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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1974
Page
1
At a December 19 committee meeting The Pas Town Council accepted Gulf Oil's 1974 fuel tender after reviewing four bids. Town Manager Walt Lengerke explained the decision occurred in camera with Mayor Jack Kennedy absent due to a vested fuel contract interest.
D Arcy Bancroft replies to Transair after their December 12 letter. He thanks Transair for the prompt response to his December 4 note and notes some surprising remarks. He cites use of Transair loop service for multiple trips between Lynn Lake Winnipeg Flin Flon Winnipeg The Pas and Thompson The Pas.
The Pas police report a quiet Christmas with 3 or 4 impaired driving charges. They logged 4 or 5 drug overdose complaints during the holidays and one shoplifting incident on December 21. A juvenile was caught stealing a lock from a hardware store and referred to Juvenile Authorities. A December 22 scuffle at Timberland Trailer Court left two men hospitalized. one man charged with assault causing bodily harm and held for court on January 7. no names released.
After three years of company training and three levels of theory at Keewatin Community College, industrial mechanical apprentices earn journeyman status recognized across Canada. Sixth graduating group includes instructors Doug Linter John Martin Len Harrison J Pugh B Courtney C Saari and graduates S Deshmuk P Franck D Melnyk M Saric L Fox P Didychuk J Robinson D Chadwick O Deleare B Earle W Turner D Desjarlais.
The Trappers Festival Booklet price rises to 75 cents up from 50 cents. The board plans to blitz town sales with Scouts Girl Guides and Brownies earning 10 cents per booklet. Local officials Ron McBryde and Keith Taylor will attend activities. A senior citizens program at St Pauls Residence is planned with a 90 dollar budget. The Fashion Show faces clothing supply challenges as most businesses decline to donate garments.
Alf Walker of the Workmen's Compensation Board presented safety achievement awards to six Pulp & Paper Division departments at Manitoba Forestry Resources Ltd during safety dinners on December 18 and 20, 1973. The departments totalled 276 147 man hours without a lost time injury among 16 568 820 injury chances.
Town Manager Walt Leggerke proposed a $243 000 mobile home sub division to meet rising demand for housing and trailer space. The December 19 council meeting did not reach a decision as the discussion moved to Committee of the Whole. The proposal, his second in just over a year, notes over 100 percent occupancy at both current trailer parks and scarce affordable land in the LGD.
Arrears totaling 2775.75 dollars are to be paid to the Manitoba Health Services Commission by The Pas on behalf of local residents who did not pay premiums from October 1972 to May 31, 1973. After payment, the council will seek recovery from residents and may apply the amount to unpaid property taxes for local owners.
The Trappers' Festival Board on December 18 adopted a budget for the Queen's Pageant. The Pat Kinnettes aim to raise four thousand eight hundred dollars in revenue. Expenses total three thousand one hundred eighty one dollars and ninety eight cents. The group plans to net about one thousand six hundred eighteen dollars, with a future vote on allocating profits to service clubs and fraternal groups.
Three local service clubs pledge ten thousand dollars to start a Pas community marching band. An initial three thousand dollar payment was presented at a ceremony at the offices of the Kelsey School Division to Bandmaster Derek Wainio, with club presidents Frank McLaughlin Vaughn Wadelius Harold Grundy and Ian Gunn in attendance.
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