TransAir eyes Thompson mining town role and future profit
Company president notes Thompson airport opening as a TransAir call in late March 1961 and remarks that the Winnipeg to International Falls and Fort Frances route is not yet profitable. He predicts a four to five year horizon for profit and expects a distant early warming line resupply contract to boost future activity. The 1962 annual contract signing looms as TransAir expands a six aircraft fleet.
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Thompson
TransAir
Winnipeg
International Falls
Fort Frances
Canada
TransAir‘s
Community Development Program Expands in Manitoba Legislature
Hans John Christianson, Manitoba welfare minister, announced a two year Community Development program aimed at economic and social betterment. The plan adds development officers this year with posts in Churchill and The Pas, extending provincial outreach and improving population support.
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Hans John Christianson
Manitoba
Berens River sees new business venture success
Mr Christianson praised a forestry officer assisting a pulpwood cooperative at Berens River for completing its contract with a paper company. The government guaranteed bank loans to finance the operation, creating a group of businessmen ready to pursue further ventures.
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Notims
Christianson
Berens' River
Berens River
Airmail Service Expands to Lynn Lake Weekdays
TransAir Ltd announced expansion of the Lynn Lake airmail route from five days to six days a week. The service now provides daily flights from Monday through Saturday, excluding Sunday, with Wednesday previously omitted in earlier schedules.
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Datasemi Lake
TransAir Ltd
Lynn Lake
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