Festival Fever Signals 25th Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival
The 24th annual Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival drew strong crowds and a record 24 teams in the World Championship Dog Derby. General chair Paul LeMay organized a Save Our Festival drive with about 100 volunteers, overcoming early rough patches. Organizers praise local and visiting participants as the groundwork for a Silver Jubilee in February 1972.
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Paul LeMay
S. O.F
Save Our Festival
Festival dances and council clash over town planning scheme
The Fourth Chair notes a Tuesday council meeting while Festival Committee chose a Queen nominee. He recalls being pressured to crown the queen again at the Ice Palace for press coverage. Discussion centers on a by law for a broader Town Planning Scheme across Consol area, with debate over Indian lands inclusion and the Commission's makeup. Councillor Sokulski calls the meeting good. officials plan to consult a provincial planner and invite the provincial director to discuss tax on Indian land and the scheme’s composition.
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Ice Palace
McBride
Sokulski
Consol
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Highbes
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Koch
Pas Band
Trager
L.G.D
I.R
Local by law debated for Pas Reserve council seats
Doug McBride notes Nelson House style: Pas must have at least one member on the council and argues for two seats plus six citizen members. The Pas Indian Band should name its own member if Indian land is included. The new by-law raises business licenses and fees under the Municipal Act as the license inspector issues licenses with council approval. Budget month looms with a sharp pencil approach to taxes and the building by-law.
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Council
Pas Town Council
Syear
Eee
Finance Committee
Doug McBride
Keelung Visit Amid Chinese New Year Festivities
The ship lingered in Keelung harbor on January 25 during Chinese New Year’s Eve celebrations, with four days ashore to explore the city and observe the four day festival. Officers and locals lit fireworks, while tourists navigated crowded markets and bustling streets, noting language barriers and currency quirks as they sampled authentic Chinese life before returning to America.
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Keelung
Free” Army
Keeé Lung
Taiwan
Chinatown
Tapei
Republic of China
America
Seattle
Montreal
Edmonton
Vancouver
Sunday and Monday TV Guide Schedule Snippet
A partial TV guide lists programs for Sunday February 28 with shows from 9:00 to 11:37, including Ed Allen Mr. Dressup Sesame Street Local News Around Town Luncheon Date Hazel 55 North Maple Street Coronation Street Edge of Night Galloping Gourmet Hi Diddle Day My Three Sons and more. Monday March 1 begins with listed times. full details truncated.
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Ed Allen
Mr. Dressup
Manitoba
Stan
Bill Cosby
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