North End centre renamed after war hero Prince
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The city has renamed the North Centennial Recreation and Leisure Facility for a local war hero.
The recreation centre on the Old Exhibition Grounds in the North End will be known as Sergeant Tommy Prince Place.
Prince — the most decorated Indigenous soldier in Canada — fought in both the Second World War and the Korean War and was honoured with 11 medals during his service, including receiving the Military Medal from King George VI. He was one of only 59 Canadians to receive the Silver Star from the United States.
Prince was born in Petersfield in 1915 and died in Winnipeg in 1977 at the age of 62.
A street in the North End is also named for him.
