Ocotber 23: First female L.G.; Craig Wireless Building a heritage site.

October 23, 1981 - Pearl McGonigal becomes Manitoba's first female Lieutenant Governor. She was elected to the then St. James-Assiniboia City Council in 1969 and became Winnipeg's first female Deputy Mayor and EPC member. She served on council until 1999.

October 23, 1985 - The original Great-West Life Building, (now Craig Wireless Building), at 177 Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg is designated a Provincial Heritage Site.