Mardi Gras: Professionalism

As a group of volunteers, the Mardi Gras Committee in the early days were entrusted to put on huge parades and parties with little experience. Bill Whittaker, Murray McLachlan and Bruce Pollack brought in this expertise. Murray McLachlan describes these changes. Bruce Pollack describes how the Committee handled the media. The involvement of women in the Mardi Gras Committee virtually ceased after the 1982. By the late 80s women began getting involved and by 1990 Cath Phillips was President. Bruce Pollack talks about women joining the Committee and Murray McLachlan talks about the role of Cath Phillips.