Prominent
'Peggers
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
The cell phone was
invented by Winnipegger
Martin Cooper.
Winnipegger Charlie
Alloway is credited with
helping to save the bison
from extinction. His 13
"pet" bison became part
of the animal's nationwide
population regrowth.
Photo
courtesy
Western
Canada
Pictorial
Index
Inc.
