Gilliam Hotel Burns in Manitoba Blaze
A fire destroyed the Gillam Hotel in Gillam Manitoba early Friday morning. Smoke was first detected at about 1 30 AM in the furnace room. The blaze severely damaged the main floor including the beverage room and storage. A portion of the main floor collapsed and the 12 second floor rooms suffered heavy smoke damage.
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Gillam
Manitoba
Nelson River
Marcel Chartier
Pas
Norman Lee
Eventide Home Rezoning Meeting Cancelled by Montreal Trust
The Town Planning Committee postponed a special meeting aimed at rezoning the Eventide Home after W R Martin for Montreal Trust requested cancellation. Montreal Trust seeks to buy Eventide Home, with an option contingent on rezoning to permit a combined office and apartment block. The home sits in an RI single family zone and operated as a senior residence.
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Eventide
W.R. Martin
Montreal Trust
Eventide Home
Viscount Aircraft Removed From Service For One Week
TransAir said the Viscount on two northern Manitoba routes will be out of service for about a week starting June 5. The Winnipeg Dauphin The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake route and the Winnipeg Thompson return flight on Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays are affected as part of routine maintenance.
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TransAir
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg-Dauphin
Lynn Lake
Thompson
APus Teachers Get 5.5% Wage Boost
New contract terms raise Class One salaries to 4400 to 5800 a year from 4100 to 5500. Grants through the foundation cover 3700 to 4900, with the board covering 700 to 900. Class Six rises to 7600 to 12000, up from 7400 to 11400. Other classes show increases, with the Board estimating 30000 yearly in added salary costs.
Manitoba Carpentry Finals Select Six Apprentices
James Thunberg of The Pas is among six Manitoba apprentices chosen as semi finalists in a provincial carpentry contest. The finals in Winnipeg feature eight hour practicals at Mall Polo Park, with public viewing, then Saturday written exams. The winner advances to Kansas City in August to face finalists from 30 States and 5 provinces.
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James Thunberg
The
Pas
Manitoba
Thunberg
Winnipeg
Polo Park
Kansas City
Missouri
Pearson Joins Northern Manitoba Hockey School
Mel Pearson is added to the Northern Manitoba Hockey School staff after a pro career with Portland, Pittsburgh, and the New York Rangers. The former Central Hockey League All Star is known for a blazing shot with the Flin Flon Jr. Bombers in 1956-57 and will organize the August school in Flin Flon.
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Northern Manitoba Hockey School
Mel Pearson
Pearson
Portland
W. H
Pittsburg
N.H.L
New York Rangers
Central Hockey League
Mel
Flin Flon Jr. Bombers
Flin Flon
School Trustees Discuss Salary Negotiations
The Manitoba Association of School Trustees plans regional June meetings to discuss school building projects and teachers' salary negotiating procedures. Trustees stress careful exam of future plans to ensure taxpayers get full value for major expenditures amid consolidation and new educational programs.
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Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Music Festival Meeting Seeks Community Ideas and Help
A meeting for all interested in the Music Festival is set for June 10 at 8:00 PM. In the Opasquia Elementary School gym, organizers seek local talent support and new ideas to ensure next year's festival succeeds.
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Pe Opasquia
Rink Tender Date Set For The Pas
Town of The Pas sets July 1 as tender closing date for a new skating curling rink after approving a $325 000 bylaw last October. The council asked Winnipeg architect to finalize specifications and will issue separate tenders for heating oil gas and electricity. Gerry De Beer is appointed superintendent of construction.
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Pas
Winnipeg
Council
Gerry-De- Beer
Clinic Considers MMS Extra Billing In The Pas
The Associate Medical Clinic in The Pas has not decided on extra billing for MMS subscribers effective July 1. MMS pays 75 percent of doctor fees, leaving 25 percent billable to patients. decision remains under review with pending case by case merit and MMS status information.
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Pas
MMS
Manitoba Medical Association
Manitoba
Clinta- By
Clini
Palanychka Family Tour From Canada to Ukraine
Mr and Mrs Mike Palanychka returned from a five week trip visiting son daughter in law and new granddaughter in Sault Ste Marie then Toronto en route to Ukraine. They traveled Rome Vienna Kiev met sister after 42 years and noted Kyiv’s beauty and a Soviet monument in Vienna with a parade on liberation day.
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Mike Palanychka
Norman Palanychka
Cassandra
Sault Ste. Marie
Mike
Toronto
Air Canada
Rome
Italy
Vienna
Austria
Czar Palace
Sol
Dier
Soviet Union
Kiev
Ukraine
Palanychka
I CAME BACK The McKinnon Letter On Dropsouts And Industry
Bill McKinnon, a former The Pas resident, reflects on the high school dropout controversy and its impact on the Interlake area. He recalls junior high dreams of heavy equipment work and describes his early experiences hanging around construction crews before being hired to operate a cat and scraper.
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Bill McKinnon
the Pas
Rene McKinnon
Shonewall Argus
Interlake Area
March for Millions raises funds in The Pas total
The March for Millions event in The Pas has raised 4633 dollars and 93 cents to date. Valerie Tadda, chairwoman for The Pas, announced on Monday that additional pledges from the 360 participants were still to be collected.
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Valerie Tadda
Pas
Miss Tadda
Learning to Read and Fix Scraper Cables for Work
Bill McKinnon recalls learning to read grade stakes and repair scraper cables then running the machine. He stayed a few months before moving on. Winter reduced job opportunities as driving and construction roles favored workers with more experience, leaving him at home.
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Apus
Hockey
Mrs
Pas Huskie Hall of Fame
Claude Kozik
Doug White
Red" Armstrong
Ticky King
Goldy
Sokulski
Pas Husities
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