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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1963
Page
1
The annual Elk's Carnival opens in the Elk's Hall on Edwards Avenue with nightly games and family fun. It starts at seven o'clock and runs through Friday night, inviting everyone to attend multiple evenings of entertainment.
The Kelsey Division of the Manitoba Teachers Society asks the School Board to require joint approval of press releases concerning both bodies before submission. A recent teachers meeting passed this resolution and forwarded it to the Board. The action follows reports in The Pas Herald about seeking a across the board wage increase.
The Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival invites residents to submit ideas to improve the 1964 winter carnival. A five member committee will tabulate suggestions from Box 475 The Pas and present them to the executive committee for drafting the festival. Mail by May 24. Chairman Jack Heard notes public input helps the festival grow.
An organizational meeting for the Ladies Softball League is set for Monday May 20 at 7 p.m. at Grace Anderson's home. Interested players and supporters are urged to attend to help finalize plans.
In a town ceremony 200 people attended the opening of the women's jail. Town representatives and local officials spoke about the facility and its role in the community.
The Pas Indian and Metis Friendship Center officially opened Saturday afternoon led by Minister of Welfare Jack Carroll. Chief Cornelius Bignell’s acting representative Gordon McGillivary attended with Chief Julie Head representing non-Treaty and Metis groups. McGillivary praised the center for youth use while Julie Head described it as a home away from home with Cree classes and a place to read, relax, and play games.
The province opened a new 60 900 isi facility at The Pas described as a minimum security Correctional Institute for women. About 200 attended the ceremony with no bars or locks, housing 36 dormitories for four per room and an all women staff of nine.
The Pas annual Clean up Campaign begins Monday and runs to May 2. The Town Council The Pas Chamber of Commerce and community groups sponsor volunteers painting four homes this year. Tom Clark chair lists four properties with paint donated by local hardware and lumber firms.
A letter from R N Boyd, traffic manager for Western Grocers, protests high freight rates on foodstuffs from Vancouver to Lynn Lake Flin Flon The Pas and Dauphin Manitoba. He cites postwar economic growth in Canada and Manitoba’s study urging rail subsidies to spur Northern Manitoba development.
The Polar Baseball League starts its 1963 season with two Pas teams in openers. The TeePees play a 1:30 and 4:30 doubleheader at the exhibition grounds against a Flin Flon cardinals or Stylers, while the Trappers open at Bowsman versus the Valley All-Stars as Creighton Economy Braves exit.
Northern Manitoba Fish and Fish Dealers Association held a two day conference in The Pas and Cranberry regions to discuss sport and commercial fishing on lakes. Attended by fishermen and dealers from across northern Manitoba with input from Indian Affairs.
Sacred Heart School launches a bicycle safety program under Knights of Columbus and RCMP with Town Council support. Edgar Morrissette notes rising motor traffic hazards and the need for step by step riding skill training and safety rule observance. Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson, the program aims to qualify children as safe bicycle operators.
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