Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tommy Prince Monument (Kildonan Park, Winnipeg)

This monument of Sergeant Thomas George “Tommy” Prince was created by sculptor Otakar Pavlik and cast in a foundry in Ontario at a cost of about $30,000, half of which was provided by the Manitoba government. It was erected in Kildonan Park on 11 November 1989 by the officers and men of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry under the auspices of the Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land.

Tommy Prince commemorative monument (2010)
Source: City of Winnipeg

Tommy Prince commemorative monument (July 2025)
Source: Kenneth Ingram

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.94410, W97.10473
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Thomas Prince monument wins city support,” Selkirk Journal, 21 February 1989, page 11.

“Military honors,” Selkirk Journal, 19 September 1989, page 10.

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 Kenneth Ingram and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 November 2025

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