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06/22/2026

The anniversary of Bloody Saturday! Wow!!

On this day, 21 June 1919, "Bloody Saturday" occurred during Canada's best-known general strike – the Winnipeg general strike. 30,000 strikers assembled for a demonstration, the Winnipeg Mayor read the Riot Act to scare the strikers, and the police on horseback charged into the crowd, beating them with clubs and firing weapons.
The violent attack resulted in the death of two strikers Mike Sokowolski (shot in the heart) and Mike Schezerbanowicz (shot in the legs, later dying of gangrene), 35 to 45 people injured, and numerous arrests.
Four Eastern European immigrants were rounded up at this time (of whom two were deported). The day ended with Winnipeg virtually under military occupation. Later the police shut down the strikers' paper, the Western Labour News, and arrested the editors for commentating on the "Bloody Saturday" events.
More information, sources and map: https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9396/bloody-saturday

06/15/2026

Hello Everyone,
If you did'nt get a chance during Doors Open, you can sign our petition regarding the protection of the former Vaughan St Jail here: https://form.jotform.com/261404711652248

Thank you kindly,
Friends of the Vaughan St. Jail and
SquarePeg Tours

Please click the link to complete this form.

06/01/2026

Some other shots!

05/23/2026

Come down to the forks 5-8 pm and join me in fishing!! Weather will be decent for a change!!

05/19/2026

Scrooge McDuck?!?! No way!

On this day in 2016, Alan Young died.
Born in 1919, he grew up in Vancouver and served in the Royal Canadian Navy.
He portrayed Wilbur Post on Mister Ed from 1961 to 1966, and was the voice of Scrooge McDuck for over four decades.

📸 CBS

05/19/2026

Visit us at the former Vaughan St jail!!

Are you passionate about architecture, historic buildings, and the communities that shape our city’s built environment? If you said yes, Heritage Winnipeg is still looking for volunteers for its annual Doors Open Winnipeg event on May 30-31 2026!

Doors Open Winnipeg is a free event that is open to the public. This event fosters a welcoming environment for people to learn more about culture and heritage among various historical buildings in Winnipeg.

For more information on becoming a volunteer and to learn the remaining volunteer sites, visit doorsopenwinnipeg.ca

05/18/2026

https://www.squarepegtours.com/vaughan-st-jail/

Visit Winnipeg’s very own Victorian gaol and hear true crime stories about rapscallions, bootleggers, soiled doves and murderers. Stand in cells that held the undesirables from the Winnipeg General Strike, the infamous Gorilla Strangler, solitary confinement and more! For 50 years this building an...

05/18/2026

Do you like to act? Or just volunteer? Well, check this out!
DEADLINE EXTENDED!!

It’s that time of year again where we look forward to running the jail for Doors Open May 30-31st. I wanted to invite anyone who has not yet voiced interest to participate. Or share with a friend who might be interested! DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS SATURDAY MAY 23! Looking for a couple of speaking roles and other helpfull criminals.
Email me directly at [email protected] to apply!!
Kristen