Message From 1921 Found Underneath a Former Statue at the Manitoba Legislature

The pedestal where a large statue of queen Victoria stood until it was pulled down by protestors on July 1, 2021, is covered in handprints at the Manitoba legislature grounds in Winnipeg, Oct. 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Daniel Crump

A 101-year-old message has been discovered by workers removing the base of a former statue in front of the Manitoba legislature.

Workers have been removing, piece by piece, the large base that held a statue of Queen Victoria. The statue was toppled last year by protesters. Its head was removed and thrown in the nearby Assiniboine River. The base is being removed to make way for a replacement.