Route 165 (locally known as Bishop Grandin Boulevard) is a highway in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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 ...
. Currently the route is an
at-grade At-grade may refer to:
* At-grade intersection, a crossing between roads on the same level
* Road junction
*Level crossing, where a road or path crosses a railway on the same level
* Diamond crossing, where two railway tracks cross
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expressway
Expressway may refer to:
* Controlled-access highway, the highest-grade type of highway with access ramps, lane markings, etc., for high-speed traffic.
* Limited-access road, a lower grade of highway or arterial road.
*Expressway, the fictional s ...
running from an interchange with
Kenaston Boulevard (Route 90) to Lagimodiere Boulevard (
PTH 59 /
Route 20). The route runs through the districts of
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's ...
,
St. Vital, and
St. Boniface.
The speed limit along the route is .
History
Bishop Grandin Boulevard first opened to traffic from Lagimodiere Boulevard (PTH 59 / Route 20) to
Pembina Highway (Route 42) in 1978, with a westerly extension to
Route 80 (Waverley Street) opening in 1990, as well as a second expansion in 1998 expanding from waverley to Route 90.
In the wake of the 2021 discovery of unmarked burial sites at the former
Kamloops Indian Residential School
The Kamloops Indian Residential School was part of the Canadian Indian residential school system. Located in Kamloops, British Columbia, it was once the largest residential school in Canada, with its enrolment peaking at 500 in the 1950s. The sc ...
in BC, there have been calls to change the name of the roadway, which bears the name of
Vital-Justin Grandin
Vital-Justin Grandin (8 February 1829 – 3 June 1902) was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop known as a key architect of the Canadian Indian residential school system, which has been labeled an instrument of cultural genocide. In June 202 ...
—who is thought to be one of the architects of the
residential school system
In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by Christian churches. The school sys ...
. On June 11, Winnipeg mayor Brian Bowman announced that he would introduce a
motion
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calling for the name of Bishop Grandin Boulevard to be changed.
Major intersections
From west to east:
See also
*
List of Manitoba Expressways
The following is a list of Manitoba provincial trunk highways and provincial roads. Provincial Trunk Highways are the primary highways, and Provincial Roads are the secondary highways.
Primary Routes
These Provincial Trunk Highways are number ...
References
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165
Winnipeg 165
St. Vital, Winnipeg
Fort Garry, Winnipeg
Saint Boniface, Winnipeg