Winnipeg Monarchs (senior) Winnipeg Monarchs (senior) The Winnipeg Monarchs were a Canadian senior ice hockey team from Winnipeg, Manitoba that was organized in 1906. The Monarchs won the 1915 Allan Cup as the Canadian Senior Hockey Champions. In 1935 the Monarchs won gold for Canada at the World Ice Hockey Championships. The Winnipeg Monarchs hockey club was organized in 1906 and played their games at a rink on the corner of Sergent Avenue and Furby Street in west-end Winnipeg. The Monarchs were allowed into the Manitoba Senior Hockey League in 1911, joining the Winnipeg Victorias and the Winnipegs in a three team league.
Winnipeg International Children's Festival 120 performances. In 2008, the festival received up to $100,000 in federal funding through the Arts Presentation Canada program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, the festival received $100,000 of federal funding from the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. Musician Bill Merritt, a Canadian rock bassist, was director of the Festival, which he co-founded. He died at age 66 from brain cancer on March 25, 2014 at Riverview Health Centre, Winnipeg. He was survived by his wife and two children. Winnipeg International Children's Festival The Winnipeg International Children's Festival, also known as Kidsfest, is a children's