Men’s Bonspiel This Weekend at The Pas
The Pas hosts its annual men’s bonspiel with 52 rinks limited entry. First draw Friday at 6 00 p m and finals Sunday evening. Three events Profits Furniture Carroll Motors and The Gate Ave Hotel. 24 rinks travel from out of town led by Snow Lake eight Thompson six Cranberry Portage four Flin Flon three and single rinks from Hudson Bay Lake Lenore and Darlingford Buck McKennitt from Darlingford top rural Manitoba curler. $1500 in prizes plus silverware planned by prize committee.
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Pas
Profit's Furniture
Carroll Motors
Gateave Hotel
Wenty
Snow Lake
Thompson
Cranberry Portage
Flin Flon
Hudson Bay
Lake Len
Road work starts on The Pas to Cormorant corridor
The Manitoba Government Department of Public Works begins a new road linking The Pas with Cormorant. On February 8, The Pas Chamber of Commerce and DPW engineers visited Atikameg, then met Cormorant officials to discuss a plan. A public meeting in Cormorant considered construction options.
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Cormorant
Department of Public Works
Manitoba
Pas Chamber of Commerce
Department Engineers
Atikameg
Cormorant Chamber
Bombardier
J.M.D. MacDonald
DPW
Town Seeks Housing to Load Vocational School Opening
The Pas faces a severe housing shortage to accommodate staff for a vocational school opening in September. Dr George Johnson urges at least thirteen three bedroom homes and a twenty unit apartment block with thirteen family units and five bachelor flats. Town land with sewer and water is available and roads to be paved. Mayor Trager invites local residents and out of town contractors to engage promptly.
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Pas
George Johnson
Batchelor
Ma Trager
Trager
Ted Tadda To Head The Pas Centennial Celebrations
Ted Tadda was appointed chairman of The Pas Centennial celebrations for August 3-5 1967 by The Pas Town Council. He will coordinate the local event to align with the national centennial caravan visit and invites service and fraternal groups to appoint two representatives to his committee.
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Ted Tadda
Pas
Harry Trager
Tadda
Government Grants Help Teachers Pay Raise Arrives
Negotiations between teachers and the Board began about three weeks ago with secrecy. The Herald reports the teachers initially sought a 12 percent rise on a one year contract, while the Board countered with 10 percent for two years. The average increase is about 300 per teacher, with some high school staff gaining up to 600 and pay rising from 4900 to 5500 for base amounts. Across the province raises are occurring, including Flin Flon and Thompson, where a 17 percent hike is offered against a 24 percent request.
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Herald
Flin Flon
Thompson
Hospital-Town Open Talks On Additions
Talks on a two and a half to three million dollar expansion and renovation program to St. Anthony’s Hospital in The Pas continued between hospital representatives led by Dr. R Walton and Bill Chapman and The Pas Town Council. The Council signaled in principle support and prepared to seek ratepayer approval for the town’s share.
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St. Anthony's Hospital
Pas
Hospital
R. Walton
Bill Chapman
Lamb Airways Buys De Havilland Twin Otter For Arctic Bush Work
Lamb Airways Ltd of The Pas plans to add a De Havilland Canada Twin Otter to its fleet. The turbine powered aircraft will operate from The Pas Wabowden Thompson and Churchill Manitoba to Arctic destinations, with delivery scheduled for October. It will be first Manitoba Northwest Territories operator with this model for charter work, featuring PT-6 engines, 15 passenger capacity or 4000 lb cargo, and sk
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Thomas Lamb Airways Limited
Pas
Canada
Wabowdan
Thompson
Churchill
Manitoba
Arctic Circle
Lamb Airways
Busi
Northwest Territories
Three Students Suspended Over Rail Trip Bonspiel Incident
Three students from Margaret Barbour Collegiate were suspended for six weeks after a report of liquor consumption on a CNR train to Lynn Lake while traveling to a regional bonspiel. The suspension ends in time for exams. Authorities consider limiting rink numbers to two per school for the event. About $70 worth of liquor was involved.
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Margaret Barbour Collegiate
CNR
Lynn Lake
Pas
Flin Flon
Tom Lamb Featured On Telescope
CBC program Telescope with Fletcher Markle features Tom Lamb and his sons exploring Manitoba adventures. Filmed last spring by Western Films of Winnipeg. Telescope airs Thursday evenings at 9 30 p.m locally.
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CBC
Fletcher Markle
Tom Lamb
Manitoba
Western Films of
Winnipeg
Overture Date Is Changed for Pas Concert
The Pas Overture Concert Association moved the third concert of the season to Monday March 7 in Guy Hall at eight p.m. Miss Claudie Lindsey a young mezzo soprano will perform and audiences are urged to note the date change.
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Pas Overture Concert Association
Guy Hall
Overture
Claudie Lindsey
Pas
Overture Concert Open To Public
The final Overture concert of the season will be open to the public with admission set at $2.50. Tickets will be sold at the door on Monday March 7 at Guy Hall, a one off move allowing broader acquaintance with the concert series. Future Overture events remain subscription only.
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Overture
Claudia Lindsey
Guy Hall
School Fair Set For Monday In The Pas
Education Week observance features a school fair by the Kelsey Division of the Manitoba Teachers Society on Monday March 7 in the MB C Auditorium from 7 to 9 p m. Displays include handwriting essays art notebooks poetry and class projects with trophies awarded at 9 p.m.
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Kelsey Division
Manitoba Teacher's Society
MBC
Rice's Views On Welfare Start This Week
The Pas Herald begins a welfare series drawn from Magistrate Isaac Rice's December Lions Charter Night address. The editor hopes Rice's comments spark discussion on a pressing northern Manitoba issue and policy considerations.
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Rice
Pas Herald
Pas
Isaac Rice
Lions
Manitoba
TransAir Announces Mid Week Fares in Manitoba
TransAir says the Air Transport Board approved 30 day weekday round trip fares for travel between The Pas Thompson Churchill Flin Flon and Lynn Lake in Northern Manitoba and Winnipeg. Fares apply Tuesdays Wednesdays or Thursdays only and are valid for 30 days from the first trip. Children under 12 may receive a 50 percent discount.
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TransAir Limited
Air Transport Board
Tavel
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Pas
Thompson
Churchill
Flin Flon
Lynn Lake
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