Pioneers honoured by LGD of Consol
Three LGD Consol pioneers were honored at a joint meeting with The Pas District Exhibition Association on January 19 in The Pas. Guests included Provincial Agriculture Minister Jim Downey and Deputy Minister Gerald Forrest, plus local officials. Replicas of red river carts were presented to Sam Popika George Halliday and John Jaeger by senior officials. Forrest praised the move from single decision making to an elected council and Reeve system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Downey
Gerald Forrest
Doug McBride
Ron McBryde
Pas
Doug Gorley
Swan River
Tom Pringle
Department of Agriculture North West Regional
NorLite Hall
LGD
Sam Popika
George Halliday
John Jaeger
Red River
Melvin Ray
Forrest
Kelsey School Board adopts new self insurance program
The Kelsey School Board voted January 23 to enter a self insurance plan from the Manitoba Association of School Trustees. It offers replacement-cost coverage and rebates for low claims years, with guaranteed three year non cancellation and insurer cancellation only with notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelsey School Board
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Bill Russick
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Reed Shaw Stenhouse
Paper Workers vote to strike in The Pas after offer rejection
CPU Local 1403 in The Pas voted 82 percent in favor of strike after rejection of Manitoba Forestry Resources Ltd offer. Office workers also voted to strike while engineering accepted 72 cents per hour first year. long term disability and weekly indemnity terms remain core issues amid AIB rollback concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Paper Workers Union
CPU
Pas
Manitoba Forestry Resources Ltd
Keith Elvers
Pulp and Paper
Anti Inflation Board
AIB
Elvers
Bruce Thomson
Task Force visits The Pas to review Manitoba government programs
The Manitoba government Task Force on Government Organization and Economy visited The Pas early this week. Co chairmen Sidney Spivak and William McCance met with Town Council, the School Board and Local Government District councillors to hear public concerns and discuss potential program cuts and education cost controls. The group aims to improve efficiency and accountability and will report back to the cabinet after consulting review teams and local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Pas
Sidney Spivak
William McCance
Consul
Winnipeg
Spivak
Town of The Pas voices budget strain before Task Force
Mayor Doug McBride told the Task Force on Government Organization and Economy that provincial restraint programs hinder municipal budgeting in The Pas. He cited Timberland Trailer Court costs, rising legal and licence fees, and argued relocation outside town limits as a remedy. He urged clearer grant guidance and noted tax inequities for residents on Indian land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spivak
Doug McBride
Pas
Sidney Spivak
William McCance
LGD
Consul
Kelsey
McBride
Timberland Trailer Court
Department of Indian Affairs
The
Bodnar outlines LGD concerns to Spivak in The Pas
Reeve John Bodnar of the Consol presented a brief to Hon. Sidney Spivak at a special meeting in The Pas. The LGD outlined concerns about several government projects and responsibilities. Secretary Bill McCance then met with representatives from the LGC of Consul Town Council and the School Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bodnar
Consol
Sidney Spivak
Pas
LGD
Spivak
Bill McCance
LGC
Consul
Town Council
School Board
Education funding debated by Pas Task Force and LGD in provincial discussion
The Pas area concerns education costs with School Board officials and Reeve Bodnar of Consol LGD urging input on budgeting. Bill Russick pressed for CDSS expansion to support remedial reading and special needs, while Bodnar criticized Saskeram wildlife area designation and urged land releases for private sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spivak
Pas
LGD
John Bodnar
Doug McBride
Kelsey School Board
Bill Russick
Reeve Bodnar
Bodnar
Russick
Sidney Spivak
Bill McCance
CDSS
Minister reviews submission with The Pas farmers group
Agriculture Minister Jim Downey met with The Pas and District Farmers Coop Association in NorLite Hall on January 19. He pledged to study the association’s land ownership, land use, and drainage concerns, but gave no firm commitments. The group urged sale of crown lands under Lease-Option to local farmers and highlighted tax arrears on leased land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Downey
Pas and District Farmers Coop Association Ltd
NorLite Hall
Armand LeSann
Pasquia Project
Saskram
Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corporation
NDP
LeSann
Association
Pasquia
Cab Owners Appoint Rep to Town Taxi Committee
The Pas taxi cab owners select Mrs. L Brimacombe as a non voting rep to the cab committee to voice association views. The panel discusses by law 2082 violations by certain operators and RCMP enforcement, possible meter free zones, and a 30 day probation for drivers awaiting RCMP driving abstracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pas
Chris Sunde
R.E. Leech
RCMP
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Board
Patrick Ballantyne
Moose Lake
Thomson
General Educational Development
Bill MacDonald
Carrot River
Onvernment Organization
Saskeram
Grand Rapids
Farmers’ Association
Sunde
Cab Committee
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