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Fort Garry in Ruins

“Fort Garry in Ruins,” announced a headline in the Manitoban, dated May 27, 1871. “Not exactly the entire Fort, reader, but a considerable portion of the stone wall fronting on the Red River. It has been threatening a tumble down for a long time, and lest it might fall into the Fort, some men were [...]

Louis Riel Leads Provisional Government Dec 27, 1869

           Red River Colony – “Rupert’s Land” -  At this point in time – December 1869 – Louis Riel announced that he had become the new leader of the provisional government at the Red River Colony in what was then referred to as “Rupert’s Land” – later to be called the “Province of Manitoba”.   This [...]

Red River's Only Newspaper Shuts Down

December 1869: Rupert’s Land Colony :  Louis Riel and his supporters have closed the offices of the “Nor’Wester, the colony’s only newspaper.  The move is one of a series of events in which the provisional government is seeking to impose its authority on the troubled colony.  In this same week all Winnipeg shops were cleared [...]

MANITOBA POEM

MANITOBA POEM

IT’S WINTER IN MANITOBA

AND THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW

SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR

AT THIRTY-FIVE BELOW

OH HOW I LOVE MANITOBA

WHEN THE SNOW’S UP TO YOUR BUTT

YOU TAKE A BREATH OF WINTER AIR

AND YOUR NOSE GETS FROZEN SHUT

YES, THE WEATHER HERE IS WONDERFUL

SO I GUESS I’LL HANG AROUND

I COULD NEVER LEAVE MANITOBA

CAUSE I’M FROZEN TO THE GROUND!!

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