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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1961
Page
5
The Pas Chamber of Commerce seeks reduced auto and truck insurance costs by appealing to provincial authorities. It argues The Pas should share rate classif ication with Swan River rather than northern communities like Flin Flon, citing highways and terrain. It notes most accidents occur when workers leave vehicles to head north and return.
Figures quoted at the meeting suggested that if the Chamber was successful in its bid collision rates alone would drop by about an average of 50 dollars a year.
The Chamber seeks to discontinue parking meters through winter, citing maintenance costs. The Town Council voted November 1 to keep meters active, while the Chamber pledges to push for future elections polling stations and will monitor the request.
Canadian National Railways moved grain and mining shipments through the Port of Churchill in 1961. The grain elevator received over 10 000 CN carloads of grain from prairie points as 48 ships cleared the port loading 19 351 122 bushels. CN also hauled more than 100 carloads of refined nickel from INCOs Thompson development and trans shipped nickel ore from Rankin Inlet totaling 227 carloads to the Fort Saskatchewan refinery.
The Pas District Farmers Association held its annual meeting at Carrot Valley Hall on Wednesday November 1st. Geo Halliday was elected president for a two year term with retiring president Robert Seidel. The slate includes Alex Gareau vice president Sid Wilton secretary treasurer and an executive of Loui Gareau Elroy Uffelman Harry Anderson Wm Jaeger Peter Hrabowich Doug Anderson Don Watt Steve Nikolychuk Ken Bigelow and John Kolebaba with guest speakers from Searle Grain Co.
A new trucking operation named Hudson Bay Transport links The Pas with northern and central Saskatchewan via the Hudson Bay road. The service to The Pas and Flin Flon operates tri weekly with shipments into The Pas from Prince Albert Melfort Hudson Bay and Yorkton arriving the next mornings.
Council weighs hiring an assistant town engineer or training a current employee as a cost saving measure. Mr Sus notes departmental reductions, a water works surplus, and future public works needs. Mayor Trager cautions against direct comparisons with larger towns and suggests internal training to preserve work quality.
The Pas Chamber of Commerce plans ceremonies for the opening of the Manitoba Saskatchewan road connecting The Pas with Hudson Bay. The route links The Pas with intermediate points Saskatoon Regina and other Saskatchewan towns with shipments scheduled Tuesday Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
Councillor Batchelor recalled last August when council warned of gaps after Williams left and urged avoiding repetition. Councillor Hiatt argued that leaders act on political grounds but must heed ordinary citizens lacking such information and warned that critics will speak at elections if wrong. He noted no change in his view aside from a few disgruntled residents.
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