Achievement Night Paying Tribute to Cornelius Bignell
The Pas Reserve honors Cornelius Bignell 11 for twenty years as Chief with gifts including a lazy boy chair an outstanding beaded jacket moccasins and a fruit basket. The event recalls the Dick Bell cairn and street naming to honor Indian Agent Mr Bell amid emotional remarks and a standing ovation.
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Pas Reserve
Cornelius Bignell
Gordon Lathlin
Bignell
Joe Jebb
Jacob Bignell
Jim Young
Dick Bell
Mr. Bell
British Columbia
Bell
Manitoba Prepares for Winter With Plow Fleet Rollout
As winter starts, the department of highways deploys 92 plows plus 120 part time rentals to maintain 3,890 miles of trunk highways and 7,328 miles of roads. Ninety staff monitor conditions and spread chemicals for ice control across the province.
Chicken Village opens in The Pas on Edwards Avenue
The Chicken Village in The Pas on Edwards Avenue is run by Mr and Mrs Ray Hickens of Flin Flon. They operate two similar eateries in Flin Flon and Thompson. The Hickens, Ray and Peggy, are pictured with Col Sanders during the Colonel's visit to Flin Flon last summer, with Lou Parres, a noted northern Manitoba mining geologist, beside him.
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Pas
Edwards Avenue
Ray Hickens
Flin Flon
Thompson
Col Sanders
Lou Parres
Manitoba
Oil exploration moves into Hudson Bay region
Acquitane of Canada leads a $3 million seismic program from Calgary to northern Manitoba at Kaskattama near Hudson Bay. The company plans a shoreline seismic run December 1 to April 30 and to deploy three ships from Churchill next summer to extend the survey. Johnson Transport Hi and Jack Johnson secure the camp and cargo move contract.
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Acquitane of
Canada
Calgary
Acquitane
Banff Oil
Rainbow
Alberta
Manitoba
Kaskattama
Kaskattama River
Hudson Bay
Manitoba-Ontario
York Factory
Fort Severn
Ontario
Churchill
France
Johnson Transport Hi
Jack Johnson
Clearwater Lake
Churchill Interested as Town Denies Boarding House
The Pas Town Planning Committee rejects Ralph Smith's plan to convert the former Eventide Home on Patrick Avenue into a boarding house. The Town Council supports the committee. Churchills Forest Industries is rumored to have indirect interest in the filing. Eventide Home closed last month due to vacancies. A separate proposal by Marvin Hill to build a motel at Gordon and Seventh was denied for insufficient land, with council backing the decision.
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Pas
Ralph Smith
Eventide
the Herald
Churchill Forest Industries
Smith
Churchill
Mr. Smith
Marvin Hill
Gordon and
Seventh
Town Planning
Hill
Lions Charter Night to Be Held December 2
The Pas Lions Club will stage Charter Night Saturday December 2 at the Legion Hall. Reception starts 6 15 pm banquet at 7 pm and dancing at 9 30 pm. Tickets are 2.00 each for up to 250 attendees and are available from Lions members or Bill Martin and Doug McBride.
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Pas Lion's Club
Legion Hall
Lion
Bill Martin
Doug McBride
Lions Ask Questions Committee To Study Outside Rinks
The Town of The Pas plans a six person delegation to survey arenas in Swan River Reston Pine Falls and Virden with a $600 travel cap. Lions Club and Minor Hockey seek arena funding clarifications and outdoor rink costs amid a 300 player turnout and a $825 000 rink by law.
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Pas
Manitoba
Vern Bernstrom
Bernstrom
Swan River
Reston
Pine Fall
Virden
Huskies
Council
Pas Lions Club
Lions
Pas Minor Hockey Association
Opasquai
Minor Hockey Association
Council Briefs Christ Church Seeks 1967 Tax Exemption
The Pas council may grant tax exemption for Christ Church Rectory and St Faith's Mission on La Rose Avenue under a 1924 by law for church property used in Indian missionary work. A by-law to remove the properties from the assessment roll was approved for drafting, with further notes continued on page 11.
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Christ Church
Christ Church Rectory
St. Faith's Mission
la Rose Avenue
Hunters Voice Frustration Over Wildlife Rules
A Moccasine column criticizes the Wildlife Branch of the Department of Mines and Natural Resources under G W Malaher for bungling the bird hunting regulations. The writer and many northern-area hunters urge protest, warning against government overreach and the danger to winter meat supplies as the northern duck and goose season ends.
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Department of Mines and Natural Resources
G.W. Malaher
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By Doug McBride
Peet
Lions Charter Night
Council Briefs
Moccasine Telegraph
Edgar Gamache
Customs and Excise
Judy LaMarsh
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