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THE ROYAL
WINNIPEG RIFLES Minto
Armoury Ph: 204-786-4300 Ext 492 |
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"THE LITTLE BLACK DEVILS"
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles are an infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve. We train on evenings and weekends. Full-Time service is possible in a variety of tasks and locations, including on operations with the Regular Force. |
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The Museum was established in 1970 and The Main Gallery moved to its present location in Room 208 on the second floor of Minto Armoury in 1979. The library and archives are located in room 109 on the main parade square of Minto Armory. In addition to The main Gallery, the museum has displays relevant to the Winnipeg Light Infantry and the Winnipeg Grenadiers as well as to the unit's role with the United Nations Peacekeeping efforts. The museum is open year round Tuesdays from 2000 to 2200 hours and at other times by appointment. Group tours of students, tourists, and clubs, etc, may be arranged by appointment by calling (204) 786-4300 Ext 492
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COMMONWEALTH
AIR TRAINING PLAN MUSEUM
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
The CATP Museum is a non-profit, charitable organization founded and operated by volunteers. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and serves as a unique memorial to those airmen who trained and served, and especially those who died, while serving their country in the air war of 1939-1945. This is the only Museum in the world dedicated solely to this goal and we think it is fitting that it is located in Manitoba where so much of the training was carried out. At the time the Plan was signed in December 1939, Canada had only 4,000 people in the Royal Canadian Air Force but enrollment reached 250,000 by the end of 1943.Aircrew personnel from Australia, New Zealand, England and Canada were all trained under The Plan. Canada was chosen as the training country because of its preferable climate and the fact it was far from the dangers of enemy activity. The Plan was referred to by Winston Churchill as Canada’s greatest contribution to the allied victory and referred to by President Roosevelt as the “aerodrome of democracy.”
Summer Hours:
10 am to 4 pm, seven days a week.
Admission: $5.00 Adults, $3.00 Youth,
$2.00 per student for school groups
Under six years old - free.
Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum
Telephone (204) 727-2444; fax (204) 725-2334
| Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site Box 37 Group 343, RR #3 Selkirk, Manitoba Canada R1A 2A8 |
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| The stone walls and buildings of Lower Fort Garry are ancient reminders of the time when the Hudson's Bay Company governed half of present-day Canada. Begun in 1831, this fort is an oasis of gracious living on the edge of the Prairies and to gather food and ship it along the waterways of the northwest. Red River carts brought produce to the fort from farms in the area; Schooners and York boats carried provisions down Lake Winnipeg and throughout the interior. A historic treaty between the British crown and First Nations peoples was also signed here. |
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| HOURS OF OPERATION Open daily, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from approximately May 14 to Sept. 3. (check with Museum) Plan on spending between two and four hours to truly enjoy the fort.
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