutier as his team nears the start. Rolfe arrived in Canada about six years ago from Somerset England with Kathleen Teresa Julian and Nick. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10.
Unseasonably warm weather and a fast river current force Trappers Festival officials to relocate events along the Saskatchewan River. Ice conditions deteriorated with shoreline breakup and rising water making spectator access difficult. The situation prompts safety checks on river ice depth and a continued postponement of some dog race activities.
Tickets for the Musher's Banquet at the 1964 Trappers' Festival are selling quickly. They are available at Northland Drug and McDonald's Tobacco Store. Guest speaker is John Fisher. Six Fur Queen candidates will speak at least two minutes each before a panel of three judges to determine the winner.
Tickets for the Trappers Festival Stage Show and the Trappers Rendezvous went on sale today. Fans line up for the events with limited seating and festival activities announced by local organizers.
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