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Assiniboine Forest is a regional park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the largest urban forest in Canada, comprising an area of over 285 hectares. [1] It's located within the suburban area of Charleswood and is surrounded by Roblin Blvd , Chalfont Road, Wilkes Avenue , and Shaftesbury Boulevard.
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]
Omand's Creek is named after John Omand (1823–1905) who farmed near the mouth of the creek for 47 years. [1] Before Omand lived on the land it was known as Catfish Creek. On June 19, 1816 Cuthbert Grant and the men who were with him rested on the bank of the creek before the Battle of Seven Oaks .
The Saskatchewan River drains the prairies east into Lake Winnipeg. The Nelson River drains Lake Winnipeg northeast into Hudson Bay. The Red River comes in from the south. The Saskatchewan River enters Lake Winnipeg at Grand Rapids, Manitoba. Around these rapids to Cedar Lake. (Cedar Lake is one of the chain of lakes that look like a single ...
The Toronto waterway system comprises a series of natural and man-made watercourses in the Canadian city of Toronto. The city is dominated by a large river system spanning most of the city including the Don River , Etobicoke Creek , Highland Creek , Humber River , Mimico Creek and Rouge River .
The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail was a crucial point for travel, with the Humber and Rouge rivers providing a shortcut to the upper Great Lakes.. The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major portage route in Ontario, Canada, linking Lake Ontario with Lake Simcoe and the northern Great Lakes.
The network of the Trans Canada Trail is made up of more than 400 community trails. Each trail section is developed, owned, and managed locally by trail groups, conservation authorities, and by municipal, provincial, territorial, and federal governments, for instance in parks such as Gatineau Park or along existing trails such as the Cataraqui Trail and Voyageur Hiking Trail.
An alternate routing exits the main T-C 1 route on the western edge of Winnipeg onto the Perimeter Highway (T-C 100), which by-passes the city completely. The Perimeter Highway is a ring road which encircles Winnipeg and is frequently used by commuters and through traffic on the Trans Canada Highway wishing to avoid congested city streets.