Court upholds trailer tax for Valley View
The Court of Queen s Bench dismissed Paul Marshall s appeal and ordered him liable for 1976 assessments by the Local Government District of Consol for 150 Valley View trailers. Administrator Mervyn Ray noted taxes increased by about 50 dollars per trailer, Marshall plans further steps though hearing dates were not set.
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Court of Queen’s Bench
Paul Marshall
Valley View
Consol
Mervyn Ray
L.G.D
Consul
Marshall
Ray
Municipal Board
Court of Revision
Cross Country Skiing Expands in The Pas Canada
The Pas sees cross country skiing grow from 30 enthusiasts to 300 in three years. Anders Lonnqvist, 32, leads the push for trails after moving to Canada 12 years ago and settling in The Pas in 1971. The town now offers 17 km of Nordic trails as locals praise the sport and sauna culture. Anders works at ManFor surveying northern forests. rest of his week is See CROSS COUNTRY page 6.
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Anders Lonnqvist
Pas
Whetver
Anders Lonnavist
Anders
Canada
ManFor
Hospital faces $500000 bill to upgrade fire safety standards
Dennis Magnusson, executive director of St. Anthony's Hospital, cites a provincial report and January inspection at The Health Center. He notes a five hour February 24 meeting with Fire Commissioner’s office and health authorities to plan required upgrades including venting, smoke detectors, new fire doors, and fire separation walls across Hospital, St Paul’s Residence, and Rosaire House. Major work may wait six months for funding while some items are already addressed by maintenance staff.
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Dennis Magnusson
St. Anthony’s Hospital
St. Paul’s
Rosaire House
Magnusson
Fire Commissioner’s Office
Manitoba Health Services Commission
Pas Fire Department
Magnusoon
Dry Rendezvous a Bust at Trappers Festival
The dry Rendezvous named Peace me took, Cree for come and dance, failed to draw crowds. Scheduled for Friday at the Legion Hall, Thursday noon ticket sales collapsed from 80 planned to 16, forcing cancellation after costs over $1000.
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the Legion Hall
Rendezvous
Terry Williams
Williams
Grant Buchanan
Pas Ministerial Association
Trappers’ Festival Board of Directors
Ministerial
Ministerial Association
Not enough readable details for full headline
A fragment quotes Williams criticizing ticket sales for a church dance and mentioning the Ministerial Association responsibility. The text notes meetings to organize the event and that 100 tickets were provided for sale with front page mention.
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Father Fiori
Slime-Fouled Nets Plague Saskatchewan River Fishermen
Fishermen from The Pas Reserve report green brown slime clogging nets along a fifty mile stretch of the Saskatchewan River. Northern Zone Manager John Bodner notes nets swell to pencil size under sludge with an estimated weight of half a pound per square foot. Bill Cook links the slime to pulp and paper discharges from The Pas and Prince Albert mills, with more sludge downstream from ManFor’s outlet and calls for investigation.
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Pas
Saskatchewan River
John Bodner
Freshwater Fish Marketing Board
Bill Cook
ManFor
Saskatchewan
Cook
Prince Albert
Acid fumes close section of MBCI
A hallway at MBCI was closed after a delivery man dropped a pint of sulphuric acid. Principal Dick Pugh said the acid was neutralized with a base, fumes dissipated in about thirty minutes, and no one was injured.
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Williams
MBCI
Dick Pugh
Collegiate
Pugh
Science Department
Wounding case led to two years probation for George Bignell
George Bignell of The Pas Reserve pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of wounding with intent at Provincial Judges Court on February 21. The incident on November 20 involved stabbings of Calvin Shingoose and Cecil Bignell. Bignell had been drinking. the Crown cited alcoholic blackout as a factor. He received two years probation with attendance at a Detoxification Centre.
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George Bignell
Pas Reserve
Provincial Judges Court
Bignell
Pas
R.C.M
Calvin Shingoose
Cecil Bignell
Paul Jensen
Bill Martin
Joseph W. Kryschuk
Donald D. Jackson
Kryschuk
Jackson
W. Martin
Hawkins
Juvenile Court Faces Steady Flow of The Pas Offenders
Police report a persistent stream of juvenile cases through The Pas court since January with youths from The Pas and area charged in break ins theft and related offenses. Multiple youths receive probation or remand as trials and hearings proceed amid charges involving snowmobiles cars and stolen goods.
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Pas
Hawkins
Town Detachment
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Gerald Flood
St. Pauls
Manitoba Hospital Services Commission
Clearwater Lake
Parks Branch
Gerri Stowman
Manitoba
Robinsons
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