June 18: Amy Street steam plant; Last streetcar driver; Famous Five statue.

June 18, 1903 - George Frederick Garbutt was born in Winnipeg. “Tick” was a member of The Winnipegs hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics. He died in 1967 in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg - Waterfront to the Disraeli
June 18, 1924 - City Hydro's Amy Street Steam Plant went into operation. It provided steam heat to downtown Winnipeg buildings through a network of underground pipes. it closed in June 1990 after 66 years of service causing expensive retrofits for many buildings that had to add central heating.

June 18, 1940 - David Caithness, Winnipeg's last horse-drawn streetcar driver, died at the age of 87. For more on Winnipeg's horse-drawn transit.

June 18, 2010 -  Helen Granger Young's Famous Five statue ws unveiled on the Legislature grounds.

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