Winnipeg (i/ˈwɪnɪpɛɡ/) is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers.
The name "Winnipeg" comes from the Western Cree words for Lake Winnipeg nearby, referring to muddy or brackish water, or possibly the natural colour of the Red River that flowed into the southern basin of the lake. The region was a trading centre for aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of Europeans. French traders built the first fort on the site in 1738. A settlement was later founded by the Selkirk settlers of the Red River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. As of 2011, Winnipeg is the seventh most populated municipality in Canada.
Constructed between 1908 and 1911, the station was built as a joint venture between the Canadian Northern Railway, National Transcontinental, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Dominion government. The first train to enter the station did so on 7 August 1911, with the official opening the following year on 24 June 1912.
The building extends for 350 feet (110m) along Main Street, with the entrance close to the intersection of Main Street and Broadway. The building's entrance doors are located under a decorative iron canopy that projects from the austere white limestone. Atop the building is a large dome.
“It’s surrounding the Fourth of July — it’s all American music,” he said recently by phone from his Winnipeghome...Concerts are set to begin at 7.30 p.m., with grounds open for picnicking at 5.30 p.m., closing with a festive light show in lieu of fireworks (except in Grafton where there will be real fireworks).
Coming back to Ottawa is a “big deal” for B.C. Lions head coach RickCampbell, but, with plenty to prove, the Ottawa Redblacks are hoping to spoil Thursday night’s homecoming. Advertisement 2. Story continues below ...Never mind that the Redblacks are 0-2 — 19-17 and 19-12 losses to the WinnipegBlue Bombers — Campbell says the Ottawa team is for real ... .
Winnipeg took a 6-1 victory in a series finale to sweep Lincoln in a three-game series at Haymarket Park... You start getting that (health) back and then you go to Winnipeg twice. I'm not trying to make excuses, I'm just being real of what's been going on ... When everything went wrong for Lincoln, everything went right for Winnipeg.
Trotz grew up in Dauphin, Man., a few hours outside Winnipeg. "Winnipeg came after me in terms of wanting me to be part of the organization and I was really impressed with their commitment to winning, their commitment with [Kevin Cheveldayoff] as (general) manager," Trotz said ... They've got a tremendous organization and a real family atmosphere.
“It’s surrounding the Fourth of July — it’s all American music,” he said recently by phone from his Winnipeghome...Concerts are set to begin at 7.30 p.m., with grounds open for picnicking at 5.30 p.m., closing with a festive light show in lieu of fireworks (except in Grafton where there will be real fireworks).
On Monday, Barry Trotz was offered free beer for life by a local Winnipeg brewery ... As Trotz Watch continues, roads starting to point in Winnipeg's direction Back to video ... In Winnipeg’s favour here is there are fewer and fewer options for Trotz as simple attrition takes place ... Free beer awaits if Trotz agrees Winnipeg is made from what’s real.
“I’ve never been one of those people to be out in public and be ‘I’m Willie Jefferson, leave us alone,’ ” Jefferson said this week at WinnipegBlue Bombers’ training camp ... It would seem that Jefferson, one of the most dominant players in the CFL, on either side of the ball, has found a real home in Winnipeg.
The four-year-old startup said this week it’s landed a $5-million seed funding round led by Telus Ventures, with participation from New York’sStudio VC, Winnipeg-based commercial real estate firm Shindico, Bold CommerceCEO Jay Myers and other undisclosed Canadian angel investors.
The four-year-old startup said this week it’s landed a $5-million seed funding round led by Telus Ventures, with participation from New York’sStudio VC, Winnipeg-based commercial real estate firm Shindico, Bold CommerceCEO Jay Myers and other undisclosed Canadian angel investors.
An incredible third-period comeback to force overtime by the Winnipeg Ice was undone in mere seconds by an unforced error at the Ice Cave at Wayne FlemingArena on Friday night ... It is going to come real quick.”. Winnipeg appeared dead to rights after trailing by three goals through 40 minutes.
“We’re coming back to work,” WinnipegBlue Bombers player rep AdamBighill, part of the union’s executive committee, told me just over an hour later ... The strike was threatening to take its first real casualty. the cancellation of Monday’s pre-season tilt between the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan, in Regina.