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January 23rd 1911: Fist Driving Laws in Manitoba are enacted.  
 
The speed limits in the Province and the City of Brandon were as follows:  
 
Business sections of the City are 10 miles an hour.  
 
Residential districts are 15 miles per hour.  
 
Turning corners, 4 miles per hour.  
 
Speed limits out side of City's and Towns are 20 miles per hour.  
 
A copy of these laws was obtainable from the Provincial Government.  
 
Rules for an earley driving test.  
 
Remember to give assistance when horses become frightened, stop your car and engine if possible.  
 
Rules for ascending a steep hill:  
 
Get a good start and make it on high speed if possible.  
 
If your engine labours drop back to second speed, if labouring continues drop into first.  
 
If engine knocks in any speed you must retard your spark until the knock disappears.  
 
If the low speed is out of order you must turn your car at the bottom of the hill and back it up.  
 
In descending a hill, stop your car at the top of the hill, have your gasoline shut off and have your clutch engaged, remove lever to low speed.  
 
The compression of the engine will act as a brake and the car will proceed down the hill at a slow pace.  
 
If the car begins to run too fast, you must apply the foot brake.  
 
If the hill is not too steep you may proceed in second or even high speed.  
 
If your car is heading for a curb or sidewalk always press both feet to the foot brake and also apply the emergency brake.  
 
Finally by all means do not become excited.  
 
Source: Daly House Museum Archives.  
 
Constable Dennis Anthony Onofrey  
January 23, 1978 Age: 27  
On this day in 1978, Constable Dennis A. Onofrey aged 27 is gunned down outside a Virden motel, which led to a stand off at Oak Lake.  
 
He was investigating the report of a stolen truck being at that location.  
Source:  
 
http://www.rcmpvets.com/Honour/Onofrey.html