MHM Winnipeg Receiving Station - Winnipeg MB
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N 49° 53.089 W 097° 08.913
14U E 633000 N 5527467
This Manitoba Historical Marker is near the Taras Shevchenko statue on the west lawn of the Manitoba Legislative Building at 450 Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMKPMA
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 05/12/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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Marker Name: Winnipeg Receiving Station

Agency: Province of Manitoba in cooperation with the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Tara Shevchenko, and the Ukrainian Canadian community of Manitoba

Languages: English, French & Ukrainian

Location:
West lawn Manitoba Legislative Building 450 Broadway Winnipeg


Marker Text:
Winnipeg Receiving Station Thousands of Ukrainian Canadians and other eastern Europeans were unjustly imprisoned as “enemy aliens” during Canada’s first national internment operations of 1914 - 1920. This plaque is in memory of those held in the Winnipeg Receiving Station between 1 September 1914 and 29 July 1916. Placed by the Province of Manitoba in cooperation with the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Tara Shevchenko, and the Ukrainian Canadian community of Manitoba 11 October 1998


Link to HistoricPlaces.ca or mhs.mb.ca: [Web Link]

Website: Not listed

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