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2026-10-08

Here ran the original boundary of the Province of Manitoba. On July 15, 1870 Manitoba officially became a Canadian province.…

2026-10-08

Born and raised in Wolpa Grodno, Poland, Kahanovitch was ordained in Novogrudok, Russia, at the age of twenty. After rabbinical…

2026-10-08

Lumbering was an integral component of Manitoba's industrial development from 1880 to 1930, providing materials for new communities and vital…

2026-10-08

Intended to prevent a repetition of the disastrous Red River Flood of 1950, which inundated Winnipeg, the Floodway was a…

2026-10-08

Near this site the Red River settlement was formally proclaimed. On September 4, 1812, with a guard of honour under…

2026-10-08

Henry Budd was born near Norway House of Cree descent and received his education at Red River. In 1840 he…

2026-10-08

R.A. Davis, Premier of Manitoba 1874-78, arrived in the Red River Settlement from Quebec in 1870. He bought the Emmerling…

2026-10-08

Superintendent James Evans of the British Wesleyan Methodists established Rossville Mission in 1840. The mission was an attempt by the…

2026-10-08

The Salvation Army was founded in London, England, in 1865 by William Booth in response to the wretched conditions of…

2026-10-08

This house, completed in 1853, is one of the oldest surviving residences in Manitoba. It was built by John Inkster,…