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I Like Winnipegers Because of All the Characters – Especially in the North End

There was a Kissick (Kissick {Ukraine/Ukrainian}, and not Kissack {Isle of Mann/Manx})family in Winnipeg’s North End during the 40s, 50′s and beyond who operated a cartage company—More notorious they were however for their activities as bootleggers and operators of moving crap/gambling games. Stanley Zedd (http://www.attheplate.com/wcbl/1950_1g9.htm), and (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/fyi/the-mosaic-village-96203859.html).’
IN the decades before Manitoba’s gambling laws were liberalized, [...]

Winkler

Winkler is located in the Pembina Valley region 115 km SW of Winnipeg and 22 km N of the international boundary. Winkler began in 1892 with the establishment of a CPR siding on land owned by Valentine Winkler, a businessman and politician. Nearby were agricultural villages in the NW part of the West Reserve, one [...]

The strike right after WWII, Windsor Strike

September 12, 1929 marked the day where more or less 17,000 workers walkout from Windsor, Ontario, plant of Ford Motor Co. It was the first and most significant of the many strikes occurring immediately after WWII as Canada’s unions attempted to capitalize on their great wartime advances. The main issue that triggered Windsor strike— uniform [...]

Explore Manitoba: Winnipeg

The name “Winnipeg” originated from the Cree words meaning muddy water, referring to the dark water of the rivers and lakes in the region. It is the largest city in Manitoba and serves as the capital too.
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