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About A.D. Penner
- Abraham Dueck Penner (September 3, 1910 – March 7, 2008) was a businessman and politician in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.
- He served as Steinbach's mayor from 1971 to 1980.Penner was born on a farm just outside of Steinbach to a Russian Mennonite family in 1910 and established Steinbach's first Dodge dealership in 1937.
- He coined the phrase "The Automobile City" and promoted Steinbach as a center for the automobile trade in Manitoba.
- He was also instrumental in starting the Steinbach Fly-in Golf Course. Penner served on Steinbach city council from 1947-1957 and was instrumental in establishing Steinbach as a town separate from the Rural Municipality of Hanover.
- In 1960 he tore down the last historic housebarn in Steinbach, an act of destruction that spurred on concerned locals to create the Mennonite Heritage Village in order preserve the area's remaining historic buildings.Penner was elected mayor in 1971 and served as mayor until 1980.
- A large park in his name was established in Steinbach.
- Steinbach's "Abe's Hill" is also named in his honour.
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