MARCH 2022 • WINTER FAIR • THE BRANDON SUN
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The Winter Fair began on the Keystone grounds and later moved to the Wheat City Arena location and remained there until the building of the Keystone Centre, which now hosts all three of the Provincial Exhibition’s annual events, according to the Provincial Exhibition. In the early years, both fairs ran independently, until 1967, when the amal- gamation of the two fairs took place and it became the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. In 1913, Brandon re- ceived the honour of host- ing the Dominion Exhibi- tion, a national exhibition sponsored by the federal government. There were several cities vying for the 1913 Dominion Exhibi- tion, but it was Brandon that impressed the spon-
School of Music student Rebecca Gillies trumpets in the riders to the main arena during a past winter fair. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
restore it to its former glory. Also a Provincial Heritage Building, the Dome Build- ing officially reopened in June 2018. In addition to hosting numerous events, it’s also home to the offices of the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. » kmckiney@brandonsun.com » Twitter: @karenleighmck1
Shillinglaw and David Mar- shall, two prominent Bran- don architects, the building has been used continuous- ly for exhibition purposes by the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. The building was desig- nated a National Historic Site in 1999, and 10 years later restorations began to
sors the most, according to the BU archives. Opening the same year the Dominion Fair was established, the Dome Building is a rare surviv- ing example of agricultural buildings constructed in Manitoba, according to the historical society. Designed by Walter H.
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