Teachers-Trustees Reach Agreement After Negotiations
The Kelsey School Division and local teachers reached a settlement with pay increases around four percent overall. The Secretary-Treasurer will finalize payroll on the new scale, with raises above grants borne by local taxes. Board chair Bill McLean notes grants cover much payroll but tax support remains necessary while remaining competitive with mining communities.
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Kelsey
Bill McLean
Pas
Skate-A-Thon Set For The Pas Arena This Saturday
The Pas Minor Hockey Association sponsors a skate-a-thon on March 1 from 10 AM to 6 PM at The Pas Arena. Open to all ages, skaters raise funds per hour, with registration from Jack Williams or rink officials. All proceeds support Minor Hockey operations in The Pas.
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Pas Minor Hockey Association
Pas Arena
Jack Williams
Pas
Music Festival Deadline Set
Setting up of speech and vocal solo classes for the 1969 Music Festival have now been completed. Teachers should check each student's age as of Jan 1, 1969 to ensure correct class. Entry fee must be given to the teacher when performance is confirmed. Deadline for entries is March 21.
Kelsey School Division Names Local Insurance Broker
Bernstrom Moffat Kelsey Agencies Limited is appointed as the Kelsey School Division’s insurance broker at the board’s last meeting. Trustee Jack Johnson supports local coverage noting it matches Winnipeg rates and may offer better service, arguing money should stay in town.
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Bernstrom and Moffat Agencies Limited
Kelsey
Winnipeg
Jack Johnson
Bernstrom-Moffat
School Division Hires 11 New Teachers for Year
The Kelsey School Division hired 11 teachers for the upcoming year including 10 elementary staff, one kindergarten teacher, and one Collegiate instructor. Kindergarten classes may start in fall if qualified teachers are available, says Superintendent Harold Grundy. Board Chairman Jack Kennedy notes optimism and possible additional hires touring The Pas.
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Kelsey
Harold Grundy
Jack Kennedy
Grundy
Pas
Welfare Said Here To Stay
Councillor Russ Tawse, new chairman of the Town Welfare Committee, criticizes the welfare picture yet sees little that can be done. He notes that many seek welfare and suggests renaming the program "The Welcome Wagon Fund" as the issue grows.
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Russ Tawse
Tawse
Live TV Service Planned for The Pas Flin Flon Snow Lake
The CBC is assured microwave facilities to support live network operation starting March 1 in The Pas Flin Flon and Snow Lake. Full network service will run from sign-on to sign-off during the weekend of March 1 and 2.
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CBC
Pas
Flin Flon
Snow Lake
Time To Buy New Licenses
Cpl G Rechner of the local Rural Detachment of the RCMP says, effective March 1, all motorists using the highways without 1969 licenses will be prosecuted. All motor vehicles must be licensed for the license year 1969 by February 28.
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Cpl. G. Rechner
R.C.M.P
Rink Complex To Be Discussed By Public Meeting
A public meeting at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 in the Council Chambers will update residents on the proposed arena and curling rink complex. Letters invite fraternal groups, sports clubs, service clubs, and interested parties to attend and learn the current status.
Workload Prompted Request for Two More RCMP Staff
Sgt. K R Elliott asked Town Council for two additional RCMP staff due to rising workload at The Pas detachment. He cited 1968 figures: 1832 more complaints, 452 more files opened and investigated, 432 more charges, and 50 892 patrol miles, with a new quarters need under review. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4.
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Elliott
RCMP
Second Death in Jail Cell at The Pas Detention
Philip Robinson, believed in his late 30s, was found dead in a jail cell in The Pas Saturday around 11 p.m. authorities report he hanged himself with a shirt from lattice work while detained on an intoxication charge. This marks the second such death this year and the third in 18 months, with an inquest opened by Coroner Evans Premachuk.
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Philip Robinson
Pas
Evans Premachuk
Manitoba Highways Big Blast Clears Snow Lake Roadbed
A February blast near Snow Lake used ammonium nitrate charges up to 250 pounds each to clear rock for Provincial Road 392 and to produce fill for a roadbed where soil is scarce. The operation, described as the biggest blast in Manitoba highway building history, involved 300,000 pounds of explosives and was conducted for the Corbett Construction Company.
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Manitoba
Snow Lake
Corbett Constry
The Pas Receives Five Million Start Program
Mayor Harry Trager announced to Town Council that The Pas will host a five million dollar New Start program for northern Manitoba. The federal government will fund the project over five years, covering about 150 miles around The Pas. A director is being sought and four provincial board members will be appointed.
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Pas
Manitoba
Harry Trager
Trager
Winnipeg
D. W. Craik
$10 Million Paper Machinery Plant Planned for The Pas
The Pas to host a new $10 million paper production machinery facility by James Bertram and Son Canada. Construction to begin this year, employing about 120 workers at full operation in a 70 000 square foot plant. The project aims to supply pulp and paper equipment from pumps to turnkey mills and later provide repair and maintenance services.
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Manitoba
Angather
Pas
Walter Weir
Edinburgh
Scotland
James Bertram and Son Ltd
Leith Walk
James Bertram and Son (Canada) Ltd
James Bertram
Local Grain Risks Rotting Without Drying At The Pas
Agricultural Representative Jac G Nickel warns about 100000 bushels of grain in The Pas area that will rot if not dried before warm weather. Drying costs are 10 to 15 cents per bushel, with a 10 cent per bushel interest free Wheat Board advance available. Poor harvest conditions and transportation delays threaten timely drying and sales.
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Pas
Jac. G. Nickel
Wheat Board
Town Rates Questioned by Waterworks Chief
W. C. Cameron, Municipal Superintendent, asks the Town Waterworks Committee to review rates for temporary shut offs meter moves and reinstatement after bill payment. He says current prevailing rates do not cover the cost of these services.
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W.C. Cameron
Town Waterworks Committee
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K.R. Elliott
Audrey Batchelor
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