Explosion demolishes duplex in Cranberry Portage blast
A residential blast last Friday afternoon in Cranberry Portage destroyed Richard Gibbons 406 Ramsey Street duplex and damaged neighboring Jim Booth home. Construction firms Aalton and Hatch John, with the Water Services Board, led the project to install a sewer and water line. No injuries reported after evacuations. damages totaled is undetermined.
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Cranberry Portage
Richard Gibbons
Ramsey Street
Jim Booth
Pas
Winnipeg
Aalton Construction Company Ltd
Hatch John Construction Ltd
Water Services Board
Winnipeg hosts meeting of Manitoba municipalities
Mayor Stephen Juba invited Winnipeg leaders to host a gathering with nearly all provincial municipalities to discuss a united front in talks with the Manitoba government. Mayor Doug McBride urged a new grant structure to address regional inequalities and higher living costs in the North.
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Doug McBride
Winnipeg
Manitoba
City of
Stephen Juba
McBride
Northern Manitoba Recreation Association meets in Cranberry Portage
Eleven member communities of NORMRA gather for the fourth semi annual meeting in Cranberry Portage. Guest speakers include Al Miller and Mayors Tom Farrell and Doug McBride. Delegates discuss recreation needs, budget cuts, and community program criticism.
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Northern Manitoba Recreation Association
Cranberry Portage
al Miller
Province of
Manitoba
Tom Farrell
Thompson
Doug McBride
Pas
Eric McCormick
Don Stone
Mystery Lake
City of
Province of Manitoba
Community groups seek new multi purpose building on Exhibition Grounds
Local service clubs met with The Pas and District Exhibition Association to discuss a steel quonset structure on the Exhibition Grounds. The project would provide office space, club rooms, and a large area for events such as bingos and festivals amid aging facilities and prior fire losses. About 12,000 in pledges were reported along with plans on gravel fill and base stabilization.
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Pas and District Exhibition Association
Glen Thompson
Exhibition Association
Trappers’ Festival
Cambrian Hotel
Trappers’ Festival Board of Directors
George Takashima
Kinsmen
Lions
Rotary Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Doug McBride
Recreation in The Pas debated at Manitoba meeting
The Pas Mayor Doug McBride led a discussion at the Northern Manitoba Recreation Association meeting in Cranberry, asking if recreation is too organized and losing appeal. He urged community led projects, limited facilities, and recreation dollars from government, while others argued for a modern system.
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Pas
Doug McBride
Northern Manitoba Recreation Association
Cranberry Portage
McBride
Native Clan Halfway House Plan Rejected by Council
The Native Clan Organization saw its bid to convert a St. Antoine Street building into a halfway house for released prisoners rejected after a heated debate. Councillors cited zoning conflicts and a legal opinion classifying the site as a public institution. The group may appeal to the Municipal Appeal Board amid funding uncertainty.
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Council
Native Clan
St. Antoine Street
Native Clan Organization
Protective Services Committee
Bert Hayes
George Takashima
St. Antoine
Cathedral Avenue
Roger Bates
The Pas Council Extends Fire Agreement And Ambulance Deal
The Pas Town Council extended fire protection to The Pas Reserve for about 30 days after March 31 with a $300 payment due April 1 and excluding Big Eddy Carrot River areas and the Reserve shopping complex. A 1975 fire agreement is being negotiated with the Band. The council also authorized a contract with Dunns Ambulance Service at 750 monthly, largely recoverable, and gave second reading to a by law on municipal assistance.
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Pas
Big Eddy
Carrot River
Dunn's Ambulance Service
the Pas
Two Provincial Trophies Won By Manitoba Skaters
Manitoba Inter-Area Figure Skating results show 151 skaters competing across CFSA Manitoba events. Troy North won Primary Men's Singles while Anita Bodnar and Clarence Jackson took Juvenile Ice-Dancing trophies. The Pas club earned two provincial trophies. next event is The Pas Figure Skating Club Carnival on April 12 and 13.
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Manitoba
Troy North
Anita Bodnar
Clarence Jackson
Pas
W.H
Cindy Hasker
Bradley Bodnar
Doug Gros
Swan River
Exhibition Association seeks funds to upgrade facilities
Glen Thompson, Past president of The Pas and District Exhibition Association, called 1974 a trying year and said the group must decide whether to continue as is or raise funds for improvements. He noted no grant results and that service clubs were invited to the annual dinner for community input.
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Glen Thompson
Pas and District Exhibition Association
Thompson
Architects examine civic centre faults in town
Architect Frank Sigurdson of Winnipeg convened a meeting with the building’s contractors and sub trades to review construction faults at the civic centre. The town was not invited as the Manitoba Association of Architects studies specifications to determine responsibility and report findings to the town.
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Civic Centre
Herald
Frank Sigurdson
Winnipeg
Manitoba Association of Architects
RCMP
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