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Article: Hayes River designated a Canadian Heritage River.(Gazette)
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- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Parks Canada
Winnipeg, Manitoba
On Sunday, 11 June 2006, at a ceremony held at the Fort Whyte Centre in Winnipeg, a plaque was unveiled designating the historic Hayes River as a Canadian Heritage River.
Attending the ceremony were representatives from the federal government including Steven Fletcher, the MP for Charleswood--St. James-Assiniboia, and Rod Bruinooge, the MP for Winnipeg South. Provincial representatives included Stan Struthers, the Minister of Conservation, along with Gord Jones, the Director of the Manitoba Parks Branch. Special guests included Councillor Dennis Day from the Norway House Cree Nation, Chief Jeffery Napoakesik from ...