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www.tourismwinnipeg.com 15 PROMINENT 'PEGGERS William Alloway, the founder of the Winnipeg Foundation, had a younger brother, Charles, who is credited with saving the bison from extinction with his 13 "pet" bison. At the age of eight Winnipegger Hannah Taylor founded the Ladybug Foundation, which advocates for the homeless through assisting charitable organizations to feed, provide shelter for, and assist people in need across Canada. Now in her early 20s, Hannah does speaking engagements across the country, having had audiences of over 10,000 including former Prime Ministers, and has raised well over $2 million to help fight poverty. * Tommy Douglas—born in Scotland but raised in Winnipeg—is regarded by the CBC- supporting public as the "Greatest Canadian of All Time" and is generally recognized as the "Father of Medicare" in this country. * Photo courtesy Douglas Coldwell Foundation Photo courtesy Western Canada Pictorial Index Inc. Winnipegger Amber Balcaen drove into NASCAR history books as the first Canadian woman to win a NASCAR- sanctioned race in 2016.

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