March 25: Wolseley died; CKJS went on the air; Elim Chapel rededicated.

March 25, 1913 -  Colonel Garnet Joseph Wolseley died in France. He was a career British soldier who served around the world. In 1870 he led the Red River Expedition to Western Canada to quell the Riel uprising. For more see my West End Dumplings post. (Image: Library and Archives Canada.)

March 25, 1975 - Multicultural radio station CKJS 810 went on the air. The station was created by Montreal-based C. G. Stanczykowski. For more about CKJS.

March 25, 1976 - Samantha "Sami Jo" Small was born in Winnipeg. She was a member of the Olympic Gold Medal Women's hockey team at Salt Lake City in 2002.

March 25, 1979 - The rebuilt Elim Chapel was dedicated at a special service. It was largely destroyed by fire a year earlier.

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