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Winnipeg's Business Improvement Zones (BIZ) are business districts established to enhances economic development for businesses in a particular neighbourhood. [12] Each BIZ is governed and administered by a board, and is regulated by related BIZ by-laws passed by City Council .
Park vehicle permits are typically required year-round in Manitoba Provincial Parks. Permits are available at all campgrounds and district offices, or can be purchased online. [14] The population in the park increases significantly in the summer. Many of these seasonal residents own cottages or cabins built on land leased from the Crown.
The province's largest and smallest cities by population are Winnipeg and the Manitoba portion of Flin Flon with populations of 749,607 and 4,940 respectively. [3] The province's largest and smallest cities by land area are Winnipeg and Dauphin with land areas of 461.78 km 2 (178.29 sq mi) and 12.67 km 2 (4.89 sq mi) respectively. [3]
Springfield is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the city of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on the municipality's eastern boundary.
On 27 July 1971, the City of Winnipeg Act incorporated the City of Winnipeg (1874–1971); the rural municipalities of Charleswood, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, and Old Kildonan; the Town of Tuxedo; the cities of East Kildonan, West Kildonan, St. Vital, Transcona, St. Boniface, and St. James-Assiniboia; and the Metropolitan Corporation of ...
This is a list of corporations based in Winnipeg. This includes businesses completely owned and operated out of Winnipeg , as well as corporations that have significant operations (manufacturing, etc.) in Winnipeg, such as American-owned companies that base their Canadian division in Winnipeg (as in the case of Lifetouch Canada ). [ 1 ]
Osborne Village derives its name from Osborne Street (Winnipeg Route 62), which runs through the centre of the village area.Osborne Street was named after Lieutenant Colonel William Osborne Smith (1831–1887), the first commanding officer of Military District 10, which included the City of Winnipeg. [2]
The mayor of Winnipeg is a member of Winnipeg City Council, but does not represent a ward. The position of mayor was created in 1873 following the incorporation of Winnipeg. Since 1998, the term of office has been for four years. [1] The 44th and current mayor of Winnipeg is Scott Gillingham, elected on October 26, 2022. [2]