Province of Manitoba, Provincial Highway 207 road sign on the Dawson Trail.

Province of Manitoba, Provincial Highway 207 road sign on the Dawson Trail. Artwork designed by Robert Freynet, a Ste. Genevieve artist and dedicated in 1995. Retrieved June 4, 2020 from Manitoba > PR 207

Ben Sveinson, MLA Dawson Trail (1990-1999), 1996

       “A lot has changed in the last 125 years (1996), but one detail that will forever remain constant in the mind of many is that the Dawson Trail is indeed the Gateway to the West.  For many who have traveled its path over the last 125 years, the Dawson Trail stands as a symbol of togetherness…of community cooperation.”

Source: Sveinson, B. (1996). 125th anniversary of the Dawson Trail MLA Message. Dawson Trail Dispatch. Retrieved from the personal collection of Roger Godard.

Bob Lagasse, MLA for Dawson Trail, 2020

"The Dawson Trail is a connector. It connects people to people, communities to communities, and our present to our past. We’ve been travelling the Dawson Trail for 150 years. It’s been there as our province has prospered from the 19th century into the 20th – and the 20th century into the 21st. It runs deep within our history and our culture, and serves as a reminder of how far we’ve come."

Bob Lagasse, MLA for Dawson Trail, 2020 

Bob Lagasse, MLA for Dawson Trail electoral district, 2020. Provided by the MLA’s office.