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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS People flock to the Assiniboine Park Conservatory during its final days including this group of kids who look closely at new growth sprouting at the centre of leafy plant Wednesday. The public has just over two months to say goodbye to the Assiniboine Park Conservatory. The conservatory, which park officials say is the first memory many people have of Assiniboine Park, will shut down for good after Easter Monday, Apr. 2nd at 5pm. It first opened in 1914 when many North American cities were constructing indoor tropical gardens, and was rebuilt in 1968. It will make way for the Canada's Diversity Gardens, a horticulture display several times its size and bigger in scope with its theme of cultural and plant diversity. Name of kids (sisters and friends): Vida Stone (7yrs in pink), Leah Noel (11yrs, burgundy tall), Elilani Noel (9yrs, grey) and Aviva Noel (5yrs, front, side part). Standup photo March 27, 2018