Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations / Manitoba Wildlife Federation

Founded in 1944 as the Manitoba Federation of Game and Fish Associations, it was renamed the Manitoba Wildlife Federation in 1967.

Presidents

Period	President
1944-1945	Furry Ferguson “Ray” Montague (1884-1950)
1945-1947	Arthur Cartwright “Art” Pearson (?-1978)
1947-1949	W. J. “Jerry” Beacock
1949-1951	William Barry Bain (1900-1975)
1951-1953	Harold St. Clair Scarth (1889-1971)
1953-1956	George Gillis Tidsbury (1896-1959)
1956-1958	Henry Stewart Perdue (1904-1979)
1958-1960	Herbert Desmond “Des” Whellams (1900-1995)
1960-1962	Charles Sheppard Stevenson (1906-1968)
1962-1964	Geoffrey “Geoff” Pasquill (1915-1984)
1964-1967	Donald William “Don” Muir (c1932-1990)
1967-1968	Peter Ward (1920-2012)
1969-1971	Garnet “Gar” Glays (1920-1999)
1972-1973	Andy Blatz
1974-1975	George Clavell

See also:

Manitoba Organization: Manitoba Game Association / Manitoba Game and Fish Association / Greater Winnipeg Game and Fish Association / Winnipeg Game and Fish Association

Sources:

“Game and Fish groups to organize,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 November 1944, page 21.

“F. F. Montague heads Game and Fish group,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 November 1944, page 22.

“Hello soldier,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 December 1944, page 33.

“Pearson heads Game Federation,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 July 1946, page 13.

“W. J. Beacock to head game and fish body,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1947, page 15.

“Game-fish association annual meet Friday in Selkirk church hall,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 March 1953, page 8.

“Record attendance at Game & Fish meet,” Russell Banner, 22 March 1956, page 1.

“Morris man president,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1960, page 8.

“Muir elected by Federation,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 June 1964, page 13.

“Record attendance at annual meeting,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1966, page 20.

“Gathering largest in G and F history,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1967, page 51.

“Wildlife group names officers,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 1968, page 4.

“Clavell gets wildlife post,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 June 1973, page 3.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 November 2024