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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS LOCAL - Dawson Trail unveiling An unveiling ceremony of a new interpretive landmark on the Dawson Trail took place along the Seine River Parkway near Provencher Blvd. Wednesday. Photo of Pierrette Sherwood (purple), Chair of the Dawson Trail Arts & Heritage Tour Initiative and Mireille Lamontagne (white), Historian of the project, celebrate as they take part in the unveiling of a new trail marker that designates the original western terminus of this first all-Canadian road to link the East and West built upon the First Nation trails thousands of years older. The Dawson Trail Commemorative Project is the culmination of a community-based, inter-regional initiative launched four years ago by volunteers of the Dawson Trail Arts and Heritage Tours with a goal to uncover and revive he rich history of the Dawson Trail in Manitoba. See Shelly's story April 26th, 2023