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 ...
,
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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, located in the southwestern part of the city, south of the district of Fort Rouge and east of the
Tuxedo
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area. It comprises parts of the city wards of River Heights - Fort Garry, Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry,
Waverley West
Waverley West is a city ward and suburb in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The area was approved by the Government of Manitoba in 2005, and is scheduled to be constructed over a 20-year period. With a projected population of 40 000 in 2009, the su ...
, and St. Norbert - Seine River.
Once the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry, it was named for the historical fortification in
downtown Winnipeg
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known as
Upper Fort Garry
Fort Garry, also known as Upper Fort Garry, was a Hudson's Bay Company trading post at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers in what is now downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1822 on or near the site of the North West Company' ...
, although the nearest (northernmost) point of the district (at Jubilee Avenue and Lilac Street) is from the site of the fort.
History
Fort Garry was part of the Rural Municipality of St. Vital until 1912, when the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry was incorporated. It was originally a post of the
Hudson's Bay Company
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and named after one of its officers, Nicholas Garry. The post office was opened in 1870 and, in 1876, the name was changed to Winnipeg.
In the early 1910s, of land had been purchased to be set aside for the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.unicity.
Demographics and neighbourhoods
Fort Garry is primarily a
middle class
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residential area and is very ethnically diverse. There is a significant
Chinese
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population, immediately south of the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Wildwood Park, Point Road, Crescent Park, Chevrier, Fort Garry Industrial Park, Whyte Ridge, Fort Richmond, Waverley Heights, Richmond West, St. Norbert, and (in some references) Linden Woods. In 2005, the city began construction of
Waverley West
Waverley West is a city ward and suburb in southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The area was approved by the Government of Manitoba in 2005, and is scheduled to be constructed over a 20-year period. With a projected population of 40 000 in 2009, the su ...
, a new suburb which is expected to grow to be larger than
Brandon, Manitoba
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(Manitoba's second largest city). Its first section, Bridgwater Forest, was completed in 2010.
St. Norbert is separated from the rest of Fort Garry by the Perimeter Highway. The area of St. Norbert east of Pembina Highway is unique due to its large
Francophone
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population and history.
The University of Manitoba's main campus is in central Fort Garry.
The 2016 population of Fort Garry, not including Fort Richmond, is 23,980.
Sports
Century Arena, named to celebrate Canada's Centennial, opened on 8 December 1967. Its ice surface is a standard with seating for 1,000. However, the initial hockey games scheduled were cancelled "due to technical difficulties." Official opening ceremonies were held Sunday, December 10. In 1989 the sound amplification system was upgraded so that the sound mixing board would be located within eye-view of the ice surface itself.
The Fort Garry area shares the
Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins
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hockey team in the
Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League
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who play out of the Century Arena in Fort Garry's industrial park.
The
University of Manitoba Bisons
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play their homes games on the University's Fort Garry campus in various venues. The
football
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team plays in
Investors Group Field
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Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium ...
, the
hockey
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basketball
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and
volleyball
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teams play in the Investors Group Athletic Centre.
In 2010, construction began on a new $190-million football stadium at the University of Manitoba, beside the current University Stadium. It has a seating capacity of 33,000. The new stadium,
IG Field
IG Field (formerly Investors Group Field) is an outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The stadium, which opened in 2013, is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium.
Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium ...
, completed in spring of 2013, hosts the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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of the
Canadian Football League
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, the
Manitoba Bisons
The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays their games at Investors Group Field. The soccer team play their home games at the University of Manit ...
football team, and the
Winnipeg Rifles
The Winnipeg Rifles are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Rifles are members of the Canadian Junior Football League and play their home games in Maple Grove Park. History
Junior football in Winnipeg dates back to the 19 ...
football club.
See also
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List of rural municipalities in Manitoba
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