MURRAY ROUGEAU

Murray Rougeau has been a long-time
resident of Transcona. His father worked for
the CNR and was tragically killed in the
Dugald train wreck in 1947. Murray was one
of eight fulltime firefighters hired in 1970 by
the City of Transcona, and then became part
of the Winnipeg Fire Department in 1974 as
part of the amalgamation of all municipalities.
Murray served for thirty nine years retiring
as a District Chief. Murray is married to wife
Linda (Sward). They have two children,
Sherry and Wendy, also three grandchildren
and a great grandchild.

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Murray withAnti-Graffiti Truck

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Murray is a dedicated volunteer and was
past President of the Maple Leaf Community
Club. He has volunteered for the Christmas
Cheer Board, and was a Co—Chair for the
Transcona Homecoming Celebrations that
were held in 2010. He also served on the
Transcona Hi Neighbour Festival committee.
Murray is a currently a board member of
the Transcona Historical Museum, the
Transcona Playground Renewal Committee,
and is a Co—Chair of the Transcona Centennial
Committee.

For the last nine years, Murray is known as
the “Graffiti Guy”. You may have seen Murray

' driving his “Anti-Graffiti” truck through a

Transcona neighbourhood with one mission
on his mind: GRAFFITI CLEANUP. With the
assistance of funds from the City of Winnipeg,
Councillor Russ Wyatt and Transcona Biz,
Murray has run the graffiti removal service

in Transcona since its inception. Murray has
tirelessly donated his time to rid the area of
unsightly tags, and since 2003 has logged
countless hours to the removal of graffiti.

In 2007, Murray received the Transcona Biz
Mayor’s Award, a yearly award that is given

 

Murray receiving Transcona Biz award from Mayor Sam Katz

to an individual or group who has made a
significant contribution to the Business
Improvement Zone in their area. In“2009,
Murray received a special recognition award
in the Bridging the Generations category
from the Creative Retirement organization.
Murray has a passion, commitment and
dedication to the community of T ranscona
and is a true inspiration to us all. Through
his tireless efforts, Murray has made the
community of Transcona a better place to
live and in recognition of his passion for
Transcona, Murray will have a street named
after him.