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unusual facts about Macdonald, Manitoba


Charleswood, Winnipeg

It is located in the southwestern part of the city, and is bordered by the Assiniboine River to the north, the Rural Municipality of Macdonald to the south, the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the west and the Assiniboine Park and Forest to the east.


1874 in Canada

Anabaptists (Russian Mennonites) start to arrive in Manitoba from various Russian colonies.

1978 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1978 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 27 - April 2 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

2011 Governor General's Awards

Richard Gwyn, Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times, Volume Two: 1867-1891

Amy Honey

The album was recorded at Tolan McNeil's Lucky Mouse Studios and also features Tolan McNeil, Gregory "Goose" MacDonald, Carolyn Mark, Diona Davies, Ida Nilsen, Grayson Walker and Calvin Dick.

Andrew MacDonald

Andrew Macdonald, pseudonym of William Luther Pierce (1933–2002), American leader of the white separatist National Alliance organization

Arthur Lobb

He first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, and lost to Conservative Isaac Riley by fifty-nine votes in the constituency of Rockwood.

Bangkok Post

Nevertheless, under MacDonald's stewardship, the Bangkok Post was reasonably independent and employed many young newsmen, including Peter Arnett and T. D. Allman, who later became known internationally.

Bill Heindl, Jr.

Heindl began his junior hockey career in Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing for the Winnipeg Braves, and then joined the Oshawa Generals of the OHA for the 1965–66 season.

Centreport

CentrePort Canada, an inland port in Winnipeg and Rosser, Manitoba, Canada.

CIIT

CIIT-DT, a religious television station in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Collin Peterson

In 1998, Peterson gained attention by proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow the residents of Minnesota's Northwest Angle to vote on whether they wanted to secede from the United States and join the Canadian province of Manitoba.

CSLR

Centre scolaire Léo-Rémillard - a French high school situated south of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Fisher River Cree Nation

Fisher River (Ochekwi-Sipi) is a Cree First Nations reserve located approximately 193 km north of Manitoba's capital city, Winnipeg.

Fred Sutherland

In retirement he became Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism for the Province of Manitoba and then Corporate Vice-President Human Resources with McCain Foods.

Fries with That?

One notable instance involved a particularly attractive exchange student from Flin Flon, Manitoba who caught their eyes.

Geoff Macdonald

Macdonald succeeded Phillip Campbell in 1988 and recorded an overall record of 50-24 in three seasons as head coach of the Lady Tigers.

Hector Munro Macdonald

Both of Hector Macdonald's parents, his mother Annie Munro and his father Donald Macdonald, were from Kiltearn.

Heron Lake, Minnesota

Inkpaduta, a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian leader in the area from the 1850s until his departure to join Sitting Bull's band in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, camped at at the south end of the lake that gives the town its name both before and after his participation in the Spirit Lake massacre of 1857, and the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux uprising.

Jackson Dodds

Born in Hornsey, Middlesex, England, Dodds first went to Canada in 1901, but did not finally settle in Winnipeg, Manitoba, until after serving with the British Army in World War I.

James Robson

James Wells Robson, Manitoba politician active early in the 20th century

Jerry Fontaine

Fontaine rejoined the Manitoba Liberal Party after the FPP's dissolution, and became a candidate for the party's leadership in 1998 following the resignation of Ginny Hasselfield.

John Christian Schultz

Outside of politics, Schultz, Henry Septimus Beddome, Curtis James Bird and others were the founders of the Medical Health Board of Manitoba which was incorporated in 1871 and became the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba in 1877.

John Taylor Caldwell

For many years, Caldwell shared with Ethel MacDonald a third-floor flat in Gibson Street, Hillhead, Glasgow.

Kenneth MacDonald

Ken Macdonald, Baron Macdonald of River Glaven, QC (born 1953), former Director of Public Prosecutions of England and Wales, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford

KICK

CKIC-FM, a radio station (92.9 FM) licensed to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, branded as KICK-FM

Law Society of Manitoba

To practice law in the Province of Manitoba, a person must be a member of the Law Society of Manitoba.

MacDonald Airfield

MacDonald Airfield was an airfield built alongside the former northern road, west of Stuart Highway, north of Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia during World War II.

Manitoba general election, 1914

Although Education Minister George R. Coldwell insisted the amendments were only meant to clarify existing provisions, many voters believed the Roblin government wanted to re-introduce funding for separate Roman Catholic schools.

Manitoba Provincial Road 311

Manitoba highways department classifies PR 311 between PTH 59 and Niverville as an RTAC route, which allows full truck and trailer access to the town.

Marty O'Neill

Marty O'Neill, born June 6, 1964 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is a former lacrosse player and former general manager of the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).

Mystery Mountain Winter Park

It is located 20 minutes north of Thompson on Highway Provincial Road 280, BOX 246, Thompson, Manitoba.

Parker Burrell

Burrell was educated at The Pas, Manitoba, and received a Certificate of Communications in Cranberry Portage.

Radarsat-2

To carry out this new project, the satellite's owner MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of Richmond, B.C., was awarded $25-million contract to carry out upgrades (called project Polar Epsilon) to enhance the satellites capabilities to detect surface ships.

Robert W. MacDonald

MacDonald pulled a similar prank later during the 1960 presidential campaign when John F. Kennedy was the featured speaker at a rally at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Rod Beattie

Other productions include The Loveliest and Sylvia in Victoria, The Crucible and Blessings in Disguise in Manitoba, Oleanna at the National Arts Centre opposite Sandra Oh, and Love Letters opposite wife Martha Henry in an Ontario tour.

Rolf Stein

Among Stein's most notable students were Anne-Marie Blondeau, Ariane Macdonald-Spanien, Samten Karmay, Yamaguchi Zuiho, and Yoshiro Imaeda.

Schaeffer–Fulton stain

The procedure was designed by Alice B. Schaeffer and MacDonald Fulton, two microbiologists at Middlebury College, during the 1930s.

Svetlana Sotiroff MacDonald

MacDonald was instrumental in the establishment of La Ribambelle French language day care, the development of École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont, the Centre Desloges and French language education in general in the London area.

The Old American Barn Dance

Three episodes are held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.

The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Museum

The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders Museum is a military museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Thomas Morton

Thomas Lewis Morton (1846–1914), English-born farmer and politician in Manitoba, Canada

Thomas Wardlaw Taylor

From 1872 to 1883 he was Master of Chancery, and from 1883 to 1887 puisne judge of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench.

Tingari

One begins west of Jupiter Well and eventually runs due east, concluding south-east of Lake Mackay; another heads south-west from near Kintore for some 200 km, and then doubles back to end at Lake Macdonald; the third runs from south to north through Docker River and Kintore.

Toledo Mercurys

Team coach and manager Andy Mulligan had signed nine players from his native Manitoba to build the team, including team captain and right-winger Max Labovitch, center Barney O'Connell and left wing Jake Kernahan .

Walter Hekster

In 1965 he accepted an appointment for professor of clarinet and composition at Brandon University in Manitoba, which he held until 1971.

Wildwood Park

Wildwood Park, Winnipeg, a suburban community in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Winnipeg Lucania FC

Winnipeg Lucania Football Club is an amateur soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Winnipeg Route 42

Henderson Highway was named for early Manitoba pioneer Samuel Robert Henderson, Disraeli Freeway was named for Benjamin Disraeli, and Princess Street was named for Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, while King Street was named for John Mark King, a local clergyman, and Donald Street and Smith Street for the 1st Lord Strathcona.

YBR

Brandon Municipal Airport (IATA 3 letter airport code: YBR), municipal airport near Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

ZGI

The Gods River Airport, (IATA: ZGI, ICAO: CZGI), located adjacent to Gods River, Manitoba, Canada


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