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 ...
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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, and St. Norbert - Seine River.
Once the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry, it was named for the historical fortification in
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, ...
known as Upper Fort Garry, 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
The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; french: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trade, fur trading business for much of its existence, HBC now owns and operates retail stores in Canada. The company's namesake b ...
and named after one of its officers,
Nicholas Garry
Nicholas Garry (1782–1852) was a British trader who toured the remote trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company after it merged with its younger rival, the North West Company. After the directors of the two companies agreed to end decades of r ...
. 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
The amalgamation of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the municipal incorporation of the old City of Winnipeg, 11 surrounding municipalities, and the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg (Metro) into a one Unified City of Winnipeg, or Unicity.
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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 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
Whyte Ridge is a residential area in the Waverley West ward in the southwest corner of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The subdivision was built on former farmland, just south of a small townsite that was historically known as Fort Whyte. The first ...
St. Norbert
Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1075 – 6 June 1134) (Xanten-Magdeburg), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a bishop of the Catholic Church, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint. Norbert was can ...
, and (in some references) Linden Woods. In 2005, the city began construction of Waverley West, 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
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. The area of St. Norbert east of
Pembina Highway
Route 42 is a major arterial road located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
It connects the suburbs of North Kildonan, East Kildonan, Fort Rouge, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert with the city's downtown core. In the north, it is a continuation of Manitoba Pro ...
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
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, 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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basketball
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and
volleyball
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teams play in the
Investors Group Athletic Centre
The Investors Group Athletic Centre is a facility in Winnipeg that was constructed for the 1999 Pan-American Games. The building, located next to the Max Bell Centre and IG Field on the University of Manitoba campus, features seating area for ...
.
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, completed in spring of 2013, hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 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 Manitob ...