Early Resident Mrs Leon Dion Passes Away
The death occurred suddenly at The Pas on Thursday January 26 of Mrs Leon Dion a longtime resident of Northern Manitoba Born Edna Bonin February 4 1896 at Ste Anne des Itoba She married Walter Isadore Dion in 1916 and had son Walter who was killed serving with the RCAF in World War 2 Later she married Leon Joseph Dion one of the discoverers of the Flin Flon Mine They had two children Lawrence and Norma.
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Pas
Leon Dion
Manitoba
Edna
Bonin
Ste
Anne Desitoba
Dion
Walter Isadore Dion
Walter
R.C.A.F
Leon Joseph Dion
Lawrence
Norma
New Courses Open at Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre
New students will enroll in Radio and TV General Drafting and Camp Cooking courses at the Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre on February 5. Next enrollment date is September. Those wishing to take these courses should apply early for vacant spaces. Camp Cooking is a new course offered for the first time.
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Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre
Committee Unhappy With Site RINK PROJECT
A town council committee seeks to move the proposed arena site from Devon Park to another location. A Jan 22 church vote refused to lift the caveat on Devon Park land, which has historical ties to the Anglican Church and has faced vandalism and social concerns.
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Devon Park
Anglican Church
Pas
Pro
Royal Canadian Legion
Devon Pak
Citizens, Committee
Bruce Sealey Speaks at Community Meeting February 7
Bruce Sealey, Curriculum Consultant with the Department of Education, will speak at the Community and Education Association meeting on Wednesday February 7 at 8:00 in the Margaret Barbour Collegiate lecture theatre. He will discuss Integration and the Culturally Different Child and its relevance to local citizens. The executive board also reviewed the December meeting on report cards and issued recommendations.
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Bruce Sealey
Community and Education Association
Magaret Barbour Collegiate
Sealey
Dept. of Education
Fire knocks out hydro unit at The Pas station
A fire damaged the Number Five standby unit at Mani toba Hydro diesel station in The Pas on Tuesday afternoon January 23. No local power interruption occurred as the 590 KW unit tripped its load and was extinguished with dry chemical. The damaged unit, on a CNR car, was sent to the manufacturer for repair under warranty. five units remain in service there.
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Manitoba Hydro
Pas
Hydro
CNR
Pass
Big Brothers Impress Pee Wee Star In Flin Flon Visit
Tim Williams of The Pas and a friend were surprised when the Edmonton Oil Kings arrived for a Junior A game and used the Pee Wee duo as warm up shots in a Flin Flon dressing room during Minor Hockey Week. The event followed by a Manitoba sports conference announced for Gimli on February 9 and 10 to address leadership in community recreation.
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BIG Brothers
Tim Williams
Pas
Flin Flon
Flin Fion
Edmonton Oil Kings
Flin Flon Bombers
Tim
Friend
Manitoba
Tourism and Recreation
Sterling Lyon
Q.C
Gimli
Royal Commission Hearings On Northern Transportation
A one man royal commission led by Art Mauro toured northern Manitoba to study transportation and communication gaps. Weather delayed the Pas hearing on January 23, with briefs from The Pas Chamber of Commerce Mayor Harry Trager and Lamb Airways urging twice daily air service and airfare structure review.
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Manitoba
Art Mauro
Pas
Flin Flon
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Trager
Lamb Airways
Gideons Present Bibles to Local Grade Five Students
Gideon Society volunteers distributed Bibles to fifth grade students in local elementary schools last week in a school outreach program. The presentations aimed to provide each student with a personal Bible for home and classroom use.
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The
Gideon Society
TransAir Buys Two YS-11 Turbine Prop Planes
TransAir Limited announced the purchase of two YS-11s from Nihon Aircraft of Japan. President Harold D. Cope said the jet powered turboprops will replace piston DC 4s on Manitoba routes including Winnipeg The Pas Thompson Churchill Flin Flon and Lynn Lake. Deliveries to Winnipeg are planned for July 1968 with operation starting August 1968. Financing for the 5 1/2 million dollar deal, parts and support equipment is arranged without equity financing.
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Trans Air Limited
Harold D. Cope
TransAir
Thompson
Manitoba
Cope
Winnipeg
Pas
Churchill
Flin Flon
Lynn Lake
Nihon Aeroplane Manufacturing Company
Japan
Huskie Hockey Series Scheduled at The Pas This Weekend
Officials announced a Carrot River hockey series would be held at The Pas this weekend possibly involving Prince Albert. A later column stated by Hugh Johnson on page 17 that there would be no home series, but the copy was changed after printing.
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Huskie
Carrot River
Pas
Prince Albert
Hugh Johnson
Kelsey School Division Patrol Students Highlighted
Shown here are the hard working patrol boys and girls of the Kelsey School Division guarding crossings and assisting peers, reflecting school safety efforts and student responsibility.
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Kelsey
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Miss Yorkton
Kerry Anne Obleman
Yorkton Square Dance Zone Association
Regina
Lémburg
Saskatchewan
Voc
Oh Troubled Waters
Royal Commission On Transportation
Gideon's Present Bibles
Bill Harvey
Garry Periier
Gideon's
Opasquai School
Lido Theatre
Paul Rivalin
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