Peter Masniuk
Peter Paul Masniuk (February 17, 1920 in Morweena, Manitoba – October 21, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and a federal Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1979. The son of Paul Masniuk and Anne Fediuk, Masniuk was educated at public school in Narcisse, Manitoba. He was a section foreman with the Canadian National Railway before entering politics, and was a Union contact at Lodge 308 from 1955 to 1966. He served in the armoured car division of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons from 1942 to 1945, and was later president of Branch No. 158 of the Royal Canadian Legion from 1960 to 1965. In 1947, Masniuk married Rose Kowalchuk. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1966 provincial election in the riding of Fisher, defeating former NDP MLA Peter Wagner by 112 votes. He was not appointed to cabinet, and did not seek ...
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Morweena, Manitoba
Morweena is a small community in Manitoba of approximately 150 people. It is north of Winnipeg, accessible from Manitoba Provincial Road 329, Provincial Road 329, in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton. A notable person from Morweena is James Reimer, a goaltender with the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. References

Unincorporated communities in Interlake Region, Manitoba {{Manitoba-geo-stub ...
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