Four local military memorials are being installed or preserved thanks to some provincial funding. In total, nine projects are being supported through the latest round of funding from the Military Memorial Conservation Grant (MMCG) 

program totaling over $60,000.

Locally, $3,000 is going to the Miami Parks Board for the installation of the Thompson War Memorial developed through previous MMCG funding; the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 77 will see $3,967 for the conservation and restoration of the Emerson Memorial; $9,133 is being granted to the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin to clean and restore the R.M. of Franklin War Memorial, replacing the concrete base and pathway leading up to monument; and the R.M. of Morris will see $2,000 to repair and restore the Sperling cenotaph.

“Our government is proud to support the work of local legions, veterans associations and communities to preserve military memorials, which provide all Manitobans the opportunity to reflect, learn and to give thanks to the men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today,” said Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox. “We want to ensure these tributes to our veterans are preserved for the next generation, just as the peace and prosperity of our province was preserved through their efforts.”

The Manitoba government established the Military Memorials Conservation Fund in 2019 to provide grants toward war memorial conservation projects including statues, plaques and other tributes throughout Manitoba. The MMCG, which is supported by the Military Memorials Conservation Fund, received applications from veterans’ organizations, municipalities and private groups looking to preserve and maintain Manitoba military memorials.

Additional projects being funded under the latest round of program funding include:
- Belgian Veterans’ Association Royal Canadian Legion Branch 107 – $2,500 for plaque restoration at the Belgian War Memorial;
- Dufferin Avenue Gang – $10,000 for the creation of memorial for 29 former Dufferin Avenue residents in Selkirk who served in the Second World War;
- Royal Canadian Legion Charleswood Branch 100 – $13,700 for the conservation of the Sherman tank;
- R.M. of Brokenhead and Town of Beausejour – $5,990 to clean and restore the Garson War Memorial, adding a plaque to commemorate peacekeeping and create accessible path to monument;
- R.M. of Brokenhead and Town of Beausejour – $10,137 to clean and restore the Tyndall War Memorial, adding a plaque to commemorate peacekeeping and create accessible path to monument;

Click here for more information on the program and updates on when the next application intake will open.