In 1924, the City of Winnipeg celebrated its first fifty years. June 18, 1924 was
declared a Civic Holiday and featured a gala parade with over 240 floats. Exclusive dinners and inclusive dancing “on
Market Square” to the music of Rignold’s Permanent Players orchestra and Taylor’s orchestra were highlights of the
celebration. The little settlement had come a long way, overcome many difficult issues and established itself as one
of Canada’s major cities—the Gateway to the West, the Chicago of the North, the Bull’s Eye of the Dominion!
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