Check out the best 10 things to see and do in Winnipeg - no trip is complete without them.
THE CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Designed by architect extraordinaire Antione Predock, Canada’s newest, most eye-catching attraction dominates the Winnipeg skyline, shining like a beacon. Inside an immersive experience that you can’t possibly shake awaits as 11 powerful, interactive and awe-inspiring exhibits gradually climb to the CMHR’s pinnacle, the Tower of Hope (which provides a stunning view of the city). An ambitious museum meant to foster dialogue and promote change for a better world, the CMHR provides a stirring account of the human experience unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed.
JOURNEY TO CHURCHILL AT ASSINIBOINE PARK ZOO
With the possible exception of seals, everybody loves polar bears — that’s why they are the main attraction at the sensational new Journey to Churchill exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo. Watching these majestic mammals dive, swim, and frolic above you through the exhibit’s glass dome will take your breath away, while the vast new terrain also features an incredible selection of animals, like muskox, wolves, moose, and seals. The zoo also features uber-rare animals, like red pandas and snow leopards, along with over 200 other species.
THE FORKS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
Saturated in 6,000 years of history, the meeting of the Red and Assiniboine rivers has always been a gathering place for peoples. Across 54 beautiful acres you’ll find a bustling central market, exceptional dining and accommodations, vast treelined paths overlooking all the bends in the riverbank, a world-class skate park, a children’s play area and water park, and all the best things a Winnipeg winter has to offer, like skate rentals and access to one of the world’s longest skating rinks. It also bridges, via the sexy Esplanade Riel, the très-European St. Boniface — with its restaurants, cafés, artistic heir and francophone flavour — and the downtown core.
HERMETIC CODE TOUR IN THE MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE BUILDING
Dan Brown would be at a loss trying to decipher all the meaning
enlaced in Canada’s finest provincial legislative building. The grandiose interior of this ode to Olympus is studded with hieroglyphics, freemasonic symbols and numeric codes, all of which are unveiled in the Hermetic Code Tour — a must for anyone with a sense of
intrigue. On the top of the building is Winnipeg’s most beloved citizen: the beaming Golden Boy, our nod to Hermes who was crafted in Paris and holds a sheath of wheat.
THE MANITOBA MUSEUM
How many places do you know that can take you from the towering dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period, to across the cosmos through space and time, to the buffalo-laden prairie plains all under one roof? If your answer is none, then you haven’t been to The Manitoba Museum. The nine permanent galleries in this award-winning heritage and edu-tainment centre will enthrall kids and adults alike. Whether you are catching a Planetarium show featuring one of the world’s most advanced projection systems, or viewing some of Canada’s most important historical artifacts in the Hudson’s
Bay Company Museum Collection, The Manitoba Museum is sure to please.
WINNIPEG ART GALLERY
Architecturally striking and centrally located in the heart of downtown, the WAG houses an internationally acclaimed collection (with exhibitions having been shown from New York, to Barcelona, to Tokyo) of nearly 24,000 works featuring a great deal of Canadian and Manitoba-centric pieces, including the world’s largest collection of contemporary Inuit art. Critically acclaimed touring shows are also constantly brought in, featuring everything from the Renaissance to Dadaism, to Ancient Greece and the best in contemporary photography.
FORTWHYTE ALIVE
Six hundred-forty acres of pristine prairie beauty are waiting to welcome you in this oasis just south of the city. In summer, feel the wind in your hair canoeing or sailing on one of FortWhyte’s several lakes. In fall, sip a locally brewed beer on their restaurant patio while witnessing North America’s largest animal (the bison) roam in its natural habitat as migrating birds fill the sky. In winter, go cross-country skiing or snowshoeing on its many trails or take the kids out for a ridiculously fun day of sliding on the Richardson Rrrun Toboggan slide. No matter what the season, there is always an adventure to be had at FortWhyte Alive.
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THE EXCHANGE DISTRICT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
One of Canada’s architectural marvels, this 30-block district boasts North America’s most extensive (and handsome!) turnof-the- 20th-century buildings. While walking its charming streets, you’ll find some of the city’s trendiest and tastiest spots including small plate restaurants and bistros, who flaunt their exposed brick and beam; up-and- coming and established galleries; vintage and antique shops, and some of the best the city has to offer in coffee and café culture.
ROYAL CANADIAN MINT
One of Winnipeg’s most beautiful buildings, its reflective glassy exterior is a sight to behold at sundown, glowing under an orange prairie sky. On the inside you’ll find guided tours that will have you holding a $600,000 gold bar (it’s really quite heavy), ogling over the Olympic gold medals that were made for Vancouver 2010, and witnessing coins being produced for over 70 different countries. A trip to the Mint is surely worth every penny.
THERMËA BY NORDIK SPA-NATURE
The newest jewel in Winnipeg’s luxuriant-spa crown, Thermëa brings a bit of Scandinavia to the heart of the Canada. Let the stress soak out of you in thermal pools situated amongst the pines; indulge your senses in Finnish saunas; treat yourself to the best in body treatments and massage therapy. Then, finish your day with some exquisite dining because hey, you are worth it.
The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. With an ethnically diverse population, Winnipeg is characterized by slow but steady growth. It is the eighth largest city in Canada and dominates the Manitoba economy.
Though there have been fur trading posts on the site since 1738, the first permanent settlement of the area occurred in 1812 when a group of Scottish crofters arrived. Winnipeg was incorporated as a city in 1873 with a population of 1,869 people. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885 brought a 30-year period of growth and prosperity unequalled in Canadian urban development. A flood of immigrants, high wheat prices, plentiful capital, and improved farming techniques contributed to making Winnipeg the wholesale, administrative, and financial centre of western Canada. Following World War I, economic stagnation due to low wheat prices and the Depression lasted well into the 1940s.
Since 1945, Winnipeg has grown steadily, based on its position as a major grain, financial, manufacturing, and transportation centre.
In 1972, the unified City of Winnipeg was created by amalgamating the following 13 municipalities, towns and cities:
- R. M. of Charleswood
- R. M. of North Kildonan
- Town of Tuxedo
- City of West Kildonan
- City of Transcona
- City of St. James-Assiniboia
- The Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg
- R. M. of Fort Garry
- R. M. of Old Kildonan
- City of East Kildonan
- City of St. Vital
- City of St. Boniface
- City of Winnipeg
Winnipeg "Heart of the Continent"
The name Winnipeg has its origin in the Cree name given to the lake 40 miles north, meaning "Win", muddy, "nipee", water.
Winnipeg is situated at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers; 40 miles south of Lake Winnipeg and 60 miles north of the boundary line between Canada and the United States of America, almost midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at an altitude of 760 feet above the seaboard level of New York.
From a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post (Fort Garry) in 1870, with a population of 215, Winnipeg proper has grown to the size of a first-class city of 663,617 people (2011 Census). When the city was incorporated in 1873 there were 1,869 inhabitants. In 1878 steam railway connections from St. Paul, Minnesota, had reached a point just across the river from Winnipeg; and on July 1st, 1886, the first through railway train, which left Montreal on June 28th, 1886, arrived in Winnipeg. The advent of railway connections introduced a steady stream of travel and trade and an influx of population that resulted in the building up of a City of standing and importance that is exceeded by only a few cities in Canada.
Winnipeg has become a significant grain centre on the American continent, the financial, commercial, wholesale and manufacturing centre of the middle west, owing to its geographical position and its tremendous railway facilities, with branches reaching out in every direction. It affords great possibilities for trade in the province and the Northwest and an inducement for the establishment of manufacturing and other industries. Winnipeg's soft water supply is adequate for the needs of a city of one million inhabitants.
The day of incorporation came, but not without struggle. The first Bill presented to the Legislature for the City’s incorporation was thrown out and the townspeople seized the Speaker of the House and gave him an extensive tar bath. However, cooler heads did prevail and with legal guidance the Bill was passed. The government of the City was carried on under the powers of a special Charter granted by the Provincial Legislature. This charter was repealed in 1886, and from that time until 1902 the City’s affairs were administered under the provisions of the Manitoba Municipal and Assessment Acts. Once again the City obtained a special Charter which has been revised and consolidated in the years 1918, 1940 and 1956.
Today, Winnipeg is noted for its fine hotel and motor hotel accommodations and for its superb restaurants. It has excellent shopping facilities, "A Shopper’s Paradise", and is one of the few Cities in Canada that has not imposed a general sales tax. It has enjoyed this distinction for ninety-two years.
There are facilities for playing golf, tennis, swimming, boating and other outdoor sports. Close to Winnipeg, anglers will find good fishing in many lakes accessible over first-class highways.
Few Cities have as many beautiful parks. Visitors to Assiniboine Park will find magnificent facilities for rest and recreation as well as one of the finest Zoos in the country, while Kildonan Park is the home of some of the most beautiful trees in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, the "Friendly City of the Nation",
extends to every visitor a truly warm Western Welcome.
Assiniboine
River Bank
The
Passage
From
prehistoric times, a fording site was utilized on the Name
Assiniboine River
in present day Charleswood. Used by Natives, fur
traders and settlers, this important transportation link is commemorated by a
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque placed in a small city park on
Berkley Street, on
the banks of the Assiniboine
River.
St
Boniface
Gabrielle
Roy House
One
of country-region Canada's most prominent
authors, was born and raised at 375 rue Deschambault
where a Manitoba Heritage Council plaque pays tribute to the effect on her
writings of her State Manitoba
heritage. This house was built in 1905, by her father.
La
Vérendrye
Monument
On
avenue Tache, opposite St. Boniface Hospital, this
monument honours Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye. He and his sons were the first white men to
travel west by the Great Lakes chain to reach the forks of the Red and
Assiniboine Type
Rivers. La Vérendrye
is credited with having erected the first permanent structure - Type
Fort Rouge -
on the site of the future City of Winnipeg
in 1738. From the Forks, La Vérendrye explored much
of the country west, opening it up to the fur trade.
Louis
Riel's Grave
The
grave is in the St. Boniface Cathedral Church yard, 190, avenue de la Cathédrale. Riel was the leader of the Métis and President
of the Provisional Government which negotiated State
Manitoba's entry into Confederation as a
Province.
Red River Settlement
Two
Manitoba Heritage Council plaques commemorate the formal proclamation of the
Red River Settlement by Miles Macdonell, first
governor of the District of Assiniboia, on September 4th, 1812. With the
reading of the patent and his commission, Macdonell
took possession of the lands granted by the
Hudson's Bay Company to the Earl of Selkirk.
The plaques are located in LaVerendrye Park,
avenue Tache and boulevard Dollard.
Sir
Joseph Dubuc
Arriving
in State Manitoba
in 1870 at the request of Louis Riel, Dubuc became a vocal
leader of the Métis and French Canadians in the Province. Elected to the first
Provincial Legislature, he later served as Speaker of the Assembly and was
appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba in 1903. Two Manitoba Heritage Council
plaques are located on the former Dubuc property at
rue Notre Dame and avenue Tache.
Sir
Joseph Royal
An
established lawyer and journalist in State Quebec,
Royal came to State Manitoba
in 1870 and founded Le Métis, the Province's first French Language newspaper.
He served in various capacities in the Provincial Government during 1871-79 and
was later M.P. for Provencher and Lieutenant Governor
of the North West
Territories. Two Manitoba
Heritage Council plaques are located at the corner of boulevard Provencher and avenue Tache in
the Tache
Promenade Park.
The former Royal residence is located at 147 boulevard Provencher.
St.
Boniface Settlement
Two
Manitoba Heritage Council plaques commemorate the beginnings of St. Boniface -
the arrival of Jean-Baptiste Lagimodiere and
Marie-Anne Gaboury to settle on Name
Seine River
lots in 1817, and the establishment of the first permanent school and mission
in the West by Fathers Provencher and Dumoulin in 1818-19. The plaques are located on the grounds
of the former St. Boniface City Hall, 219 boulevard Provencher.
St
Norbert
Abbey
of Our Lady of the Prairies
In
1892, five Cistercian monks from the Abbey of Bellefontaine, France, founded
this monastery in St. Norbert. Our Lady of the Prairies, the only Trappist
monastic house in Western Canada, prospered in St. Norbert until 1978, when the
monks relocated near Holland,
State Manitoba. The Abbey was destroyed
by fire in 1982, but the dramatic ruins are preserved as a provincial heritage
site. The Guest House has been redeveloped into the St.
Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre. Located 1km. / .6 miles west of
Pembina Hwy. on rue
de Monastère off rue des Trappistes.
La
Barrière
In
November, 1869, a party of Métis erected a barrier on the Pembina Trail to
block representatives of Lieutenant Governor McDougall from reaching
Fort Garry.
This action signified the resistance of the Métis to the absorption of the Red
River Settlement by country-region Canada
in 1869. Two Manitoba Heritage Council plaques located in St. Norbert
Provincial Heritage Park at the junction of
Turnbull Drive and Highway 75 commemorate
this event.
St.
Norbert
The
St. Norbert area was settled as early as 1822 by former fur trade company
employees and their Métis families. The parish of St. Norbert was established
in 1857 and was a prominent centre of Métis opposition during the Red River
Resistance of 1869-70. Two Manitoba Heritage Council plaques are located in St.
Norbert Provincial Heritage Park at the junction of Highway 75 and
Turnbull Drive.
Winnipeg
Abraham
Albert Heaps
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque in the interior of the Name
A. A. Name
Heaps Building
at 254 Portage Avenue
commemorates the career of this leader of the 1919 General Strike, Alderman,
and Member of Parliament.
Ambroise-Didyme Lepine
As
Adjutant General to Louis Riel and member of Riel's Provisional Government, Lepine played a prominent role in the Red River Resistance
of 1869-70. Lepine presided over the tribunal which
condemned prisoner Thomas Scott to be executed on March 4th, 1870. Two Manitoba
Heritage Council plaques in Fort
Garry Gate
Park at
Main Street and
Broadway commemorate Lepine.
Dr.
Amelia Yeomans
One
of Winnipeg's
first women's medical practitioners, Amelia Yeomans
was an early leader of the temperance and women's suffrage movements in the
1880's and 1890's. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque commemorating her is
located at the intersection of Hargrave
Street and Broadway.
The
"Anson Northrup"
The
first steam-powered vessel to reach Fort
Garry was the American sternwheeler
S.S. "Anson Northrup" which completed its journey up the Red River
from Fort Abercrombie, State
Minnesota, on June 10th, 1859. A Manitoba
Heritage Council plaque is located in Name
Kildonan Type
Park.
Canadian
Pacific Railway Station
The
CPR Station was built in 1904 to replace a previous structure which burned down
in 1894. The station played a critical role in
Winnipeg's development, providing both
economic and population growth. Designated a National Historic Site, the CPR
Station stands as a reminder of days gone by, holding many memories for
Winnipeggers and Western Canadians. Today, as the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg
Inc., the former station, located at 181 Higgins Avenue, stands not only as a
reminder of Winnipeg's rich history but as an icon to the deep commitment to
the community felt by the Aboriginal people in Winnipeg.
E.
Cora Hind
A
renowned agricultural editor of the Free Press from 1901-1935, E. Cora Hind was
also active in the promotion of women's rights. A provincial plaque at the Name
Winnipeg Free
Press Building,
1355 Mountain Avenue
commemorates her contributions to State Manitoba.
Edward
Lancaster Drewry
From
1877 - 1940, Drewry operated a successful brewery,
still located on the banks of the Red River at
Redwood Avenue.
A prominent politician, he was the first Chairman of the Winnipeg Public Parks
Board, which gave Winnipeg
its magnificent elm trees. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque honours Drewry in St.
John's Park
on Main Street.
Exchange
District
Discover
today's opportunities amid the atmosphere of yesterday in
Winnipeg's thriving Exchange District.
Located just north of Canada's celebrated corner of Portage and Main, the area
has been preserved and nurtured as one of North America's most colorful and
cosmopolitan neighbourhoods. Providing a unique backdrop for today's bustling
business and arts community, the 30-block district is a showcase for what is
perhaps the most extensive collection of turn-of-the-century architecture on
the continent.
Stretching
from the banks of the Red River at the foot of Bannatyne
and McDermot Avenues, this urban village revels in
its past as the birthplace of commerce and culture in Western Canada and sets
the pace for the future as the heart of Winnipeg's
business and cultural communities. Today's Exchange District provides a
historic canopy for more than 800 businesses and organizations and embraces a
vibrant cornucopia of culture.
Located
at 56 Maple Street,
the Museum offers an extensive collection of vintage fire apparatus, artifacts,
pictures, and information about the history of fire fighting in the city of City
Winnipeg and it's suburbs.
The
Forks National Historic Site
This
site rests on a landscaped area along the west bank of the Red
River, offering a scenic view across the water to historic St.
Boniface. Interpretive programs, special group tours, festivals and heritage
entertainment are offered from May until Labor Day, and also during Le Festival
du Voyager in February. It also features an open air amphitheater, a heritage
adventure playground, picnic area and dock. Grounds are open year-round.
Former
Bank of State Nova Scotia
Renamed
the A.A. Heaps
Building, this building is a monument
to the skill of its architects and the importance of banking to City
Winnipeg's economy in the
early 1900's. Constructed in 1908-10 to the architectural plans of the City
Toronto firm of Darling and Pearson, the elegant facade is
terra cotta manufactured in country-region England
and hung on a steel frame. A 1930-31 addition by
Winnipeg architects Jordan and Over matched
perfectly the Baroque Revival detail and doubled the frontage on
Portage Avenue. A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque is mounted on the north facade of the building
at 254 Portage Avenue.
The
Former Name
Central Normal School
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque honours the former Central Normal School,
1905-06 Neo-Classical building. Designed by
Winnipeg architect Samuel Hooper, the school
served as the province's headquarters for teacher training for over forty
years. Located at 442 William
Avenue, the building is now a cooperative housing
complex.
Former
Garry Telephone Exchange
Constructed
in 1907, this building was the first telephone exchange to be erected by the
newly created Manitoba Government Telephones, the first provincially-owned
telephone system in country-region Canada .
A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque is located on the east facade of the
building at 474 Hargrave Street,
which is now a cooperative housing complex.
The
Former Name
Great West Name
Life Building
Constructed
between 1909 and 1911, this Neo-Classical building at
177 Lombard Avenue, was the Great West
Life Assurance Company's first permanent headquarters. Incorporated in 1891,
Great West Life was for many years the only Winnipeg
based insurance company and was symbolic of State
Manitoba's growing importance in Canadian
affairs. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque is located on the facade of this
Neo-Classical style building.
Government
House
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque at 10
Kennedy Street describes the history of the
official residence of the Lieutenant-Governor of State
Manitoba, a second Empire style building
constructed in 1883.
Holy
Ghost Polish Catholic Church
The
first Polish Catholic parish in State Manitoba was
founded here in 1898, followed by a Polish
School in 1902. A plaque
in the church at 341 Selkirk
Avenue interprets the history of the parish.
Holy
Trinity Anglican Church
The
church was built in neo-Gothic style in 1884 and features magnificent stained
glass and woodwork. Holy Trinity was designed by Charles Wheeler, architect of Dalnavert House and is designated a National Architectural
Significance site. Located at the corner of
Donald Street and
Graham Avenue.
Isbister School
Located
at 310 Vaughan Street,
the oldest surviving public school was constructed during 1898-99. Designed by
Samuel Hooper, Provincial Architect from 1904-11, it became a model for a
number of Winnipeg
schools built after 1900. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque on the west facade
of the school commemorates the building, which incorporates Romanique
and Queen Anne Revival architectural elements into the building style.
country-region Israel Isaac Kahanovitch
A
Manitoba Heritage Council Plaque at the YMHA - Jewish Community Centre, 370
Hargrave Street, honours the work of the outstanding religious leader from
1906-1945 in the Winnipeg Jewish community.
James
McKay
The
Honourable James McKay was a prominent member of early Red
River society and a leading politician in the early life of the
Province. Two Manitoba Heritage Council plaques commemorate McKay on the
grounds of the Deer Lodge Centre, 2109
Portage Avenue, the former site of McKay's elegant
home, "Deer Lodge."
Jewish
Community in Winnipeg
370 Hargrave Street. The arrival of the first
Jewish immigrants from country-region Russia
in 1882 is commemorated by a Manitoba Heritage Council plaque located in the
YMHA.
Kildonan Presbyterian Church
This
is the first Presbyterian Church in Western Canada,
constructed in 1854. It was erected under the direction of the Reverend John
Black, the first resident Presbyterian minister who came to Kildonan
in 1851, nearly 40 years after the arrival of the first Presbyterian settlers.
Duncan McRae, an important Red River Settlement stone mason, supervised the
work. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque is located on the church grounds at
Main Street and
John Black Avenue.
Knox
United Church
This
church, on Edmonton Street
at Qu'Appelle Avenue
in downtown Winnipeg,
is one of the City's oldest churches, yet retains a modern look. Construction
of the edifice, of native State Manitoba
stone, was begun in 1914. Because of World War I, the building was not completed
- no work was done for a full year - and was not opened until 1917. The church,
in 1968, celebrated the installation of a new Casavant
3 manual pipe organ. Its two towers, one containing a carillon, have become
dwarfed by the tall modern structures in the area. Knox welcomes visitors to
its Sunday services.
Lillian
Beynon Thomas
A
journalist, social reformer, and first president of the Political Equality
League, Thomas is commemorated by a Manitoba Heritage Council plaque located at
Laura Secord School, 960 Wolseley Avenue.
Longest
Canoe Trip
This
plaque was erected in Seniors Type
Park at Bronx
Avenue and
Kildonan Drive
in recognition of two East Kildonan residents, Dan Starkell and son Dana who launched their canoe at the park
in June, 1980 and paddled over 12,000 miles to City
Belem, country-region Brazil .
This has been recognized as a world record for the longest journey undertaken
by canoe.
Louis
Riel Statue
The
statue created by sculptor Miguel Joyal and
commissioned by the Manitoba Metis Federation, is located on the south grounds
of the Legislative Type
Building facing the Name
Assiniboine River.
The statue and plaque commemorate Riel's contribution to the development of
Canadian Confederation and his role, and that of the Metis, as founders of State
Manitoba.
Manitoba Legislative
Building
Formally
opened on July 15th, 1920, the 50th anniversary of State Manitoba's
entry into Confederation, the Manitoba
Legislative Building
was designed by the English architectural firm of Frank W. Simon and Henry
Boddington III. A paramount example of Beaux Arts Classical architecture in State
Manitoba, the structure
is sheathed in Manitoba Tyndall limestone and is adorned with many allegorical
works of art. A Manitoba Heritage Council plaque and the original plaque
dedicated at the Building's opening are located in the foyer. Plaques dedicated
to prominent Canadian historical figures - Pierre Gaultier
de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, Major General James
Wolfe, the Fifth Earl of Selkirk, and Lord Dufferin, are located just outside
the east and west entrances.
Marc-Amable Girard
Two
Manitoba Heritage Council plaques located in Memorial Park at
Memorial Boulevard
and Broadway commemorate Girard, the first Premier of Manitoba.
The
Nor'Wester
The
first newspaper published on the Canadian prairies was issued at
Red River in 1859. A Provincial plaque on the
Federal Type
Building,
Main Street and
Water Avenue, marks the location of the
original office of the Nor'Wester.
St. Boniface Cathedral
This
is the oldest cathedral in Western Canada,
located on avenue Tache in the French speaking
community of St. Boniface. It is located on the site of the first mission
church constructed by Father Provencher in 1818. The
current Cathedral was opened in 1972, within the stone walls of the St.
Boniface Basilica which was destroyed by fire in 1968. The Basilica, opened in
1908, had replaced a single spired cathedral, which in turn had replaced the
famous stone church begun by Bishop Provencher in
1832 and destroyed by fire in 1860 and immortalized by the poet John Greenleaf
Whittier in his poem "The Red River Voyageur," which told of the
bells of "the turrets twain."
St.
James Anglican Church
This
church is located on Portage
Avenue, opposite the Polo Park Shopping Centre.
St. James Church, built in 1853, is the oldest log church in Western Canada and
the oldest standing church building in Winnipeg.
Church services are held during the summer months. A Manitoba Heritage Council
plaque is located on the church grounds at
Portage Avenue and
Tylehurst Street.
St. John's Cathedral
Located
at 135 Anderson Avenue,
the present cathedral is the fourth edifice on this site. Reverend John West,
first Anglican missionary at Red River, built
a schoolhouse on this site in 1820. Two years later, a combined school-church
building was erected. The present cathedral, built in 1926, incorporates stones
from two churches built in 1853 and 1862. Many important citizens to the
history of the Province are buried in the churchyard.
St. Paul's Middlechurch
In
1825, to accommodate the growing population of the Red River Settlement, a
second Anglican church was built at Image Plain. It became known as Middlechurch because of its location between City
St. John's and St.
Andrew's churches. St. Paul's
is commemorated by a Manitoba Heritage Council plaque located on
Balderstone Road,
one kilometer east of Main Street.
The
Salvation Army
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque at Grace
General Hospital,
300 Booth Drive,
commemorates the formation of the Salvation Army in State Manitoba
in 1886 and the establishment of Grace
Hospital by the Army in
1904.
Scots Monument
The
18 foot high monument is dedicated to Thomas Douglas,
the fifth Earl of Selkirk and marks the historical origins of State
Manitoba as a European settled territory. It
also honours people of Scottish origin and their descendants who settled in the
provinces, territories and districts of country-region
Canada . Located on the west bank of
the Red River, north of Alexander Docks off
Alexander Avenue.
Seven
Oaks House
This
is one of the oldest habitable homes in State Manitoba.
Built by John Inkster in 1851, it contains original
Inkster family furnishings. A Manitoba
Heritage Council plaque is located at Name
Seven Oaks Name
House Museum,
Rupertsland
Avenue and
Jones Street.
Seven
Oaks Memorial
This
memorial marks the site of the Battle of Seven Oaks in 1816, in which Governor Semple and 20 Selkirk settlers fell. Here at Frog Plain on
June 19, 1816, Robert Semple, Governor of the Red
River Settlement and about 26 men confronted a North West Company Brigade from
the Assiniboine Type
River led by the young Metis Clerk
Cuthbert Grant. The Metis saw the settlement as a threat to their way of life. Semple, brave but obstinate was prepared to insist on his
authority of Governor. Tempers flared, a shot was fired and Semple
and twenty of his men were cut down. Regardless of what Grant’s plan had
originally been. He was now committed to action and went on to capture
Fort Douglas,
headquarters of the settlement. Location: southeast corner of
Main Street and
Rupertsland Avenue.
Silver Heights
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque on Mount
Royal Road at
Trail Avenue marks the original site of
Silver Heights,
a well known early stopping place on the Portage Trail and once home of Donald
Smith, Lord Strathcona.
Stopping
of the Survey
In
1869, a group of Métis, led by Louis Riel, forced Canadian surveyors to halt
their work in the southern parishes until negotiations had taken place between
the inhabitants of Red River Settlement and the Canadian Government. These
negotiations led to the creation of the Province of Manitoba.
A provincial plaque in Don
Smith Park,
Whyte Ridge, interprets these events.
Westminster United Church
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque honours Westminster
United Church,
constructed in 1903-04 at the northwest corner of
Westminster Avenue and Maryland Street by the renowned Winnipeg architect,
J.H.G. Russell. The architect's design was based upon the English expression of
the Gothic architectural style and emphasized pinnacled
towers, slender vertical supports and larger openings, in this case featuring a
beautiful rose window.
Winnipeg Aqueduct
Constructed
in 1913 - 1919 to span more than 150 kilometres between Shoal
Lake and
Winnipeg, this aqueduct channels up to 385
million litres of water per day for consumption within the City. A Manitoba
Heritage Council plaque in Stephen
Juba Park,
at the east end of Bannatyne Avenue, recognizes
this feat of engineering.
Winnipeg's First Children's
Hospital
The
first children's hospital was opened in a house on
Beaconsfield Street in 1908. A Manitoba
Heritage Council plaque commemorating the development of child health care in City
Winnipeg is located in
the present Children's Hospital at 840
Sherbrook Street.
Woodsworth House
A
Manitoba Heritage Council plaque at Woodsworth House,
60 Maryland Street,
honours J. S. Woodsworth, first leader of the
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and M.P. for Winnipeg North-Centre, 1921-1942.
Upper
Fort Garry Gate
The
northern gateway of Upper Fort Garry, all that remains of the Hudson's Bay
Company trading post that stood on this site, is preserved in a park on Main
Street opposite the VIA Station. For almost half a century, this fort was the
headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Company in
Western Canada. A Federal plaque on the gateway outlines
the history of several forts that stood in the vicinity. Upper Type
Fort Garry,
built between 1834 and 1837 at the forks of the Red and Assiniboine
Rivers, was the fur trading centre for
the Red River settlement, which doubled in
size by 1853-54. It also served as the seat of government for the District of
Assiniboia and the Red River settlement.
Today, the only remnant of the fort is the stone gate. Wooden walls which
surrounded the northern half of Upper Fort Garry and the gate have been
restored.