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FortWhyte Alive is a reclaimed wildlife preserve, recreation area, and environmental education centre in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This 660-acre park is located along the migratory path of Canadian geese, and is named after the surrounding community of Fort Whyte. [1] As of 2022, it represents 20% of Winnipeg’s urban green space. [2]
This is a list of provincial parks in Manitoba. Manitoba 's provincial parks are maintained by the Department of Natural Resources and Northern Development (previously by Manitoba Environment and Climate ), a department of the Government of Manitoba .
A Manitoba Moose game at the Canada Life Centre (then MTS Centre) The AHL's Manitoba Moose were the arena's first tenant, from its opening in 2004 to 2011. [ 2 ] The team relocated to St. John's prior to the 2011–12 AHL season to make way for the arrival of the Winnipeg Jets. [ 18 ]
The Pan Am's commissioners were motivated by an ambitious social policy of providing recreational opportunities to a wide population. As such, The Pan Am Pool features many characteristics of Brutalist architecture: the exterior of the centre presents four enormous bare concrete walls suspended above a vertically-patterned concrete main level, while the interior also made extensive use of ...
The Investors Group Athletic Centre is a facility in Winnipeg that was constructed for the 1999 Pan-American Games. [1] The 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m 2 ) building, located next to the Max Bell Centre and IG Field on the University of Manitoba campus, features seating area for over 3,000 spectators.
Roblin Park is one of the original neighbourhoods of the Charleswood community in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [1] [2] It is bounded by Roblin Boulevard to the North, Hartestone Road to the East, bisects the Harte Trail to the south and Scotswood Drive to the West. It is served by the Roblin Park Community Centre. [2]
Everything within the neighbourhood's one-kilometre loop can be reached within 8 minutes on foot. The neighbourhood is home to the largest concentration of Black Canadians in Manitoba, mostly African immigrants and refugees. [2] 70 percent of all refugees coming to Winnipeg live downtown, largely settling in and around the Central Park area. [3]
Prior to the centre's opening, cultural events and displays in Winnipeg were held at the Winnipeg Auditorium (now the Manitoba Archives).. The Manitoba Centennial Corporation was established by Premier Duff Roblin, who, along with Minister Maitland B. Steinkopf, formed the concept of a Centennial Centre in 1960 to commemorate the centenary of Canada (1867) and of Manitoba (1870) as well as ...