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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
4
Readable fragment notes a provincial library item from October 1974 and a roadway reference to Winnipes and Mane R3C OVR. No clear event or names beyond locations. summary preserves available place markers and dates.
Chief Gordon Lathlin says the Town of The Pas and The Pas Band may need to negotiate via newspaper. He cites two letters from planners and the band seeking the town’s position on the Shopping Center Arena and Zone Planning. He notes no reply from the town and criticizes press attacks on Indian Affairs while proposing direct talks with mayor and council.
Mayor Jack Kennedy says talks with Indian Affairs Minister Jean Chretien and DREE reps in Ottawa ended to town officials satisfaction. He and Secretary-Treasurer Tony Moule defended the council stance against the Pas Reserve complex, noting lack of local consultation and questions about feasibility and native control.
The Flin Flon Chamber of Commerce reports the promised second Manitoba TV network remains unrealized. Despite a commitment from the Department of Communications and later CRTC hearings, no carrier application exists with MTS, which says material delivery would take 18 to 24 months to modify its microwave system. The chamber urged Premier Schreyer to action.
Dr Ishmael Bruce a new dentist in town opens private practice with Dr S Y A Mak since January 2. Born in Ghana he studied at Dalhousie University Halifax and worked as a clinical dentist with Ontario and Manitoba public health departments. He chose The Pas after visiting several communities and now lives with wife Eleanor and seven month old Leslie Aba on LaRose Ave.
RCMP provide no further information on the February 21 theft of 200 ampoules of demerol from St. Anthony's Hospital pharmacy. The 200 ampoules were taken in a break in, marking the fourth such theft in four months and highlighting the drugs dangerous abuse potential.
The Pas Chamber of Commerce held a February 27 meeting. Glen Weldon and Len Podbisky urged a support letter for a Youth Community Services Program seeking government funding. The group discussed Ottawa talks with Mayor Kennedy and a potential CKY TV extension inquiry. Accounts of 157.45 were approved.
Kelsey School Division trustees warn that snowbanks and roadways create a dangerous morning hazard for children walking to school and urge parents to keep pupils on sidewalks. The board also considers supervising a STEP project HQ with Town permission and suggests the red brick schoolhouse as an alternative site.
The first annual Manitoba Northern Games were held in Thompson with teams from Thompson Gillam Leaf Rapids and Flin Flon. In cross country events local skiers performed well with Aili Lehtela Marja Takala and Penti Lehtela earning multiple top finishes across junior and senior divisions.
The Town of The Pas faces a likely mill rate increase as the council’s finance committees finalize the 1974 budget. Mayor Kennedy cites rising education costs and repayment of DREE loans as the main reasons for the expected tax rise, saying the rate could reach Manitoba’s highest.
Norm Baxter found a fence wire strung across a snowmobile trail at Exhibition Grounds. The wire was at head level when seated and neck level for kneeling riders. Discovered around 9:00 PM last Tuesday, police warned snowmobilers to exercise extra caution.
The Pas Library Board discusses a multI library complex on Keewatin Community College land at 7th Street and Charlebois. Three facilities might merge into one with an estimated combined cost around 300000, pending provincial action and college plans.
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