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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1963
Page
1
Advance polls open at the Legion Hall upstairs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday March 30 and Monday April 1. Only voters listed with a valid absent reason may vote. poll workers cannot swear in names not on the list. Heavy turnout noted in the June 1962 federal election as the new rule began.
Roger Carriere, seven time King Trapper of the Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival, was named outstanding man of the day by WOR in New York. The CN distributed feature notes his log lifting, jousting, fish eating, ice fishing, paddling, muskrat skinning and moose calling.
The Manitoba Department of Labour has appointed conciliation officer A C Gillespie to aid a union agreement between The Pas town and its employees. He will be in The Pas around April 1. The union seeks an across the board eight cent an hour raise. the town offered raises in some categories but not the flat eight cents. The town council and school board plan a joint meeting on Royal Commission representation and finances. the commission will sit in The Pas mid June.
Ed Engen with brothers Len and Ray and Allan Wolfe won the local Curling Club Championship in a best of three final, beating Lukey after a 10 game undefeated run. The young rink may be the club’s youngest men’s champions, dominating with a 12-4 rout of Gibson in the final.
CN announces an Eclipse Special from Winnipeg to Wivenhoe for the July 20 total solar eclipse. The service runs July 18 to 22 with rail cars parked for the event and an all inclusive fare covering transport meals and lodging.
A notice states meters resume operation on April 1 in uptown business districts. Motorists will pay a small amount to park along business streets starting that date.
The by law passes three readings to establish two municipal election polling sites. Currently voting occurs at the Legion Hall. The Chamber of Commerce and others urged a second station across the CNR tracks, with options the Uk Labour Temple or Ukrainian Catholic Parish Hall.
The by law authorizes building an 18 classroom elementary school at the Opas ae site with a combined auditorium. Votes: 579 for 424 against nationwide. The Pas 527 to 408. Carrot River 29 to 12. Wanles 23 to 4. Turnout about 30 percent. Indian Affairs funds an eight room Kelso addition to integrate The Pas Reserve children into public schools.
TransAir plans to begin Viscount turbo prop service in Northern Manitoba around April 15 with a 50 passenger fleet serving Dauphin The Pas Flin Flon Lynn Lake and Churchill A The Pas Thompson ferry would operate until Thompson gains a paved runway and then the service would move to a north route The Pas Flin Flon and Lynn Lake ferries would run return Until traffic volumes justify steady service to Flin Flon and Lynn Lake the ferry will continue and aircraft based at The Pas may be chartered The Viscount service would require well maintained airports to prevent propeller damage training for TransAir pilots has begun
A 14 year old boy was apprehended by RCMP after a break in at the Northern Mail and a purse snatching on First Street. Police recovered a wallet and about seven dollars. He was remanded by juvenile court pending the probation officer's report.
Members of the Ukrainian Catholic Church stage a contest to name their First Street parish hall now called Ukrainian Catholic Hall Entries must be postmarked by April 26 mailed to John Sokulski Box 1076 The Pas envelope Contest Prize is 20 dollars Judges urge is vital
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