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Neighbourhoods In Winnipeg
This is a list of neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There are 236-237 neighbourhoods in Winnipeg. Major wards/districts include St. Boniface, St. Norbert, St. Vital, Transcona, St. James-Assiniboia, Tuxedo, Garden City, Fort Garry, Fort Rouge, River Heights, Charleswood, North Kildonan, West Kildonan, East Kildonan, the North End, the West End, the Northwest, and City Centre.''Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg and Surrounding Areas'', Île-des-Chênes, . Neighbourhoods Neighbourhoods of Winnipeg as of the 2016 census. AB C DEF GHI JK L M NO P R S TU V W Community areas and neighbourhood clusters Winnipeg has been subdivided into two levels of areas developed by the Community Data Network of the national Canadian Community Economic Development Network: Community areas and neighbourhood clusters.
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Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population of 1,342,153 as of 2021, of widely varied landscape, from arctic tundra and the Hudson Bay coastline in the Northern Region, Manitoba, north to dense Boreal forest of Canada, boreal forest, large freshwater List of lakes of Manitoba, lakes, and prairie grassland in the central and Southern Manitoba, southern regions. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have inhabited what is now Manitoba for thousands of years. In the early 17th century, British and French North American fur trade, fur traders began arriving in the area and establishing settlements. The Kingdom of England secured control of the region in 1673 and created a territory named Rupert's Land, which was placed under the administration of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rupe ...
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Downtown Winnipeg
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions. The City of Winnipeg's official downtown boundaries are: the Canadian Pacific Railway mainline on the north, Gomez Street and the Red River on the east, and the Assiniboine River on the south; the western boundaries of downtown are irregular, following along a number of different streets, back lanes, and across properties. Generally speaking, the western boundaries are rarely further west of Balmoral and Isabel Streets. In 2016, ''Canadian Geographic'' produced a map that generalize Winnipeg's downtown boundaries. Neighbourhoods in the downtown area include the Exchange District, Central Park, The Forks, and Chinatown. The downtown area is roughly . Winnipeg Square, Canada Life Centr ...
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Exchange District
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers. The Exchange is home to the Manitoba Museum as well as the Planetarium and a Science Gallery. The Exchange District spans two distinct areas, the East Exchange and the West Exchange. The east Exchange area is located between the Disraeli Bridge, Waterfront Drive, William Stephenson Way, and Main Street, and the West Exchange is bounded by Adelaide Street, Ross Avenue, Notre Dame Avenue, and Main Street. History The Exchange District’s name originates from the Winnipeg Grain Exchange, the former centre of the grain industry in Canada, as well as other commodity exchanges that developed in Winn ...
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Elm Park, Winnipeg
Elm Park is a neighbourhood in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Located in the northern section of the district of St. Vital, it is bounded to the north by the Red River, to the east by St. Mary's Road, to the south by Fermor Avenue, and to the west by Dunkirk Drive. As of the 2016 census, Elm Park had a population of 1,715. History The neighbourhoods of Elm Park and Kingston Crescent (located to the west of Dunkirk Drive) were originally a park founded by Albert William Austin's Winnipeg Street Railway Company in 1890. The trolley company had recently extended a line to just north of the Red River along what is now Osborne Street; by founding Elm Park directly across the river from the end of the trolley line, Austin hoped to increase off-peak and weekend use of the line. The trolley company built a pontoon bridge for foot traffic, and Elm Park soon became a popular summertime destination for Winnipeg residents. The popularity of Elm Park waned in the 1910s. It clo ...
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Daniel McIntyre
Daniel J. McIntyre (1852–1946) was a public official and educator in Winnipeg, Manitoba, credited with developing the city's school system. Winnipeg's Daniel McIntyre city ward and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute are named after him. Biography Personal life McIntyre was born on 27 August 1852 near Dalhousie, New Brunswick, the first son of Andrew McIntyre and Mary (''née'') Murray. He was educated at the Provincial Normal School in Fredericton. On 7 July 1878, he married Mary Getchell. Together, they had five children: Andrew Murray McIntyre (1882–unknown), Donald Faison McIntyre, Alice Margery McIntyre (1889–1898), Henry Getchell McIntyre (1892–1898), and Stuart Scott McIntyre (1897–1917). Career and later life He taught in schools in New Brunswick from 1872 to 1882, and was Superintendent of Schools in Portland, New Brunswick (now the north end of Saint John), from 1880 to 1882. After studying at Dalhousie University, he was called to the bar in ...
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Crescentwood, Winnipeg
Crescentwood is a neighbourhood in the River Heights area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is bordered on the north on Academy Road, on the east by the Assiniboine River, on the south by Corydon Avenue, and on the west by Cambridge Street. History Crescentwood was developed by noted Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ... real estate agent C. H. Enderton. The original Enderton development included a major portion of Crescentwood and a small corner of River Heights. In 1904, Enderton laid out Yale, Harvard, Kingsway and Dromore Avenues. He also purchased lots to create Oxford Street and the east side of Waverley north to Wellington Crescent. All the property on the river side of Wellington Crescent from Grosvenor Avenue to just beyond Elm Street in Ri ...
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Law, Government, And Crime In Winnipeg
The municipal government of Winnipeg is represented by 15 city councillors and a mayor elected every four years. Along with being the current provincial capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg has served as the capital for two other Canadian territories: the North-West Territories, from 1870 to 1876, and the District of Keewatin, from 1876 to 1905. In the past, Winnipeg has garnered a reputation as the "gang capital" of Canadahttp://www.apin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/invisible-gang-members.pdf and, in 2013, the Canadian Police Association claimed that gangs were "a key and distinguishing feature of the urban landscape in Winnipeg." In 2019, there were an estimated 4,000 local gang members in Winnipeg—around 1,500 full members and 2,500 associates—spread out between 25-30 separate gangs. From 2018 to 2019, the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area had the largest Crime Severity Index increase (+22) in the number of homicides in Canada overall.
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Chinatown, Winnipeg
Chinatown is an neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that was formed in 1909 and serves as an enclave of Chinese expatriates. Located on King Street between James and Higgins Avenues, adjacent to the Exchange District, it was officially recognized in 1968. Winnipeg's Chinatown is home to many shops and restaurants, including Asian grocery stores and an herbal products store. In more recent years, as of 2021, a newer ''de facto'' Chinatown in the city's Fort Richmond area has seen more Chinese-Canadian businesses open every year. History 19th century Winnipeg's earliest documented Chinese residents were Charley Yam, Fung Quong, and an unnamed woman who came from the United States in 1877. After the completion of the first phase of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) line in 1885, hundreds of Chinese began to settle the Prairies. Also in 1885, nearly all immigrants of Chinese descent were required by the ''Chinese Immigration Act'' to pay a head tax of $50. By 1886, the Chin ...
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Central Park (Winnipeg)
Central Park is a large urban park located in downtown Winnipeg, and forms the heart of the neighbourhood of the same name. The area is bound by Notre Dame Avenue to the north, Ellice Avenue to the south, Donald Street to the east and Balmoral Street to the west. 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. 70 percent of all refugees coming to Winnipeg live downtown, largely settling in and around the Central Park area. It is one of Winnipeg's most densely populated neighbourhoods with around 13,755 people per square km according to Statistics Canada's 2001 Census. Features In addition to the Waddell Fountain, the park also features a four-season slide/toboggan facility, an interactive sand and water play area, an open area of artificial turf, and a wading pool and aquatic play pad. Culture and entert ...
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Centennial, Winnipeg
Centennial is an inner-city neighbourhood located Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in the Downtown East Neighbourhood Cluster. The boundaries of Centennial are Sherbrook Street on the west, Logan Avenue on the north, William Avenue on the south and Stanley, Paulin and Adelaide streets on the east. Demographics In 2006, the population of Centennial was 2,225, which has been on a near-steady drop since 1971 when the population was 3,510.2006 Census (Centennial)
Retrieved 3 December 2013.
Centennial does not have a majority racial group as it is 26.3% , 44.7%
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Assiniboine Park
Assiniboine Park (formerly known as City Park) is a park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the Assiniboine River. The Winnipeg Public Parks Board was formed in 1893, and purchased the initial land for the park in 1904. Although in use before then, the park officially opened in 1909. It is named for the Assiniboine people. The park covers , of which are designed in the English landscape style. The park includes the Assiniboine Forest, Assiniboine Park Zoo, Assiniboine Park Conservatory, the historic Assiniboine Park Pavilion, formal and informal gardens, a sculpture garden, a miniature railway, an outdoor theatre for performing arts, and numerous other attractions. Prominent attractions CN U-1-d Mountain numbered 6043 is on display Conservatory and gardens One of the earliest park features and a major indoor attraction, The Conservatory is a botanical garden housing more than 8,000 flowers, plants and trees that are non-native to Manitoba, but which grow profu ...
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Assiniboia Downs
Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track on of land located in the Winnipeg suburb of St. James-Assiniboia. It is operated by the Manitoba Jockey Club and is the site of the annual Manitoba Derby. The track is located on the western edge of the city, near the intersection of the Perimeter Highway and Portage Avenue. It was opened on June 10, 1958, replacing the former Polo Park Racetrack The Polo Park Racetrack was a Canadian horse racing facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Considered one of the finest racetracks in Western Canada, it was built by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee R. James Speers. The six-furlong track o ..., which was demolished to make way for Polo Park Shopping Centre. Thoroughbred racing season events run from May and end in September. Harness racing events operate during the winter months. History Preparations were underway in September 1957 to construct a (est.) $4 million new horse racing venue in the Greater Winnipeg area, with ...
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