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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS LOCAL - bench memorials Assiniboine Park near steam train. Where - Assiniboine Park, near start of steam train, near small stream of water Portrait of Lyle Koncan sits on a memorial park bench she purchased in memory of husband Tony and their dog Daisy Tuesday. Lyle had made donation of $1,500 for memorial bench for memory of husband Tony and their dog Daisy in Sept. 2008 and was told the bench was there "for years to come" and for grandchildren and great-granchildren to enjoy. Lyle recently found out that after 10 years, the benches may be removed at the will of the Assiniboine Park Conservancy. See Ashley Prest story. Nov 14th, 2018