On 7 March 2016, Billy McCann Memorial Park was named in honour of Flight Sergeant William Alexander McCann. He enlisted in the Second World War in January of 1941. Previous to joining the Air Force, he was a member of the Cameron cadets with whom he gained Dominion honours in marksmanship. Following enlistment, he was trained as an Air Gunner in Canada and was sent overseas in October of 1941. His plane, a Wellington Bomber, was shot down during a bombing raid over Bremen and he was killed in action on June 28, 1942.
It was on these very grounds that Billy spent may of his childhood days while attending Central School. He was regarded as an outstanding individual in collegiate athletic events, a member of the Transcona Rugby Club and a member of the Young People's Association of Knox United Church. He was the son of Mr. Alexander and Mrs. Florence McCann of 181 Oxford Street, Transcona, Manitoba.