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Capital Of Manitoba
It is located near the longitudinal
centre of North America
It is at confluence of Red River &
Assiniboine River
It is 17th Largest municiplity city
of Canada
Population of Winnipeg is
730,305.

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The name Winnipeg is a transcription
of the western Cree word wi-nipe-k
meaning "muddy waters";
The first French officer arrived in the
Winnipeg in 1738.Sieur de La
Vérendrye built the first fur trading
post on the site, called Fort Rouge.
Francophone trading continued for
several decades before the arrival of
the British Hudson's Bay Company.
After that there came a new kind of
people the Métis,which were the mixchildren of french and english people
who were married to first nation
women

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legislative building
Assiniboine Park
Casinos
Shopping Malls
Art gallaries
Museums
And the well famous
,historical market The
Forks

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The Forks is a historic site,
meeting place and green
space in Downtown
Winnipeg located at the
confluence of the Red River
and Assiniboine River.

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Aboriginal groups arrived at
The Forks site around 6,000
years ago
Nakoda (Assiniboins), Cree,
Anishinaabe (Ojibwa) and
Sioux (Dakota) visited the
site.
In 1734 European fur traders
arrived at the site and
initiated trade with the local
peoples, using the
Assiniboine people as fur
trade middlemen

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Children’s meuseum
Johnston Terminal
Canadian meuseum for human rights
Explore Manitoba Centre
Manitoba theatre for young people
Plaza at forks
Festival Park
Rail cars
Prairie Garden
River walk

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The forks market Tower
Wall Through times
Splash Dash Tour Boats
etc.
Pan Am Games
Monument
& Skateboard Plaza

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Originally two adjacent stables for competing
rail companies circa early 1900, the horse stalls
were joined together by a courtyard and bridges
to create The Forks Market, Winnipeg’s
incomparable shopping experience.
The market also comprises two storeys of
vendors selling everything from fresh fruit,
bread, meat, and wine to cigars and
aromatherapy products to crafts and artworks
from 300 local and Canadian artisans
There are four full service restaurants in the
Forks Market: Sushi Train , Sydney's , The
Beachcomber & Ba Ja Beach Club, and The
Original Pancake House. There is also a food
court and numerous quick service food vendors

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The Forks Market features
a six storey tower with
viewing platform, which is
accessible by stairs or
elevator and features
interpretive panels with
information on the site's
history.

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Across the courtyard from the Forks
Market is the four-storey building
which known asJohnston Terminal
,formerly a cold storage railway
warehouse(in 1930), is now home to
a variety of unique specialty
boutiques and stores, plus offices, a
pub, café and The Old Spaghetti
Factory, a large comfortable, locally
popular restaurant with an outdoor
patio.

12. Located at the heart of the The
Forks (adjacent to the Johnston
Terminal), the Explore
Manitoba Centre is a permanent
themed pavilion with over 8,000
square feet of incredible
displays and exhibits that gives
both visitors and residents alike
a true sense of the diversity and
grandeur of Manitoba. The
Explore Manitoba Centre also
serves as a full-service
information centre, providing
visitors with information on
Manitoba and Winnipeg.

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A fun family destination!
Housed in the oldest surviving
train repair facility in
Manitoba, the Children’s
Museum features twelve
permanent galleries that spark
kids’ creative learning.
Originally opened at a
different location in 1986, the
museum's moved to its current
building at the Forks in 1994
It has gaint illusion tunnel & a
splash lab public programs,
workshops .

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Oodena Celebration Circle is
a natural shallow
amphitheatre located
between Johnston's
Terminal, the Manitoba
Children's Museum
The location features
sculptures, a sundial,
interpretive signage, a naked
eye observatory and a
ceremonial fire pit
There are 8 unique steel
armatures that rest on
cobblestone formations
surrounding the bow

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This is a five storey hotel having 116 guest rooms
and meeting and reception space for up to 200
people, fitness facilities.
The hotel features natural slate floors in the main
lobby, glass vanities in the suite washrooms, heated
floors, and a water wall in the spa

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"Wall Through Time" is a sculpture depicting
the history of the Forks, which features two
bronze shells and a limestone centrepiece

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Just outside The Forks Market are two
completely restored turn of the century rail
cars. One car is for display, while the other is
home to "Sugar Mountain Express", a candy
store

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The Forks will be the location
of the Canadian Museum for
Human Rights (the first
national museum outside of
Ottawa) once it has
completed construction in
2014-2015.
The site for the museum is
one of archaeological
importance relating to First
Nations history

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There is a canopy
between the Forks
Market and Johnston
Terminal
It has some posts on
pillars which are
known as flood
markers which shows
the water levels of
major floods in 1852,
1950 & 1997

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The Forks has a Prairie Garden,
which is a natural wild garden with
over 10,000 plants in over 150 native
plant species, including 38 prairie
plants

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Since 1992, Splash Dash has been bringing
Winnipeg's riverways to the world.
Scenic and historically informative half-hour tours
of Winnipeg's downtown waterways leave The
Forks harbour every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to
sunset, seven days a week. Boat captains provide
commentary and historical insights on many points
of interest .they operate from May 20th to October
15th.

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"The Plaza" is the largest urban skate
plaza and bowl complex in Canada
The design features 'skateable' artwork,
and is built to tolerate the regular use
and enjoyment of skateboarders and
cyclists

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There is always something happening at The Forks,
Winnipeg’s riverside gem. The Forks plays host to an
unparalleled array of events and entertainment appealing
to visitors of all ages. With over 200 third-party and
signature events throughout the year, most of them free,
The Forks can always be counted on for quality
entertainment.
There is a small list of festivals which held at the forks :
Winnipeg Folk Festival
Winnipeg Jazz Festival
Folklorama
Canada Day
Salsa Sundays
Children’s Festival

24. One of the city’s jewels, The Assiniboine
Riverwalk winds along the riverbanks
from underneath Esplanade Riel all the
way to the foot of the Manitoba
Legislature. Featuring interpretive
plaques concerning area history, the walk
showcases a distinctive river’s eye view
of central Winnipeg.

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The Forks is a must for a stunning array of
dining experiences, incomparable shopping, a
constantly changing slate of entertainment and
events, and many unique attractions that
encompass the site’s natural, historic and manmade features.
Winnipeg's most exciting and culturally
diverse venue!