The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located at 54° N 101° W, some 630 km north of the provincial capital, Winnipeg. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th) Land 553,556 km² Water 64,241 km² (14. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada location. ...

Known as the "Gateway to the North," The Pas is a multi-industry northern Manitoba town serving a district population of over 15 000. The main components of the region's diversified economy are agriculture, forestry, commercial fishing, tourism, transport, and services (especially health and education). The Pas contains one of the two main campuses of the University College of the North. A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts. ... The University College of the North (UCN) is a post-secondary institution located in northern Manitoba, Canada and offers degree and diploma programs. ...

History

The area's original inhabitants were the Cree, who migrated from the southeastern prairies 5000 years ago. "The Pas" is a derivative of the Cree word "pasquia" meaning "wooded narrows". Cree camp near Vermilion, Alberta The Cree are an indigenous people of North America whose people range from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean in both Canada and the United States. ... Prairie refers to an area of land in North America of low topographic relief that principally supports grasses and herbs, with few trees, and is generally of a mesic (moderate or temperate) climate. ...

The first European to travel through the area was Henry Kelsey, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company who travelled through the area on his way to the Canadian prairies sometime between 1690 - 1692. The Town of The Pas was incorporated in 1912. The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) (TSX: HBC) is the oldest corporation in Canada (and North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Events February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft. ... 1912 was a leap year starting on Monday. ...

The area today is composed of three distinct communities: The Town of The Pas, the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and the Rural Municipality of Kelsey. The Opaskwayak Cree Nation is a First Nation in Manitoba, Canada. ...

Government and politics

The Pas is governed by a mayor and six councillors who are elected by residents. The current mayor of The Pas is Gary Hopper. The current town councillors of The Pas are Grant Buchanan, Ken Gurba, Bert Lagimodiere, John St. Godard, Gladys Thorne and Ron Skokun. A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K., Canada, and its former colonies. ...

The Pas is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (as part of The Pas riding) by New Democratic MLA Oscar Lathlin and in the Canadian House of Commons (as part of the Churchill riding) by New Democrat MP Bev Desjarlais. The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is located in central Winnipeg, at the meeting point of the Wolseley and Fort Rouge ridings. ... The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... This page is about the Canadian political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Bev Desjarlais (August 19, 1955 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is a member of the Canada House of Commons, representing the northern Manitoba riding of Churchill for the social-democratic New Democratic Party of Canada. ...

Sports

The Pas' primary ice hockey team is the OCN Blizzard, who compete in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The OCN Blizzard are a Manitoba Junior Hockey League team playing out of the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre on the Opaskwayak Cree Nation near The Pas, Manitoba. ... The Manitoba Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league operating in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ...

Local Media

• CJAR 1240 - adult contemporary radio

• Opasquia Times

CJAR, known as CJ1240, is a commercial AM radio station located in The Pas, Manitoba. ...

External links

• Town of The Pas website
• The Pas & District Chamber of Commerce

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