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 |
Real Berard |
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 |
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
Sources:
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: 28 November 2022
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