World Championship Dog Derby Opens Amid Festival Buzz
The Pas hosts a high profile dog derby with 42 registered sleds and 81 active participants under the Pas Game and Fish. Jim Cavanagh chairs the committee with Harry Paul of H C Paul Limited backing auto boggan events seen as a potential festival highlight. The show also features a large Indian Arts and Handicraft display aided by Eaton's of Canada, a Bolack party nightly, and a Raw Fur competition drawing growing entries.
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Pas Game and Fish
Jim Cavanagh
Harry Paul
H.C. Paul Limited
United States
Sams
Elk's Hall
Eaton's of
Canada
Winnipeg
Pas Reserve
Coweillee
Audrey Batchelor
Manitoba
Bob Burns
Dominion Fur Auction
Soudack
Power conference at The Pas seeks lower northern electricity rates
Northern Manitoba officials and residents pressed Manitoba Hydro at a weekend meeting during The Pas Trappers Festival seeking reduced power costs for home and rural use. They cited The Pas monthly bills and contrasted with Winnipeg suburbs while Hydro officials argued rates reflect volume and industry location.
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PAS
Flin Flon
Cranberry Portage
Utilities
Maitland Steinkopf
Manitoba Hydro Board
Harry Trager
Hydro
Manitoba
The
Grand Rapids
Man
Winnipeg
Trager
Churchill
Hydro Board
Don Stephens
Stephens
Festival opens with Canada centennial plans and dog derby start
National Centennial Committee co commissioner urged planning for Canada's 100th Birthday with up to 2000 projects in The Pas. Festivities featured a King Trapper sign lighting and a 1502 mile three day dog derby start at the Ball Park. Gilbert Lavallee won with 14:07.61 total, edging Solomon Goulet by ten seconds on Friday.
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Franklin Carriere
Bill
Dog Derby Committee
National Centennial Committee
Canada
Montreal
Doug Gourlay
Ball Park
Paz
Gilbert Lavallee
Solomon Goulet
Cumberland House
Lavallee
John Calvert
Flin Flon
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Cumberland
Bill Fallis
Fallis
the Pas
Grand Rauids
Winnipeg Free Press
Ice Palace
RCMP
Doug McBride
Snow Lake
Irv Mussalini
Miss Flin Flon - Ann Brandt
Flin Fion
Stephen Juba
Mayor Juba
Essey
Opasquia
Kelsey
Collegiate Auditorium
Jack Carroll
Slobodzian
Ottawa
PUREX
Nabob
Allen
Keddie & Berg
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