April 21: 1950 flood's first death; Manitou became a village; Flood of the Century began.

April 21, 1897 - Manitou is incorporated as a village. One of its most famous citizens is Nellie Moody who came from Ontario to teach in the local school. In 1896, she married Wes McClung, the local pharmacist.

April 21, 1950 - The first of two fatalities related to the Red River Flood of 1950 took place. Roland Sicotte, 41, a farmer near Ste. Elizabeth, Manitoba and his 14-year-old son were trying to cross the swollen Marsh Creek that ran through their property. The boat capsized and Sicotte drowned. He left a widow and seven children ranging in age from a newborn baby to fourteen years old.

April 21, 1997 -  Canadian Forces are deployed to Emerson to fight the "Flood of the Century". (See CBC Archives.)

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