April 30, 1932 - Citing a lack of funds, the City of Brandon pulls the plug on the Brandon Municipal Railway
that had operated in the city since the summer of 1913. It left the
city without any form of public transportation for months until a private company
offered a bus service. (Click image for source.)The last known Brandon Streetcar is awaiting restoration at the Edmonton Radial Rail Society.
For a more detailed history, read my Winnipeg Free Press column about Brandon's streetcars.
April 30, 1976 - The Royal Canadian Mint opens its Winnipeg facility for the bulk production of coins and metals. For tours.
April 30, 1984 – An ice storm brings down 12 transmission towers and more than 3,000 hydro poles down in Central and Southern Manitoba.
April 30 1999 - CKUW, the U of W's campus radio station, officially signs on the public airwaves at midnight. The station began in 1968 as an in-house campus radio station.
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