FALL 08 greatplains.mb.ca A Few Recent Accolades Canadian Bestsellers Manuela Dias Award for Best Book Design WINNER: Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue by Russ Gourluck FINALIST: A Daytripper’s Guide to Manitoba: Exploring Canada’s Undiscovered Province by Bartley Kives Manitoba Historical Society’s Margaret McWilliams Award for Popular History WINNER: Going Downtown: A History of Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue by Russ Gourluck