by Bruce Cherney
Jackie Parker, the legendary multi-role player for the Edmonton Eskimos who recently passed away at 74, made one of the most memorable plays in Grey Cup history.
During the 1954 Grey Cup at Varsity...
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by Bruce Cherney
“If posterity is to remember anything about the second Roblin, it will be because of Duff’s Ditch ... the ditch has captured the public imagination. It is obvious, it is big, and its protection works for ...
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by Bruce Cherney
Only one Manitoban has served as the prime minister of Canada, and then only briefly twice. In fact, Arthur Meighen came to be known as the “three-day wonder.” ...
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by Bruce Cherney
The football gods didn’t shine on the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who failed to make the Canadian Football League play-offs this year.
The Bombers’ last Grey Cup win was over a decade ago in 1990....
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By December 1960, Juba was suggesting that federal assistance for a new city hall would be a possibility if it was built on the existing Main Street site.
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The actual “site” selection would continue to be a problem for a few more years.
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After the election, it was Juba who was front and centre during the new city hall debate.
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Reporter Ken Murphy wrote in the Free Press on February 13, 1954, that at least 10 sites over the years had been suggested for the new city hall, although by that date two had been excluded.
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When the city brought the Ross property, the deed contained a provision that prevented the land being used for any other purpose than civic buildings.
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It may surprise many Winnipeggers that it took six decades to resolve the conflicts that hindered the construction of the city hall that now stands along Main Street
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