Manitoba museums, heritage organizations at risk as costs rise, volunteer base shrinks: association
![The Countess of Dufferin, the first steam locomotive on the Prairies, sits in the Winnipeg Railway Museum on Jan. 23, 2017. Railways and Winnipeg have a special connection. Just over a century ago, a booming Winnipeg was the largest city in the West and a gateway for immigrants who helped develop the region. A long train ride from eastern Canada, across a seemingly endless stretch of northern Ontario, led to the Manitoba capital and points west. TRAVEL Log Train Museum 20170306](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6491663.1655418069!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_460/travel-log-train-museum-20170306.jpg)
The heads of two Manitoba historical and heritage organizations are calling for the province to increase funding to protect agencies like theirs, saying inflation and a dwindling volunteer base are putting their sector at risk.
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