Q: more like, was any particular building founded in 1979, or did something important occur in that year?
A: Here are some things that happened in Winnipeg in 1979. The Winnipeg Jets were admitted into the NHL. http://us.geocities.com/braniff73/jets.html Liberal Lloyd Axworthy voted in as MP of Winnipeg/Fort Garry http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/226/ Winnipeg Commodity Exchange recognized by the Ontario Securities Commission. http://www.osc.gov.on.ca/MarketRegulation/Marketplaces/Exchanges/ro/Winnipeg/xeo-wce_index.jsp St,Vital Shopping Mall and the Scotia Bank (200 Portage Ave.)buildings open. http://wbi.lib.umanitoba.ca/WinnipegBuildings/browseDates.action?section=1970s Henderson Regional Library and the Munroe branch were amalgamated with the other suburban libraries in the City of Winnipeg to form the present Winnipeg Public Library system. http://wpl.city.winnipeg.mb.ca/library/contact/branches/henderson.asp The Winnipeg Branch of the Manitoba Genealogy Society is formed.http://www.mts.net/~mgsi/wpg_br.html Motor Coach Industries opens. http://www.angelfire.com/ca/TORONTO/builders/mci9.html Winnipeg Moter Express is founded. http://www.winnipegmotorexpress.com/about_us.html The William Norrie Centre at the University of Manitoba opens.http://myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=2&too=100&dat=9/29/2005&sta=2&wee=1&eve=8&npa=9221 The Duraco Windows Industries is opened.http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/search/navigate.do?language=eng&portal=1&subPortal=&estblmntNo=304736640000&profile=completeProfile The Commodity Exchange Building is built http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=58 Winnipeg experiences the 6th worst flood since 1880. Official opening of City of Winnipeg Pedestrian Concourse at Portage Avenue and Main Street.http://www.winnipeg.ca/Services/CityLife/HistoryOfWinnipeg/HistoricalDates.stm#1977 Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation (WHRC) was founded. http://www.whrc.ca/history.shtml The huge McIntyre Block on main Street is demolished.http://www.newwinnipeg.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=1151684821 Hope this info is useful.