The Manitoba government is using the geography of the province to commemorate the sacrifices made by Manitobans who served in the First World War.

It has used the names of Manitoba's fallen soldiers to label a total of 7,764 geographical features in the province.

“It’s important that we honour those Manitobans who sacrificed their lives for our country in the First World War,” said Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen.

Pedersen said the province is currently in discussions with the Geographical Names Board of Canada to ensure all of these names are also transferred into Canada’s Geographical Names Data Base.

The province has already named more than 4,200 lakes, islands, bays and other geographical features in honour of fallen Manitoba soldiers who served from the Second World War to the present day.

Jon Reyes, Manitoba’s special envoy for military affairs applauded the project. He said it allows these names to be remembered forever.

“Ahead of Remembrance Day in a year like no other, preserving the names of our brave men and women along with their stories will be a lasting legacy resulting from the commemorative naming of these geographical features.”