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The district illustrates the city's key role as a centre of grain and wholesale trade, finance and manufacturing in two historically important periods in western development: between 1880 and 1900 when Winnipeg became the gateway to Canada's West; and between 1900 and 1913, when the city's growth made it the region's metropolis. [3]
Out of Canada's 100 largest cities, Winnipeg's winter is the tenth coldest with an average low of −20.2 °C (−4.4 °F). [24] From December through February the maximum daily temperature exceeds 0 °C (32 °F), on average, for only 10 days and the minimum daily temperature falls below −20 °C (−4 °F) on 49 days.
Winnipeg is home to the Manitoba Legislative Building, which houses the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. From 2007 to 2011, Winnipeg was the "murder capital" of Canada, with the highest per-capita rate of homicides; as of 2022, with a homicide rate of 7.2 per 100,000, it is in second place, behind Thunder Bay (13.7 per 100,000).
Winnipeg also has the largest Filipino population (11.3%) of any major Canadian city, though the Toronto Filipino community is larger in absolute numbers (170,355 in Toronto, relative to 83,305 in Winnipeg). [1] Winnipeg's Filipino population is largely concentrated in the West End and North End areas of the city.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB), based in Winnipeg, is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. [36] It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally , and includes a school for dancers. [ 36 ]
Flag of Manitoba Location of Manitoba. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Manitoba: . Manitoba – Canadian prairie province.The province, with an area of 649,950 square kilometres (250,900 sq mi), has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography.
Pages in category "Geography of Winnipeg" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
An archaeological site with evidence of three distinct cultures: a bison kill and butchering pound circa 800 AD, a Duck Bay culture occupation about 1100–1350, and the first excavated evidence in Canada of the Williams culture from about 1600 Brookside Cemetery: 1878 2023 Winnipeg