WINNIPEG, MB

Cheerful Manitobans across the province, and Manitoba diaspora across the globe, are gathering via Skype today to celebrate 150 years of all the things that make the province great including, but not limited to, our world-renowed roads.

“Our first pothole appeared on May 12, 1870,” explained Premier Pallister, unveiling a commemorative plaque at the Forks, “and we’ve been proudly keeping our streets in nearly undriveable condition ever since.”

Manitoba is famous across the globe for its natural beauty, friendly people, and potholes that could swallow a Buick.

“When people ask me what makes me proud to be a Manitoban, there are a lot of answers I could give: Burton Cummings, that woman from , honey dill sauce. But I always hold my head up high and say, with tears in my eyes

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