Car Check Caravan to Inspect Vehicles in The Pas
The Department of Transportation's Car Check Caravan arrives in The Pas on Monday July 28 to offer safety inspections for a $2 fee. A blue and white van will operate at Edwards Avenue opposite the United Church with a trained team of a mechanic and four inspectors. Inspections cover wheels, steering, lights, brakes, tires, and more. re inspections are free and an Approved Vehicle Inspection Certificate sticker is issued to approved vehicles.
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Department of Transportation
Pas
United Church
Edwards Avenue
Experiment In Teacher Salary Negotiation Here
An experiment in the coordination of teachers salary negotiations will be conducted in the Northern Region this fall. The Manitoba Association of School Trustees newsletter reports a proposal by Northern trustees accepted by MAST to boost active participation by MAST office personnel in planning stages. Bob McDonald, MAST Director of Field Services, is expected to spend significant time on this initiative.
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Manitoba Association of School Trustees
MAST
Bob McDonald
Local pool sees crowds as hot spell boosts attendance
Senior Swimming Instructor Kathy Smith notes daily attendance between 150 and 200 as warm weather draws youths to the pool. Evening swimming is cut this year, with two sets of July and August lessons for beginners to seniors and a small life saving class.
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Kathy Smith
Miss Smith
Roy Johnston
Work On The Boat Launching Ramp Delayed By River Rise
The Pas Game and Fish Association reports progress on Edwards Avenue boat launching ramp but says higher Sask River water has postponed some tasks. Maurice Lagimodiere notes odd jobs missed before the rise, adds about $475 spent on fuel and clay fill, and estimates total costs would have been $2,500 to $3,000 if time and materials had been available. The parking lot for about 50 cars and trailers has been leveled and is in progress.
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Sask
Pas Game and Fish Association
Edwards Avenue
Maurice Lagimodiere
Local Buffalo Herd Splitting Into Groups
The buffalo herd released last fall in Saskeram is breaking into three groups due to breeding season. Wildlife biologist RJ Robertson notes movements near the Carrot River area and along the Hudson Bay Railway toward Mile Five. All but one of the original 20 animals have been accounted for.
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Department of Mines and Natural Resources
RJ. Robertson
Carrot River
Saskatchewan
Prospector
Saskeram
Hudson Bay
Traffic Arrests Double In Town
Highway traffic prosecutions in The Pas rose in the first seven months of this year with 200 cases, nearly half the 235 total for all of 1968, according to a Town RCMP spokesman. He blamed the new radar set for the surge.
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Pas
RCMP
Are You Ready For The Parade In Pas and District
Members of The Pas and District Exhibition Association urge participation in a large local parade on Monday August 4 at 10 00 AM. The two day exhibition on August 3 and 4 features commercial organizational and non commercial float classifications with prizes for best decorated bikes riders horses and costumes. Prize awards occur around 9 30 PM on August 4. Interested participants should contact Mr. Mac Profit or Mr. W. Cudmore.
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Pas and District Exhibition Association
Mac Profit
W. Cudmore
New Doctor Joins The Clinic
Dr. S G Skelly joins the Associate Medical Clinic arriving with wife Alison and two young children from Northern Ireland. He is a Queen's University Belfast graduate with obstetrics diploma from the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology London and has worked in a general hospital. His main interests include obstetrics and general surgery.
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S.G. Skelly
Skelly
Alison
Siobhan
Patrick
Northern Ireland
Queen's University
Belfast
Ireland
Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
London
FEW JOBS AVAILABLE Work Speculation Drawing Transients To The Pas
Officials at The Pas Canada Manpower Centre report many transients arriving in The Pas seeking work with Gillam or Thompson area firms. Most are unskilled or semi skilled, with limited pulp mill or construction jobs available. locals can fill unskilled vacancies, while a few tradesmen and mine laborer posts remain.
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Pas
Canada Manpower Centre
Gillam
Thompson
Churchill Forest Industries
Canada
Chamber Seeks Natural Gas to Lure Industry to The Pas
The Pas Chamber of Commerce urges Steelgas to commit to a natural gas pipeline to The Pas or district. President Evans Premachuk notes gas availability could attract Northern Manitoba industry and asks council to press for a definite commitment or consider private or Crown options if the project stalls.
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Pas Chamber of Commerce
Falconbridge
Pas
Manitoba
Evans Premachuk
Government of
Chamber of Commerce
Police Raid Bootleggers Nets Multiple Charges
RCMP detachment raided Rev Cab Mac's Taxi Robert Latimer and Carl Pidskalny on Paul Avenue. Latimer and Latimer's associates faced liquor selling charges. Pidskalny pled guilty with a 200 dollar fine plus costs. James Stuart of Reo Cab was fined 100 dollars after pleading guilty to illicit liquor possession. Plainclothes officers from Winnipeg conducted the operations.
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RCMP
Rev Cab
Mac's Taxi
Robert Latimer
Carl Pidskalny
Paul Avenue
Latimer
Marcel Francoeur
Pidskalny
Reo Cab
Mac
James Stuart
Impaired driving cases dominate local court docket
Seven cases of operating a motor vehicle while impaired have been before the local court this month. Paul Szumik of Lake appears on the charge twice, pleading guilty each time, receiving $150 and later $200 fines plus costs. His license was suspended.
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RCMP
Paul Szumik
L Lake
Szumik
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