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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1962
Page
2
Readers in Flin Flon and The Pas question CBCs offer, arguing the public broadcaster duplicates private service, costs millions in studios, and ignores rural realities. They call for improved reception before ending the test period and urge better local programming.
The piece questions the US Supreme Court ruling banning non denominational prayer in New York schools. It laments minority power over the majority and asks what the American Way of Life means when such issues dominate national debate. It suggests Canada avoid similar campaigns and criticizes US focus on school prayer.
The Friendship Council responds to editorials on the Friendship Center linking its aims to improving Indian Metis relations. It argues the center can address local problems with mutual patience and a solid foundation built on careful planning and a clear operations blueprint.
Ben Ferrier a biologist and historian from Grand Marais Minnesota retraces William A. McKenzie’s 1787 to 1793 journey by water. He set out from The Pas toward Winnipeg via Cedar Lake with companions Bob Clutter Jr and Stewart Hoebel. They renewed ties with Tom McEwan from Norway House during a brief stop in The Pas.
A Town of The Pas friendship council outlines a future Friendship Centre offering social and educational programs counselling and referral services and activities to improve inter racial understanding. The June 11 meeting of thirty attendees supported establishing the Centre and committing to serve those truly seeking help while welcoming others.
Bill Kennedy of St Paul Minneapolis promotes The Pas and northern Manitoba after a TV feature on the Trappers Festival. He and a crew fished Reed Lake Lodge and shot over a thousand feet of film. Kennedy says stations received many inquiries and locals note strong fishing interest.
Ferrier meets Tom Lamb and sketches a canoe trip to Cedar Lake. Lamb offers a river boat option, Ferrier declines to paddle the full ~70 miles. An Outdoor Writers Association member, Ferrier has written God’s River and aims to write on Alexander McKenzie after this trip. He began in 1935 following McKenzie’s Arctic route, hoping to be the first since McKenzie to travel coast to coast by water.
The Pas Herald reports on local events and notices across the community, highlighting city council decisions, school activities, weather impacts, and neighborhood developments with concise summaries for residents.
Regional broadcast listing shows CBC Manitoba channel 7 daily plan from July 4 to July 10 with test patterns, children’s programs, dramas, game shows, Westerns, talk shows, and sign offs. Notable items include Huckleberry Hound Kraft Mystery Theatre My Three Sons Perry Mason Ben Casey and Bonanza along with BBC film Ichabod and Country Hoedown.
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