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JASON HALSTEAD / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nominees in the arts, culture and heritage, and business, professions and trade categories at the 40th annual YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Awards Gala on May 4, 2016 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, L-R: Arts, culture and heritage nominees Jackie Anderson, Marilyn Gault and Dr. Vanessa Warne; business, professions and trade nominees Ada Ducas, Katie Hall, Nancy Heinrichs and Giovanna Minenna. The awards celebrate the talent, achievements, imagination and innovation of Manitoban women. Proceeds from the gala support programs that positively impact the lives of women, youth and children in Winnipeg. (For Social Page)