The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. It boasts an ethnically diverse population, is the eighth largest city in Canada and dominates the Manitoba economy.
Few cities have as many beautiful parks as Winnipeg. Visitors to Assiniboine Park will find magnificent facilities for rest and recreation as well as one of the finest zoos in Canada. Winnipeg also hosts some of Canada’s biggest events all year long! From festivals such as the Winnipeg Comedy Festival and Fringe Festival to Folklorama and the Winnipeg Folk Festival - there's something for everyone.
Love hockey? Two words: Winnipeg Jets!
Love football? Winnipeg Bluebombers!
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Winnipeg was recently named one of the top 21 “Smart Cities” in the world?
For the second year in a row, Winnipeg has won a coveted spot on the Intelligent Community Forum’s list of Smart21 Communities. The awards recognize 21 communities for their use of broadband technology to facilitate social and economic development.
Winnipeg is home to the world renowned Royal Winnipeg Ballet?
As Canada’s oldest ballet company, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is known worldwide for its technical excellence and eclectic repertoire and have performed in more than 570 cities worldwide.
Winnie the Pooh is a Winnipeg native?
In 1914, a young serviceman, Captain Harry Colebourn, bought a bear cub and named it Winnipeg Bear, or Winnie for short. He was sent to England for training, and the playful cub soon became the Regiment’s mascot. When Capt. Colebourn learned they were being sent to France, he donated the bear, now too large to be a pet, to the London Zoo. There, author A.A. Milne and his young son, Christopher Robin Milne, saw Winnie, who became the inspiration for the beloved Winnie the Pooh in Milne’s books which have delighted millions of children ever since.
The Man Called Intrepid called Winnipeg Home?
William Stephenson, a Winnipeg boy, grew up to become Sir William Stephenson, master spy and personal intelligence adviser to Winston Churchill, then the British Prime Minister. Under his code name, Intrepid, he trained agents who parachuted behind Nazi lines to work with resistance fighters and send information back to the Allied Forces. Though author Ian Fleming would never confirm it, he is also thought to be the inspiration behind James Bond.