James H. "Jim" White, Warrant Officer RAAF

[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

The photo with the snow machines was taken at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg. Just off image to the left was Osborne Street...

Being a font of totally useless information, I know that the Manitoba legislative building was constructed the on the site of the original wooden Fort Osborne, the location of the Permanent Force garrison in Winnipeg and HQ of Military District 10. When the fort was torn down and the garrison moved to the new Fort Osborne Barracks in Tuxedo Park, the legislature was built where it once stood. Hence, Osborne Street.

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

I'm pretty sure other Manning Depots were also frequently the fair livestock buildings. They were large, usually only used seasonally and I'm sure a lot of the recruits felt they were being herded like the former occupants of the buildings.

No 1 Manning Depot in Toronto was located in the aromatic Equine Building of the Canadian National Exhibition. Recruits were allocated four to a stall.

Cheers,
Dan.