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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1962
Page
11
A 35 passenger school bus operated by Bruderer’s began serving the district. The Kelsey School Division faced regular 54 bus route cuts and limited travel for Sacred Heart School students. After appeals and temporary plans, the board approved purchasing a second bus to handle surplus riders.
The Pas has not heard from Premier Lloyd or Saskatchewan Power over emergency water costs tied to a river intake line. Estimated at 5000 dollars, the measure followed Squaw Rapids Dam gate closures 150 miles away as Saskatchewan River fell to a record low. Manitoba Premier Roblin offered no objection to covering the expenses.
Farmers in the Carrot River area voice frustration at reckless hunters. A spring calf skin is found and a horse on the Bill Hunchuck farm is shot with RCMP investigating. Julie Halliday notes pits left exposed on farmland prompting calls for hunters to police themselves or risk stricter limits.
The Mayor and Town Council will appear at a Transport Board hearing in The Pas on November 8 to protest a CNR application to discontinue the Railiner Service between The Pas and Flin Flon. Continued on page 12.
George Bagshaw was elected president of The Pas Musical Festival Association at a Monday meeting. The group decided to stage a single week of the festival the week of April 29, replacing two weekly sessions. The meeting was called do or die for the festival’s future amid poor turnout and waning interest.
A weekend photo at Clearwater Lake Hospital by E Duchambeault shows Mrs McRea, a longtime patient, beloved in the hospital general ward.
An estimated 300 damage occurred when Gordon Holmes hit a bear while driving south of The Pas from Winnipeg. The black bear was killed as it blended with the road surface. Police described the strike as the bear coming up under the vehicle before Mr Holmes realized the danger.
A three person slate including Vern Bernstrom Don Carnegie and Stan Reid won three council seats amid seven challengers. Carnegie led with 214 votes followed by Ernstrom 657 and Reid 514. Reid narrowly beat Bart Kobar by 26 votes. The election also saw 1294 council ballots cast with 13 advanced ballots and 11 ballots rejected. Bill McLean and Jack Kennedy won Kelsey School Division seats with 656 and 630 votes respectively, while Bob Seidel was elected by acclamation to Carrot River Rahls Island board for one year.
The Pas Town Council refused a request to lower taxes on the Lido Theatre after owners reported a 44 percent drop in attendance blamed on television. Paul Rivalin, the theatre manager, warned the losses could force closure unless taxes, currently about 3000 a year, were cut toward 900.
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