Gilliam Hotel Burns in Early Morning Fire at The Pas
A fire destroyed the Gilliam Hotel in Gillam Manitoba early Friday. Smoke was first detected at about 1 30 AM from the furnace room. The blaze heavily damaged the main floor beverage room vendor storage room and caused part of the floor to collapse with smoke damage to 12 second floor rooms. The property is owned by Marcel Chartier of The Pas. continued on page 11.
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Gillam
Manitoba
Manitoba Hydro
Nelson River
Marcel Chartier
Pas
Norman Lee
Eventide Application Postponed By Town Planning Committee
The Town Planning Committee postponed a special meeting to reconsider zoning Eventide Home. W R Martin for Montreal Trust canceled the May 28 meeting. the trust holds an option on the property for rezoning to allow an office apartment block. Eventide Home, in a single family zone, operated as a senior residents facility prior to its closure.
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W.R. Martin
Montreal Trust
Eventide E. 1 Trust
Eventide Home
Viscount Out Of Service On Manitoba Routes
TransAir announced in Winnipeg that a Viscount aircraft will be removed from service for about one week starting June 5. The planes are cycled for maintenance on the Winnipeg Dauphin The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake route and the Winnipeg Thompson round trip on Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays.
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TransAir
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Winnipeg-Dauphin
Bas Teachers Win 5.5 Percent Wage Increase
New contract terms raise Class One salaries to 4400 to 5800 a year from 4100 to 5500 with grant support from the foundation program. Class Six climbs to 7600 to 12000, up from 7400 to 11400, while mid level classes also gain. The School Board will cover 700 to 900 yearly gaps where grants fall short, with ongoing total grant reliance and a 30000 annual contribution above grants.
Local Man in Prov. Contest Finalists Named
James Thunberg of The Pas is among six Manitoba carpentry apprentices chosen as provincial finalists. His 83.4 final exam score helped him advance to Winnipeg finals held Friday and Saturday at Polo Park Mall. A hands on contest runs Friday with eight hour projects, then written tests Saturday.
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James Thunberg
The
Pas
Manitoba
Thunberg
Winnipeg
Polo Park
Kansas City
Missouri
Mel Pearson Joins Northern Manitoba Hockey School Staff
Mel Pearson joins the Northern Manitoba Hockey School as a new instructor. The former All Star bring s a blazing shot and speed from time with Portland W H L Pittsburg N H L and New York Rangers. He was with the Flin Flon Jr Bombers in 1956 57 and now plans to help organize the August program.
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Northern Manitoba Hockey School
Mel Pearson
Pearson
Portland
W. H.L
Pittsburg
N.H.L
New York Rangers
Mel
Flin Flon Jr
Flin Flon
Organaa
School Trustees Discuss Salary Negotiations
The Manitoba Association of School Trustees plans June regional meetings on school building projects and teachers' salary negotiations. They stress careful examination of future plans to ensure taxpayer value amid school consolidations and new programs.
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Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Music Festival Meeting Set for June 10 at Opasquia School
A meeting for those interested in the Music Festival will be held June 10 at 8 00 PM in Opasquia Elementary School. Organizers seek fresh ideas and help to ensure next year’s festival succeeds by giving local talent a chance to shine.
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Opasquia
Tender Calls For Rink By July 1st
Town Council sets July 1 as tender closing date for a new skating curling rink in The Pas. A $325 000 by law for construction was approved last October. Winnipeg architect to return specifications for tendering. Separate heating tenders allowed for oil gas and electric. Gerry De Beer appointed superintendent of construction for The Pas.
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Pas
Winnipeg
Council
Gerry de Beer
Clinic in The Pas weighs MMS extra billing decision
The Associate Medical Clinic in The Pas reserves its decision on July 1st whether to impose extra billing on MMS subscribers. The Manitoba Medical Association has urged doctors to consider 25 percent charges to patients starting July 1st. No definite decision has been made. matter under review with case by case merit and subscriber financial status noted.
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Pas
MMS
Manitoba Medical Association
Manitoba
Herald
A.span
Palanychka Family Tour From Toronto to Kiev
Mr and Mrs Mike Palanychka recount a five week trip beginning in Toronto en route to Ukraine. They visited Rome and Vienna with Canadian tourists, saw the Monument to the Unknown Soldier, and arrived in Kiev where they were reunited with family after decades.
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Mike Palanychka
Norman Palanychka
Cassandra
Sault Ste. Marie
Mike
Toronto
Ukraine
Air Canada
Rome
Italy
Vienna
Austria
Czar Palace
Sol
High-deckouts debate touches Interlake residents
Bill McKinnon writes from The Pas about the high decoupling debate affecting all ages and regions. He recalls youth dreams of heavy equipment work and notes local giving at The Pas for March for Millions, raising $4,633.93 to date, with pledges still to be collected.
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Interlake Area
Valerie Tadda
Miss Tadda
Early Career Struggles and Job Hopes in Winter
The narrator details months of learning to read grade stakes and fixing scraper cables to run a machine, followed by a brief period on the job before moving on. Winter delays job prospects, with driving transport trucks requiring insurance and older workers taking construction and freight roles.
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Dier
Soviet Union
Kiev
Palanychka
Pas Huskie Hall of Fame
Claude Kozik
Doug White
Red” Armstrong
Ticky King
Goldy
Pas Hus- Sokulski
Eer Hall of Fame
Bill McKinnon
Formr
Rene McKion
Stewart Argus
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