Talk:The Pas

Proposed change
I went to The Pas from the UK recently, to visit my father-in-law. As suggested by the Wikipedia entry, I used the French pronunication "Le Pas". Throughout Northern Manitoba, people looked at me strangely when I said "Le Pas". In The Pas itself, I seemed to be the only one saying "Le Pas". Everyone else used the English pronunciation, "The Pas". My father-in-law, who has lived in the area for 30 years (15 years in The Pas), had never heard it called "Le Pas", always "The Pas". I asked the tourist information person in the museum. She was born in The Pas, and had only ever heard and used the English pronunciation "The Pas". She thought that maybe older people in Saskatchewan might use the French pronunciation, but no-one in The Pas.

So, unless there are objections, I am proposing to remove the sentence about pronunciation.

Angus Roberts 10:40, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * You used the place's French name when speaking English and were surprised when people looked at you funny? Srsly? Bearcat (talk) 23:20, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Conspiracy of Silence
This Television miniseries was made in 1991 about the events surrounding the murder of Helen Betty Osborne in The Pas 20 years earlier. Although it was filmed in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario it should be included in the article in some form. Skywayman 11:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree, I was surprised that isn't mentioned. The murder of Helen Betty Ocborne, sadly, is what many of us in the rest of Canada know about The Pas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.189.89.248 (talk) 23:13, 22 November 2010 (UTC)


 * While this was a tragic incident it does not define the town. It was a newsworthy event, but this is an encyclopaedia, not a newspaper, nor a news archive. Also, I don't think it is wise to list that here because this Wikipedia article helps define The Pas for the rest of the world, and a single murder should not be used to define any town.Theshowmecanuck (talk) 03:30, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I was also surprised this wasn't mentioned - sadly it's the best known thing about The Pas in Canada. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.190.183.214 (talk) 15:44, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

I am surprised this murder isn't mentioned. Unfortunately it's how I came to know of The Pas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.232.89 (talk) 20:19, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Wasn't it once a city?
The Pas is officially a town today, but did it not at one time have a city charter? I seem to recall hearing that once. It's not uncommon for cities to revert to town status (examples include Drumheller in Alberta), so maybe that happened here, too? 68.146.47.196 14:47, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 00:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

The Pas, Manitoba → The Pas – Let's try another propose requested move, this time in towns. This article The Pas, Manitoba is propose renaming to The Pas without the province name. I was about propose for a requested move for The Pas, but the day before January 18 it causes of a blackout, I took a 1 day Wikibreak from editing and remember my proposed renamed article. Now I'm back from a 1 day WikiBreak after the blackout finishes. An I am ready for the first requested move in Canadian towns. This new title will match the related populated places in Canada. User:Bearcat already created the category called Category:People from The Pas without the Manitoba province. The category will match the propose new article title. There is no other cities or towns called "The Pas" around the world. And this is one of the largest towns in Manitoba. Steam5 (talk) 04:36, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Support. I'm not clear at all on why it has the province currently. It's unneeded as the French place is Le Pas. I'm not sure what else it could be confused with. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The MLA section should be updated
The MLA section should be updated from Oscar Lathlin who died in 2008. Frank Whitehead served 2009-2013, resigning for health reasons. The new MLA 2015 is Amanda Lathlin, daugther of Oscar Lathlin — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.161.36.222 (talk) 04:27, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Demographics
Looking at the Historical Population chart, I can't help but notice the huge population jump between the 1921 and 1931 censuses, as well as the smaller jumps in 1961 and 1981. It would be informative if someone could add any known major contributors to the population gains, e.g. completion of a railroad or discovery of a natural resource.

Also, the figures for 1971 are missing. As a non-Canadian, I am curious why. 64.125.187.242 (talk) 22:11, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * The town hasnt been around that long. Its first appearance on the census was in 1921 so it may have still been in the process of development in 1931. Cant explain the rest, but as you say, those are proprtionately smaller movements.  — Soap — 16:24, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Climate
Wow, the climate has warmed up tremendously since i was young. This is one of the towns I remember seeng in pre-Internet climate data books, and it had temperatures similar to Fairbanks, Alaska. It's especially noteworthy given that Fairbanks has also warmed up in the same period of time.

I wonder if the record highs and lows are in Fahrenheit, since all but one of them is within one tenth of an integer when measured in Fahrenheit, but not in Celsius. And that one exception may just be a recent addition. — Soap — 16:24, 15 July 2020 (UTC)