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Author of the article: James Snell
Publishing date: Mar 08, 2021 • March 8, 2021 • 1 minute read • (Left to right) Coun. Vivian Santos (Point Douglas), Coun. Devi Sharma (Old Kildonan), Coun. Janice Lukes (Waverley West) and Coun. Cindy Gilroy (Daniel McIntyre) gather to celebrate the unveiling of a commemorative plaque honouring women in Winnipeg civic politics, on Monday. Photo by James Snell /Winnipeg Sun
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The City of Winnipeg celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday by unveiling a plaque honouring the women who’ve served on Winnipeg city council over the last century.
The plaque holds pictures of all women who’ve held civic office in Winnipeg, including Jessie Kirk, Winnipeg’s first female city councillor (1920), Susan A. Thompson, Winnipeg’s first female mayor (1992), and the city’s first female speaker, Devi Sharma (2013).
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A nearly empty intersection at Donald Street and Graham Avenue serves as a metaphor for a downtown emptied by COVID-19 as stores closed and workers stayed home to work.
Downtown used to be a place where thousands of people went to work, grabbed lunch, shopped, then headed home at the end of the day.
Downtown used to be a place where thousands of people went to work, grabbed lunch, shopped, then headed home at the end of the day.
For others, it was a place to visit for some culture: to see a play, cheer on the Winnipeg Jets, or meet friends at a bar or restaurant.