New Water Source Considered For The Pas
Ground water tests for Churchill Forest Industries may yield a new supply for The Pas. A well seven miles from town, about 200 feet deep, is pumped at 1000 to 2000 gallons per minute to evaluate aquifer potential. If viable, the project could secure a 25 to 50 year water resource aiding industrial development. Mr. Anderson of Underwood McLellan and Associates notes prior groundwater work supported other Manitoba industries.
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Pas
C. Be, Anderson
Underwood McLellan and Associates
Winnipeg
Churchill Forest Industries Ltd
Mr. Anderson
Underwood McLellans Geotechnical Division
Saskatchewan River
Underwood McLellan
Anderson
Churchill
Manitoba
Fire Chief Urges Faster Fire Department Growth
Fire Chief T A Barley says the town’s fire department is growing faster than its facilities. A council report lists 88 600 in needed items, with a new fire hall as top priority to recruit volunteers and build an organized department.
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T. A. Barley
Earley
Mayor Trager Sets seven items of importance
Mayor Trager presents seven items of importance at the Town Council New Year address. He urges consideration and action for community benefit, citing pride in the past year’s accomplishments including land incorporation, 40 acres for housing, and two 24 suite apartment blocks.
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Harry Trager
Man Assaulted on Edwards Avenue
A local man Vern Johnson working in a bush camp was treated at hospital for facial lacerations after an apparently unprovoked assault on Edwards Avenue Sunday night by a juvenile who was drinking. Johnson was treated and released. police investigations continue.
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Vern Johnson
Bush
Edwards Avenue
Johnson
69 Fires Cause $31,565 Damage in The Pas
Fire Chief T. A. Earley reported to Town Council that 69 fires caused an estimated 31,565 in damage in The Pas over the past year. Grass and garbage fires totaled 37 incidents causing 50 in damage, six fires of unknown cause accounted for 21,700, and six automobile fires added 9,200. The department grew to 24 members with one volunteer leaving and four new volunteers joining.
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Pas
T. A. Earley
Earley
To Burn Or Not To Burn Dominates The Pas Debate
Citizens worry about new burning rules after The Pas adopted the National Fire Code forbidding open fires without a permit. Mayor Trager reportedly told a caller to burn and said he would pay any fine. No burning permits have been issued and fires linked to garbage burning remain common.
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The
Herald
Harry Trager
Russ Tawse
Alex Wilchowy
T. A. Earley
New Basketball League Formed In Northern Manitoba
A new high school basketball league formed in Northern Manitoba includes Flin Flon Thompson Cranberry Portage Snow Lake and The Pas. Acting president R Dale Braun says it will be an exciting venture yet costly and needs broad support.
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Flin Flon
Thompson
Cranberry Portage
Snow Lake
Pas
R. Dale Braun
Hospital Tender Overruns Force Budget Cuts
The Manitoba Hospital Commission faced tenders from nine bidders for the Winnipeg hospital project. The low bid was 2.62 million by Wallace and Akins Limited, while the highest reached 3.049 million. Architects Moody Moore and Partners cited added costs like federal sales tax and contingency funds, noting building index escalation.
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Wallace and Akins Limited
Winch
Manitoba Hospital Commission
Moody Moore
Committees on Council Named for 1970
Councillor Audrey Batchelor named Deputy Mayor for the coming year. Bern Bernstrom to lead General Government and Fiscal Services. Batchelor to head Protective Services with Jack Kennedy and Alex Wilchowy. Transportation Services includes Wilchowy, Bernstrom and Russ Tawse. Environmental Health Services led by Kennedy with Johnson and Bernstrom on the panel.
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Audrey Batchelor
Bern Bernstrom
Ed Johanson
Batchelor
Protective Services
Jack Kennedy
Alex Wilchowy
Wilchowy, Bernstrom
Russ Tawse
Kennedy
Johanson and
Bernstrom
New And Bigger Plans For Trapper's Festival In The Pas
The 23rd annual Trapper's Festival in The Pas runs February 11 to 14. Orest Pidskainy says winners of the King Trapper and men squaw wrestling may gain a 10 day trip to Toronto's Sports Show. A larger King Trapper trophy debuts plus six Portage paratroopers will perform jumping demonstrations each morning weather permitting. An autoboggan race from Peace Gardens to The Pas, sponsored by Brandon Power Toboggan Club, arrives Wednesday evening. Power toboggan racing is highlighted with new plans.
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Pas
Orest Pidskainy
Toronto
404 Rescue Squadron
Portage
Peace Gardens
Welfare aid falls in town a year after 1968 high
A town Welfare Department reports 481 people granted assistance in the past year, down from 551 in 1968. Of 1969 recipients, 455 were non-area cases and 26 were town residents, including 12 where the husband was ill or unemployed and 14 one-parent families.
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Town Welfare Department
J.C. Fay
Building Permits Up 1 541 691 in The Pas for 1969
The Pas issued 2 494 866 in building permits in 1969, up from 955 175 in 1968. New building work totaled 2 140 200 and repairs 354 666, with multiple dwelling construction driving the rise. 168 new dwellings were built or under construction. actual permits issued fell to 147 from 168 in 1968.
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T. A. Earley
Earley
Mercury Pollution Action Planned in Saskatchewan This Week
The Saskatchewan Water Commission will move this week against a plant blamed for mercury pollution in the Saskatchewan River system. The plant’s identity isn’t released but local rumor points to the Saskatoon area. Premier Ed Schreyer suggested Manitoba may pursue legal action to recover losses from pollution cases.
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Saskatchewan Water Commission
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
CNR Plans Shed Renovations for Passenger Train Crews
The Canadian National Railway announces renovation of the northerly portion of the Express Shed near The Pas station, converting it into hostel type accommodation for crews employed in passenger train service.
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CNR
Pas
NewStart Boards Fresh Directors at The Pas
A new Manitoba NewStart board is set for the coming year at The Pas. Members include Ferdinand Guiboche of Camperville Metis Federation, W L Hudson union executive from Thompson, Verna Jane Kirkness Frontier School Division assistant superintendent on Dauphin, and Chief Gordon Lathlin of The Pas Indian Band. W C Thomas serves as Chairman and Executive Director. remaining 1969 members were B Scott Bateman Winnipeg Barbara Fisher The Pas and C A Nesbitt Thompson.
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Pas
Ferdinand Guiboche
Camperville
Metis Federation
W.L. Hudson
Thompson
Verna Jane Kirkness
Frontier School Division
Dauphin
Gordon Lathlin
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