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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 2009
Page
3
A 1914 entry records Billy McKenzie drowning when his canoe capsized near the dam. The note sits among a series of long historical briefs spanning district consolidations, award recognitions, construction remodellings, births, marriages, and local events from 1934 to 2004.
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