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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1974
Page
2
The 27th annual Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival, held in February at The Pas The Gateway to the North, is praised as a mid winter break that lifts spirits and honors the trapper as the original northern entrepreneur.
The Pas Post notes three envelopes showing remarkable posting and transit dates. One letter posted February 1 and arriving February 5, another postmarked January 31 with a February 5 desk arrival, all suggesting extraordinary speed and implying the postal system’s flaws.
A long critique details repeated delays and inflated costs in The Pas for a new town garage and shared school hall facilities. It traces costly land deals, architect fees, shifting site choices, and changing tender requirements, with debate over whether education or buildings should take priority as DREE funds cover the project.
Charles Major vents frustration over teaching conditions while the Board upholds the contract. The piece questions whether student interests or rigid agreement governs The Pas educational system, noting cost overruns on local projects like a swimming pool and a public library. Taxpayers bear the burden.
TV grid listing daily CBC programs from February 14 to 20 1974 with show times and titles including Sesame Street Four Corners The Big CBC News and classic series like The Real Magees Green Acres Canada and World War II hour notes notations include misprints and repeated entries highlighting daily lineup adjustments
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