Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 27, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba Copy 2 Winnipeg free november 1982 in Ftp vets be b northerner saw mighty River Means donned bom m 1900 Peter Massan has spent lifetime working in and around Nelson River by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Gillam railway Man Peter Massan has had a lifetime link with the Nelson Manitoba might Iest he has known it since the Days when Canoe freighters like himself he Dyfed Backst failing struggles paddling their Way from York factory where the into Hudson is he saw the Nelson tamed Anil formed into manit6bas greatest7 source of hydroelectric Energy y Massan was but Hays River which empties the Nelson about 160 Kilometres South East of York the event took place in a traditional mud Cabin made with logs tightly sealed with he was born on and his first Protection against the Jarsh ele ments was a Rabbit Massan considers this still the warmest cover Ever Warrah As Massan recalls Many nights in later years on his wilderness trap lines spent in shelters dug into the Snow with an open Wood fire giving heat As Long As it though it was bitterly cold at he we were always warm As Toast wrapped up in those Rabbit Mas sans formal education at the York factory school lasted through Grade after he Learned the arts of wilderness do team and was introduced to the Rich fess of his in Dian culture by his father and Moth Massan says he and his father used to kill one or two whales each year for dog food and the whales fat would boil Down to about 45 Gallons of Oil used for heating and two 45gallon Drums of Oil would last a Massan and his father also harvested seals for needed food and trapping his father made dog harnesses from Seal hide soles for Moca sins which stood the Rocky Shoreline travel in the sum fur prices we rent too High by today Massan red foxes normally sold for from to Silver Fox for and Martin for from to l Masson recalls that in 1910 a 25pound bag of flour Cost 25 Peter Massan has spent a lifetime working on and around the powerful Nelson a three Pound tin lard 25 cents and five pounds of sugar 50 but there was always plenty of fish at the right Ptarmigan and he in the Early because of his reputation As a reliable Canoe Massan was asked to escort the the Premier of John Down the Nelson River to port Nelson at the River then favored As Manitoba deep sea the downstream paddle was simple but returning upstream was Massan recalls he and his partner taking turns dragging the Canoe on a 35fathom line from the Shore while the other paddler steered the Canoe out in the Stream with the passengers we made 20 Miles a the trip with the big Okimow big chief in the Cree language took us four he in Massan was asked to Pilot a cavalcade of four Large Caterpillar each hauling four sleds of very Long timbers and other material to Churchill from port the journey to Churchill took four Massan recalls those White men were always wanting me to go out on the ice on Hudson they were the Bosses but i didst pay any attention to i had we would never have made in Mas sans father moved to which by then was the key railway divisional Point Between the Pas and Massan joined High with his wife and after seven years trapping in the nearby i if Lake Massan hired with the car As a fireman and boiler room operator at the railway the boiler supplied steam and electrical Power for the railway facilities and after All his exploits in the Tessi Massan says his it most experiences were in the one the gauge indicating the water level in the boiler showed there a half hour Supply he Learned later that the i urn Man responsible for supplying the fro i the fiver had started daily drinking Early that i was really scared and about ready to head for the Bush because 1 knew if 1 didst id be Likely headed for heaven in a Massan roused pump Man he was Able to catch the attention of his Foreman who quickly roused the dozing pump who scurried Down the River Bank to get the pumps working in the Nick of Massan remained on this Job until he retired in Massan and his 59yearold have three sons and a daughter As they have More grand children and great grandchildren than they can one of their Tom former chief of the Fox Lake Indian band and now student at the University of Calls his Grandfather the greatest he taught me How to make medi Cine from roots and he rfcs As Well As How to Hunt and he explained religion and our culture and i am still learning from As Massan looks he values the old they were hard Many More babies survive now than they did but there was a peace in the Way people lived which really Means we had work to do from the moment we woke up until the moment we went to now my sons Are unemployed waiting for the construction of the Limestone Power station on the Nelson River to Start up As for the Nelson he feels it has a great its too powerful to Ever be he pea asks to Amend by John Mcmanus Pacific Western airlines wants out of two conditions regulating its Jet service to but the airline says that does not mean the service will be reduced or ended on Short the Alberta government airline started serving Brandon in As part of a on Estop service Between Calgary and the Canadian transport commis Sion issued a two year experimental licence on condition Pacific West pm serve Bra Eldon with a week and give six months1 notice if the airline is to discontinue the ser vice before the licence Pacific Western has applied to the commissions air transport committee to have these conditions deleted and have a permanent authority issued for the route this is just a matter of standardizing the licence to match conditions of our regular licences it Doest mean any reduction in service is company Public relations director Brian Johnson said in an interview from deleting the six month clause is just part of making the service he Johnson denied a permanent licence would give the airline greater control Over whether the service should be discontinued if it became an eco nomic the commission usually requires three to six months notice that an air service is to be discontinued so Public hearings can be held or decisions made taking into account the Impact on a Community and any Pacific Western would not give boarding figures for but Dis closed that during the first six months of the year boardings on its system were Down 20 per Johnson said Brandon had seven flights a week during the summer Peak travel with residents preferring to travel to Winnipeg International Airport in their own cars or by Brandon has been a graveyard for regional and commuter airlines for the past 12 and trans air make the service pay and abandoned during the perimeter air lines which had tried serving bran Don on a return Loop with Winnipeg through then a direct return service to Winnipeg gave up after exp Austing a sub Post office announces Christmas mailing deadlines the mailing deadline for local delivery of Christmas cards and parcels is Canada Post announced in a statement the deadline for cards which must be sealed and parcels being sent to out town Points within Canada and the United states is postage for cards sent within Canada is 30 while the Cost for cards is 35 unsealed cards will reach great Britain and Northern Ireland in time for Christmas if sent by air mail before at a charge of 45 but cards destined for Europe and Central and South America must be air mailed no later than to arrive in time for weather Canada forecast precipitation h High l Low cold front worm front greeting sent overseas should be left unsealed an marked printed papers to qualify for the 45ceril postage on sealed cards is 60 City Calendar Agassiz productions will present a series of storyteller stories in word and song will be shared by musician Tom writer and teacher Sheldon Oberman and poet Peter Paul Van at 8 tomorrow at Cardigan Milne River Avenue and Donald admission is Brian head of oncology at Boniface Arthur University of Manitoba philosophy and Justice Guy will be the panel at a dialogue on the breakfast program will begin at tomorrow at congregation Shearey Wellington Crescent and Academy no charge for the breakfast or program and reservations not the committee of Solidarity with latin America will sponsor a film on at 7 monday in the planetarium Auditori the film will be followed by a presentation by Terry Hanley of the International ladies garment workers who recently toured donations requested at the the University of Manitoba continuing education division will offer an evening seminar for Consumers interested in buying a video game system or Home from 7 in the theatre of Elizabeth Dafoe fort Garry the fee is registration ends our mistake a Story thursday about a court of Queens Bench settlement cutting an award by in damages paid in a family dispute Over jewelry to Roslyn Steiman neglected to mention the names of the they Are Thelma Earla Marilyn Stei Rory Steiman and Joey Winnipeg area forecast mainly Cloudy today with some Clear periods later this brisk southerly winds with a High near Low tonight near variable Cloud tomorrow with a High near extended Outlook Southern variable cloudiness with occasional flurries tuesday and temperatures near Normal readings of 6 and 16 but a Little above Normal Northern Manitoba sunny periods Cloudy with occasional flurries tuesday and temperatures near Normal readings of 12 and 21 monday and tuesday and a Little above Normal Northwestern Ontario variable cloudiness with occasional flurries tuesday and temperatures near Normal readings of 4 and 14 but a Little above Normal 15 v 18 8 9 4 Tel 17 7 resort spots los Clear 24 16 Clear 17 9 21 Clear 27 20 27 20 27 24 24 20 Tair 27 18 31 23 30 24 Clear 27 Winnies temperature comparisons m mean deaths classified death Victoria Vancouver Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg al Thompson Kenora Brandon Dauphin Thunder Bay Ottawa Montreal Halifax International Cal Capo Minneapolis new Yorg Athens Berlin hell new Lisbon London Madrid lest Hlf Llma on record 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