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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Evergreen Project / 1999 Pan American Games
This cairn, on the grounds of Canadian Mennonite University on Shaftesbury Boulevard, commemorates a row of evergreen trees planted as a legacy of the 1999 Pan American Games hosted by Winnipeg. The trees represent the member countries participating in the games: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States, and Venezuela.

Winnipeg Evergree Project Cairn (2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Location (lat/long): N49.86026, W97.23068 denoted by symbol on the map above |
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba School for the Deaf (500 Shaftesbury Boulevard, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: XIII Pan American Games (Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Pan Am Games Monument (The Forks, Winnipeg)
Sources:
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 February 2012
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