Community Events Rough Schedule for Opasquia Area
The August 4 to 6 festivities include a 2:00 p.m. fashion show at Opasquia School staged by town youth groups, a Ukrainian Supper 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Devon Park, and an evening Fallen Angels concert there with a rain backup at Elk's Hall. Midnight fireworks sponsor by the Legion. Kineties Ice Cream Park operates three days at Opasquia School Grounds. Tea daily at Rebekah Lodge Eastern Star Royal Purple with Jim Gleadle art display. Headquarters at Elk's Hall 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. with Kerr's Furs Air Cadets and car display sponsoring.
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Legion
Kineties
Opasquia
Rebekah Lodge
Eastern Star
Royal Purple
Jim Gleadle
Elk's Hall
Kerr's Furs
Air Cadets
Fire protection talks for government property in The Pas
The Manitoba Government through Consol district seeks fire protection for the government garage and the women’s jail on the east side of town. Council previously refused private fire-call service but opened talks on government property coverage. Councillor Batchelor proposed a fee of 125 per call for the first hour plus 75 for each additional period.
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Manitoba
Consol
Pas
Council
Audrey Batchelor
Councillor Proposes Flat Fire Fee as Budget Reform
Councillor Vern Bernstrom, finance chairman, urged a flat annual fire fee even without calls. He proposed an initial 10 percent of the fire budget, estimating $1800 on current costs. Council decided to study the idea further.
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Vern Bernstrom
Riot Apparent as Flin Flon Teens Clash with Police
The Pas RCMP detachment and Flin Flon police faced a near riot by up to 400 teenagers and young adults after a Dominion Day holiday disturbance. Cars on Main Street were damaged. four Constables were sent, with Cranberry Portage officers and The Pas patrol wagon assisting.
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Pas
RCMP
Flin Flon
Cranberry Portage
Churchill Forest Industries Seeks Parking at First Street
Churchill Forest Industries gains temporary use of the dead end of First Street beside the Transport Garage to park trailer vehicles until the plant site across the river is ready. The town engineer will supervise to prevent traffic obstruction as mayor Trager notes progress.
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Churchill Forest Industries
First Street
Trager
Two Years On Assault Charge For Harris In The Pas
Lawrence Allan Hagris of The Pas received a two year penitentiary sentence for assault occasioning bodily harm. The charge stemmed from last month when youths found an elderly man badly beaten inside a shack behind the Royal Bank. Harris had recently rented the property.
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Larence Allan Hagris
Pas
Royal Bank
Harris
Incomplete fragment resumes at The Pas after sentence
Fragment notes a return to The Pas after completing a three year sentence on a similar charge. The brief provides limited context and no additional names or dates.
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Med
Pas
Charge Laid After Accident In Cranberry Portage
An exchange student from Sweden working in the area has been charged with criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle after an accident at Cranberry Portage on Dominion Day.
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Sweden
Cranberry Portage
Cranberry Portage resident dies in weekend incident
A 72 year resident of Cranberry Portage was killed. The student Bengt Iagerstrom arrived in Canada in early May. He is a biologist with the Department of Mines and Resources.
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Cranberry Portage
Bengt Iagerstrom
Canada
The
Department of Mines and Resources
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