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.)For more, read my Winnipeg Free Press column about the service !
April 30, 1976 - The Royal Canadian Mint opens their 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.
April 30, 2017 - The house at 412 Toronto Street is destroyed by fire. A look back at those who lived there.
April 30, 1938 - Jane Andrews, one of the first two women hired by the Winnipeg Police Service, retires after 21 years of service.
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