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Manitoba's fight against infectious diseases
The Provincial Board of Health was responsible for the regulation of health care in the Province of Manitoba. At a meeting in 1897 made mandatory “the notification of every known case of smallpox, diphtheria and scarlet fever shall be immediately given to the Health Officer of the Municipality.
At a meeting in 1900 adequate protection against [...]
Have you been to Churchill?
Vintage Manitoba Photo showing yet another view of Victoria Beach East Shore Lake Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba Canada.
This Photo was apparently taken in the year 1930, at the location where Einfeld Bakery was built and has been operated until now by its original family. Victoria Beach is located on the [...]
Manitoba Act – Queen Victoria Lord Lisgar
While it may be true that the actual date in the year – the specific date of June 15 was the date when the Province of Manitoba specifically , and legally became a province according to the terms of the :”Manitoba Act”, however May 12 was the prevailing date when the statute was finally given [...]
Chosen Dates Celebrations Of Manitoba's Past
Interestingly in previous times the date chosen for anniversary and birthday celebrations of the Province of Manitoba was celebrated on July 15 instead of the now current day of the current May 12.
The 50′th anniversary of the province was commemorated itself on July 15, 1920 , with the grand opening of the new Man [...]
Manitoba Welcomes the Queen for Its 100 Year Anniversary of Confederation with Canada
July 15, 1970 was the celebrated event when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh , rode a carriage from the CNR (Canadian National Railways) station in Winnipeg down wide Broadway Street. In the following carriages were both Prince Anne and Prince Charles. [...]
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 [...]
The Dirty Thirties – Effects on Manitobans
The “Dirty 30′s” which to most Canadians represented the times of the economic depression which followed the marker of the stock market crash had more than a major effect on manitobans and prairie people who lived through it. It served as an indelible marker on their lives. On the other side of the fence many [...]
Social More Rules Pre World War 1 Winnipeg Society
When one visits Dalnavert, the restored mansion home of Hugh Jon Mc Donald – a former premier of the Province of Manitoba and the son of Canada’s first prime minister – Sir John A. Mc Donald , one is struck with the symbol of a small silver plate nearby the front door to the estate. [...]
Manitoba "Selkirk Settlers"
Early on in the settlement of Manitoba nearly half of the settlers became so very discouraged by the difficulties that they encountered at the Red River settlement and settlements that they accepted the North West Company’s offer to fund their passage back to “eastern Canada” ( Lower Canada)
Until the arrival of cattle, the settlers lacked the [...]
Educational and Public Program of the Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg
The Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg Canada is a cornerstone of the Province of Manitoba’s educational system. Each year fully 90,000 Manitoba school children visit the facility for curriculum based guided as well as student and group leader led programs. Thousands more visit the Museum of Man and Nature in Winnipeg with their [...]
