Manitoba's Milestone Anniversaries.

• Date: 22 December 2020
• Author: Driedger, Myrna

Manitoba celebrated its 150th anniversary as a province in 2020. The year also marked the 100th birthday of the province's legislative building. In this article, the author outlines the planned year-long festivities--which were postponed to 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic--and other projects in celebration of these anniversaries.

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December 14, 2019 officially kicked off what was to be a year of celebration for Manitoba's 150th anniversary and the Manitoba Legislative Building's 100th birthday. Manitoba 150 hosted a free family friendly event outside the Legislative Building that featured snowmobile acrobatics, entertainment for families, and over 300,000 LED lights on and around the Manitoba Legislative Building.

What was supposed to be a year of events to bring all Manitobans together to celebrate our province, changed drastically with the arrival of COVID-19. Premier Brian Pallister announced on April 8, 2020 that all events planned for the 150th anniversary would be postponed until 2021 due to the pandemic.

July 15th, 2020, also marked the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of The Manitoba Act, which created the Province of Manitoba. The Manitoba Act was passed by the Parliament of Canada...