1990-1999

August 1992

The RCAF returned to the former RCAF Station Rivers, with the help of some movie magic, in the movie “For The Moment”, a film about an Australian pilot who comes to Manitoba to train under the BCATP, starring Russell Crowe. While most of the movie was filmed at the Brandon Airport, scenes of the actors standing outside their barracks were filmed at Rivers, requiring a fresh coat of green paint to be applied to the old buildings.

Manitoba — March 5, 1993 to March 2, 1999

Métis leader W. Yvon Dumont was sworn in as Manitoba's 21st Lieutenant Governor, the first Métis person in Canadian history to hold a vice-regal office.

Manitoba — July 23, 1999 to August 8, 1999

Winnipeg Hosts the Pan American Games for the second time.