January 9, 1893 - The City of Winnipeg adopted the Manitoba Public Parks Act giving it authority over public parks. Under its first chairman,
Edward L. Drewry, the parks board purchased land for what would become Fort Rouge Park, Central Park, Notre Dame Park (now
Jacob Penner Park), Victoria Park, St. John's Park, Selkirk Park, Dufferin Park, and St. James Park (now Vimy Memorial Park.)
January 9, 1892 - The
German Society of Winnipeg was founded by nine German immigrants. Their first clubhouse opened in 1904 on Heaton Avenue. In 1952, they purchased and converted the former Hebrew Free School on Charles Street into their current club house.
January 9, 1944 -
John Wesely Dafoe, (
also), managing editor of the Winnipeg Free Press from 1901 to 1944, died. His house on Spence Street
was recently demolished.
January 9, 2017 - The
Sherbrook Pool reopened as the Kinsmen Sherbrook Pool after a four-year, milti-million dollar renovation.
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