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Manitoba's New Holiday has a Name
Thank you Manitoba students!
Manitoba schools were invited to name our province’s newest holiday and 114 responded with suggestions that reflected Manitoba’s citizenship, history, culture, arts, sports and significant individuals from our past. Our sincere thanks to all the schools who participated and the MB4Youth Advisory Council who assisted in choosing the name.
A $1,000 library grant for winners
The following eleven schools submitted the winning entry and received $1,000 grants to purchase materials for their school library:
| • Acadia Junior High | • École Varennes |
| • Christian Heritage School | • Killarney School |
| • Collège St. Norbert Collegiate | • McCreary School |
| • École Bonaventure | • Roseau Valley School |
| • École élémentaire Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes |
• St. Boniface Diocesan High School |
| • Starbuck School |
A complete list of the participating schools and their suggested names can be found in this PDF file.
Louis Riel 1844 - 1885
A passionate Métis leader, Louis Riel was the driving force behind Manitoba becoming Canada’s fifth province. Louis Riel’s dream of a province that embraces all cultures is still shared by Manitobans today as we strive to build a society that honours and respects all people.
More information about Louis Riel can be found by selecting the navigation on the left.