Logan Avenue, memories for the early Scandinavians
Logan Avenue was once known as Snus Boulevard Snus (rhymes with loose) is a moist, smokeless tobacco product originating from Sweden in the early 1700s. It is placed between the…
James “Jimmy” King: Band leader (1920-1987)
“A band leader with ‘a taste’ for music.” Memorable Manitobans Jimmy King was born in Winnipeg (St. James), Manitoba on April 26, 1920, and attended Bannatyne School and Linwood School.…
A man called Intrepid
Point Douglas is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, the home to many an immigrant arriving via the CPR Station at its gateway. It was here that a Man…
Sister Agnes Wightman Wilkie honoured
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) launched Women of Conspicuous Courage in the lead up to International Women’s Day this year. It is a digital celebration of some of the…
Manitoba marks a milestone
150 years since entering confederation! “I know that through the grace of God I am the founder of Manitoba.” – Louis Riel, July 1885, 15 years after Manitoba entered Confederation.…