Gretna is a small town of about 500 people in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It is located about 12 km south of Altona. Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English (French is an official language of the Manitoban legislature and courts) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total ⢠Land ⢠Water (% of total) Ranked... Altona (49°06â²N 097°33â²W) is a small mennonite town in southern Manitoba about 100 km south-west of Winnipeg and 133 km north of Grand Forks, North Dakota. ...
He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1979 to 1988, and a senior cabinet minister in the New Democratic Party government of Howard Pawley from 1981 to 1988.
Schroeder was educated at Mennonite College in Gretna, Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba.
Schroeder was appointed as the Chair of Manitoba Hydro in 2000, by the NDP government of Gary Doer.