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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
1
Premier Duff Roblin accepts invitation to be guest speaker at the Musher's Banquet during the Trappers' Festival. Opening night February 15 features Centennial fireworks at Halcrow Lake sports grounds. Roblin will attend Friday and Saturday events and delivery a Centennial keynote.
Provincial cabinet will decide between a bypass and a town route for a new bridge at The Pas. A town route would reuse the recently completed underpass at First and Lathlin, costing over 3000100 with the province’s share just over 200000. The plan aims to keep traffic flow and place the bridge beside the existing one, likely aligning with Patrick Avenue. Minister Walter Weir is expected to visit The Pas to explain the decision amid land acquisitions disputes with The Pas Indian Band Council. The controversy centers on land takings on the north shore.
Ottawa considers a distinct mark to separate Eskimo and Indian handi crafts from manufactured copies. Thompson already markets Makluks patterned after authentic Indian moccasins, with Mukluks stamped Made in Hong Kong on the sole. The Arctic Saga notes Jim Barton’s fifty day survival near Inuvik as a locally engaging tale. James Nicholas of The Pas has achieved a perfect cribbage hand scoring 29 points. Freeze-up begins as North lands brace for ice conditions enabling planes and Bombardiers to operate.
The Pas Volunteer Fire Dept launches a November drive to raise funds for muscular dystrophy research. Canisters placed at local businesses collect donations. Committee members include J. Walker and R. H. Harmatiuk and T. A. Earley. Funds aim to support research on the disease affecting children. For details contact RH Harmat-Hardea at 7th St E or by phone.
The Pas will receive an extra 8000 annually from provincial grants in lieu of taxes due to the Vocational School being established there. This boosts the town’s total grants, with Hydro and Manitoba Telephones contributing 9325. The figure was confirmed by Hon. Jack Carroll after a Herald inquiry.
Registration day for the Pas Minor Hockey League is November 19, 1966. Sessions run 9:00 to 10:00 for Tom Thumbs and Pee Wees, 10:00 to 11:00 for Bantams, and 1:00 to 12 Noon for Midget Juveniles with a 1:00 to 2:00 slot for beginners. Join with skates, season fee 1.50 dollars per player, up to 3.00 per family.
Northern Manitoba residents may learn this week whether Judy LaMarsh will deliver on a Centennial Gift live television service. In the House of Commons she said she should have information this week that could form the basis for a definite date on the requested service. She spoke after questions by Bud Simpson MP for Churchill and noted recent discussions with Manitoba authorities. Simpson plans to raise the question again by week’s end.
Canada’s External Affairs Minister Paul Martin plans to inform Soviet authorities in Moscow about the savings from routing Canadian grain through the Port of Churchill. The idea was raised by MP Bud Simpson of Churchill in the House of Commons, and Martin vowed the port would be on his mind during his Moscow visit.
Proclamation of the revised Manitoba Highway Traffic Act on November 21 brings over 80 changes for motorists. Minister Stewart E. McLean says studded tires will be allowed and front placement of Centennial and games license plates will be permitted. Centennial booster plates may be used until December 31, 1970. The act replaces previous regulations.
The document criticizes federal Indian policies for fostering dependence among Treaty Indians on reserves in Canada. It argues that paternalistic rules strip band councils of real power, turning natives into wards of the government and eroding self-respect. It highlights intergenerational harm, loss of leadership, and cycles of dysfunction on reserves.
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