Winnipeg's rock history put on the map as road gets honorary Bachman-Turner Overdrive name | CBC News

CBC - 19/04
A stretch of Winnipeg's Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate Bachman–Turner Overdrive, an iconic Canadian band that helped put Winnipeg on the rock 'n' roll map.

A stretch of Winnipeg's Disraeli Freeway has been given an honorary name to celebrate an iconic Canadian band that helped put Winnipeg on the rock 'n' roll map.

The southernmost portion of street, running off Main Street, was officially given the commemorative name Bachman-Turner Overdrive during an unveiling ceremony on Friday morning.

Last year, city council's property committee passed a motion by Mynarski Coun. Ross Eadie asking for the renaming in honour of the band's contributions to the music industry, and frontman Randy Bac...
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