Early Resident Mrs Leon Dion Passes Away
Obituary notes the death of Edna May Bonin born February 4 1896 at Ste Anne des Chenes Manitoba. She moved to Texas in 1916 then Flin Flon where she was the first white resident. Widow of Walter Dion and later Leon Dion, mother of Walter Lawrence and Norma. Her son Walter died serving with the RCAF in World War II. (Continued on page 18)
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Pas
Leon Dion
Manitoba
Edna
May Bonin
Ste. Anne Des Chenes
Dion
Texas
Flin Flon
Walter Isadore Dion
Walter
R.C.A.F
New Courses 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. Enrollment dates for these courses will be in September. Interested persons should apply promptly for vacant spaces. The Camp Cooking Course is a new offering to be offered for the first time.
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Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre
Committee Unhappy With Site RINK PROJECT
A town committee seeks to move proposed arena from Devon Park to a different site. The Angl ican Church previously blocked park land use with a caveat. Vandalism and social concerns fueled debate about Devon Park as arena location. a by law vote was halted when church officials signaled they might not remove the caveat.
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Devon Park
Anglican Church
Pas
Anglica Church
Pro
Royal Canadian Legion
Devon Pak
Bruce Sealey Speaks at Community Education meeting
Bruce Sealey, Curriculum Consultant with the Department of Education, will address the Community and Education Association at their next meeting on Wednesday February 7 at 8:00 in the Margaret Barbour Collegiate lecture theatre. His topic is Integration and the Culturally Different Child.
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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 disabled a Number Five standby unit at the Mani toba Hydro diesel generating station in The Pas on Tuesday afternoon January 23. No local power loss occurred as the 500 KW unit tripped and the on duty operator quickly put out the fire with dry chemical. The unit, mounted on a special CNR car, was sent to the manufacturer for repairs under guarantee. The Pas station operates five units: two 500 KW, one 350 KW, one 1000 KW and one 1100 KW.
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Manitoba Hydro
Pas
Hydro
CNR
Pee Wee star Tim Williams clashes with Oil Kings cast
In Flin Flon during Minor Hockey Week a Pee Wee player from The Pas Tim Williams and a friend were unexpectedly pulled from the dressing room to warm up for the Edmonton Oil Kings as part of a junior game observation. Williams noted the Oil Kings looked large as they prepared to face the Flin Flon Bombers. The event included a trip to see the Edmonton-Flin Flon game and a glimpse of a different calibre of play. In another note Manitoba’s tourism minister announced a February 9 and 10 amateur sports conference in Gimli to tackle leadership shortages in community recreation.
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BIG Brothers
Tim Williams
Pas
Flin Flon
Edmonton Oil Kings
FlinFlon Bombers
Tim
Friend
ThePa
Manitoba
Tourism and Recreation
Sterling Lyon
Q.C
Gimli
Royal Commission on Transportation Hearings North Manitoba
A one man royal commission led by Art Mauro heard views on transportation and communication limits in northern Manitoba. He faced flight cancellations delaying visits to The Pas and Flin Flon as briefs from the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Harry Trager, and Lamb Airways urged a twice daily air service and a review of airfare structure.
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Manitoba
Art Mauro
Pas
Mauro
Winni
Flin Flon
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Trager
Lamb Airways
TransAir Purchases Two Turbo-Props
TransAir Limited announces the purchase of two US- built YS-11 turboprops from Nihon Aircraft. President Harold D. Cope said the jet powered planes replace piston DC-4s on Manitoba routes including Winnipeg and The Pas by August 1968, with deliveries in July and total cost about 1.812 million dollars financed without equity.
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Trans Air Limited
Harold D. Cope
TransAir
Thompson
Manitoba
Cope
Winnipeg
Pas
Churchill
Flin Flon
Lynn Lake
Huskie Hockey Adds Weekend Carrot River Series
The Pas hosts a Carrot River hockey series this weekend after officials announced the event late Monday afternoon. The visiting club is unnamed but likely Prince Albert, contradicting Hugh Johnson’s column that no home series would occur this weekend.
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Huskie Hockey Club
Carrot River
Pas
Prince Albert
Hugh Johnson
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