Community activist.
Born at Winnipeg around 1945, sight-impaired daughter of Avis Althea Harriett Strang (?-1980) and Herbert Browning McLeod (1906-1982), she lobbied successfully to have federal tax forms and guides issued in braille. Her complaint against the City of Winnipeg with the Manitoba Human Rights Commission, settled in 2008, will result in the installation of audible warnings at all pedestrian crossings in the city. She was married twice, first on 26 June 1971 to Harry A. Monk and second on 18 August 1993 to Barrie Hudson Bridgeman (c1940-2002). She died at Winnipeg on 30 June 2010.
Marriage registration [Avis Althea Harriett Strang, Herbert Browning McLeod], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“McLeod - Monk,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 May 1971, page 26.
Obituary [Herbert Browning McLeod], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 October 1982, page 54.
“Taxman concedes on braille,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 September 1990, page 4.
“Bridgeman - Monk,” Winnipeg Free Press, 28 August 1993, page 24.
Obituary [Barrie Hudson Bridgeman], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 August 2002.
Obituary [Avis Ainley Bridgeman], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 July 2010.
“The '10 honour roll” by Kevin Rollason, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 December 2010, page H4.
This page was prepared by Melanie Geraghty and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 17 September 2023
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