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Historic Sites of Manitoba: 50th Anniversary of the Shoal Lake Water Supply Plaque (Broadway, Winnipeg)

This ornamental fountain and plaque in the median of Broadway west of Donald Street was presented to the City of Winnipeg in October 1970 by the M.E.P.C. Group of Companies and the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg to commemorate the Centenary of Manitoba and the fiftieth anniversary of the first supply of water from Shoal Lake to the metropolitan area.

50th Anniversary of the Shoal Lake Water Supply Plaque

50th Anniversary of the Shoal Lake Water Supply Plaque (2010)
Source: City of Winnipeg

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88757, W97.14052
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shoal Lake Aqueduct (Winnipeg)

Sources:

Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 February 2021

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