This festival at The Pas has occurred since 1916.
People and organizations honoured for their service have been as follows:
Name
Title
Year
Wilfrid “Wilf” Cudmore (1908-1991)
Mr. Trappers’ Festival
1974
Honourary Trapper
1975
Edward George “Ed” Wong (?-2006)
Honourary Trapper
1975
Howie Larke
Honourary Trapper
1975
George Takashima (1934-2020)
Honourary Trapper
1975
Murray Houlden
Honourary Trapper
1976
Sidney “Sid” Wilton (1905-1977)
Honourary Trapper
1976
Clifford “Ticky” King (1930-1998)
Honourary Trapper
1978
Joyce Colgan (1924-2010)
Honourary Trapper
1978
William Keith “Bill” Harper (1939-2017)
Honourary Trapper
1979
Lions Club
Appreciation Plaque
1980
Kinsmen Club
Appreciation Plaque
1980
Rotary Club
Appreciation Plaque
1980
Norman Lee [Lee Kwok Dow] (c1910-1996)
Good Citizenship
1979
Labatts Brewery
Appreciation Plaque
1980
Sue Lambert
Honourary Trapper
1986
Armand Joseph “Pit” Lambert (1948-2022)
Honourary Trapper
1994
Eugene Lamb
Honourary Trapper
1995
Lucille Lamb
Honourary Trapper
1995
Clem Jones
Honourary Trapper
1996
Walter Koshel
Honourary Trapper
1997
Franklin Carriere
Honourary Trapper
1998
Linda McFarland
Honourary Trapper
2001
Raymond Alexander “Sonny” Lavallee
Honourary Trapper
2002
Richard Beck
Honourary Trapper
2004
Hilary “Orest” Pidskalny (1936-2007)
Honourary Trapper
2004
Gary Kozun
Honourary Trapper
2008
Darryl Hogue
Honourary Trapper
2008
Conrad Watts
Honourary Trapper
2015
Carol Watts
Honourary Trapper
2015
Janis Preedy
Honourary Trapper
2015
Bruce Trampe
Honourary Trapper
2021
Doug McIvor
Honourary Trapper
2021
See also:
The Northern Manitoba Trappers’ Festival: A Brief History by Sue Lambert
Manitoba History, Number 15, Spring 1988
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Vaughn Wadelius for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 15 October 2024
