Manitoba's "Golden Boy": Pointing to A Prosperous Future.

• Date: 22 June 2020
• Author: Signorelli, Andrea

High atop the Manitoba Legislative Building, 250 feet above ground, the statue called "Eternal Youth and the Spirit of Enterprise" (or as it as come to be affectionately known by Manitobans, the "Golden Boy"), stands proudly facing north. A symbol so important and full of meaning for our province's past, present and future, on November 21, 2019, the statue marked 100 years of looking down upon us, a witness to many of the most important events in Manitoba history.

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As part of the construction of Manitoba's third Legislative Building, which started in 1913, the Manitoba Government commissioned French sculptor Georges Gardet to create a set of five bronze statues that would be featured prominently in and on the building...