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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1962
Page
2
The Trappers Festival board announces an April 16 annual meeting to recruit broader local support and organization across town. Officials urge clubs and individuals to participate, aiming to expand events and manpower for a bigger 1963 festival and strengthen community enthusiasm.
The New Democratic Party nominated Florence Mathews for the Churchill federal riding. Mathews, a Dauphin resident, won a two person race against Fred Ledieu of Flin Flon in what supporters call a broad riding of farmers fishermen and miners. Critics question why the party fielded a non resident and from outside the constituency.
Manitoba Gazette declares eight locations historic prohibiting unauthorized investigations. Notable sites include York Factory at Hudson Bay with fur trade links, an 1864 Sioux Salteaux entrenchment near Lake Manitoba, and several mounds and encampments across Morden Arden High Bluff Kemnay Arrow River area.
Premier Duff Roblin pitches an $800 million program to harness the Nelson River for a national grid. Two million kilowatts could be developed with long distance transmission to eastern Canada, requiring joint funding and a provincial federal provincial partnership. The plan aims to lower costs, spur growth, and open northern Manitoba for development while selling surplus power to distant load centres.
The Nelson River gains added advantage as its source is Lake Winnipeg. The lake, a major natural water power reservoir, underpins the river’s potential. With strong rights for shoreline communities, the Neilson claim suggests the river could rival the world’s great power reserves.
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