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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 03, 1967
Page
1
The Local Centennial Music Festival runs with drama adjudications tonight and Thursday at 7 30. Wednesday features excerpts from Finian s Rainbow and Twelfth Night with strong sets and costumes. MBCI students recite poetry while a Guy Hill entry promises a surprise and a stage adaptation of The Tell Tale Heart chills audiences.
The Pas pensioner Angus Boag received a sweater mailed from the United States as a gift for his wife. Canadian Customs charged $11,060 in duty and excise on a $20 item, and Boag asked the sweater be returned to his daughter-in-law with regrets.
Mrs C E Robertson of The Pas was presented with her warrant to serve as District Commissioner for The Pas at the Manitoba Council of the Girl Guides of Canada annual meeting in Brandon on April 21. The presentation was made by Mrs R S Bowles wife of Manitoba’s lieutenant governor and Honorary President of the Manitoba Council.
Manitoba faces a standstill in commercial fishing with half the fleet in northern waters. Winter season ended, inventories remain high including one and a half million pounds of pickerel fillets. Winnipeg companies cannot supply gear as funds are tied in stock, signaling an extended surplus and potential market effects.
About one hundred people joined a youth adults discussion night at Guy Hall on April 22 sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Women's League. A panel of church youth leaders and local clergy, with Ed Sama as mediator, fielded questions from parents and teens about youth parent relationships. The group largely agreed on answers though debated whether strict yes and no upbringings foster rebellion.
A group of students at the Northern Manitoba Vocational Centre in The Pas threatened to walk out of classes last Thursday to protest six weeks of training allowances delays. They said three bi monthly payments were owed and met with the principal in the gym who promised cheques would arrive the next day. Two of the back three issues did arrive.
Last fall a referendum authorized liquor on the Pas Reserve and the change became a reality earlier this year. The Indian Band Council and Indian Community viewed it as a major issue with potential dire repercussions if mishandled. A community meeting, with legal counsel and the RCMP, discussed the new regulations in detail and, so far, the feared problems have not occurred. Continued on page 12.
Rural Manitoba boards face higher wage offers to attract qualified teachers as the province promotes a new education foundation program. The Kelsey Board negotiates amid difficulty filling higher credential positions while rural centers compete with Winnipeg area raises, signaling continued budget pressure for local taxpayers. The full report continues on page five.
TransAir plans to purchase Fairchild F-227B prop jet aircraft for northern Manitoba runs. President M P Martyn announced the decision at a shareholders meeting in Winnipeg. The move follows an earlier exclusive report and a failed Canadian shareholder purchase agreement.
The muskrat trapping season in northern Manitoba is extended to May 13 due to a statewide shortage. Quota was 100000 but harvest barely reached 30000, raising concerns of ecological impact. Frank Piskalny recounts a humorous polar bear incident near Prospector while on patrol.
Sixty four brightly decorated tractor trailers and eight Confederation Caravans tour Canada from May to November to tell the nation’s story. The mix with the Confederation Train aims to reach 10 million people in the Centennial year and will visit 656 communities from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland and Leamington to Dawson City. The Caravan will be in The Pas August 2 to 4.
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