On what was described as a “calm and beautiful afternoon” in mid-August of 1883, the people of Winnipeg stopped to celebrate the laying of a cornerstone for a building that was to be unlike anything ever seen in the Canadian west. The event was so important that a full transcript of the ceremony was published in the next day’s newspaper. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * On what was described as a “calm and beautiful afternoon” in mid-August of 1883, the people of Winnipeg stopped to celebrate the laying of a cornerstone for a building that was to be unlike anything ever seen in the Canadian west.
The event was so important that a full transcript of the ceremony was published in the next day’s newspaper. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion On what was described as a “calm and beautiful afternoon” in mid-August of 1883, the people of Winnipeg stopped to celebrate the laying of a cornerstone for a building that was to be unlike anything ever seen in the Canadian west. The event was so important that a full transcript of the ceremony was published in the next day’s newspaper.
Only 11 months later, Holy Trinity Anglican Church would open its doors at what was then the edge of the open prairie on a dusty gravel corner at Graham Avenue and Donald Street. The building would rival the religious edifices of the great centres in the east. The proclaimed it to be “as fine.
