A prominent Winnipeg war monument is scheduled to be in place at its new location in time for the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge next April.

The monument, which depicts the figure of a Canadian First World War soldier, had stood outside the former Bank of Montreal building at Portage and Main since 1923.

The Manitoba Métis Federation — which acquired the statue when it bought the former Bank of Montreal building in 2020 — confirmed this week it is still planning to move the statue to the Field of Honour in Brookside Cemetery, but it will now be unveiled by next spring.

The federation said the firm contracted to lay the cement foundation for the monument wasn’t able to have it ready in time for Veterans’ Week (Nov. 5-11), the original plan.

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