Canada has a large domestic and foreign tourism industry. The second largest country in the world,Canada's wide geographical variety is a significant tourist attractor. Much of the country's tourism is centred in the following regions:Toronto,Montreal,Quebec City,Vancouver/Whistler,Niagara Falls,Vancouver Island,Canadian Rockies,British Columbia's Okanagan Valley,Churchill,Manitoba and the National Capital Region of Ottawa-Gatineau. The large cities are known for their culture,diversity,as well as the many national parks and historic sites.
The University of Winnipeg is a public research university in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. It offers undergraduate programs in art,business,economics,education,science and applied health as well as graduate programs. UWinnipeg's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College,which merged to form United College in 1938. The University of Winnipeg was established in 1967 when United College received its charter.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is an art museum in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. Its permanent collection includes over 24,000 works from Canadian,Indigenous Canadian,and international artists. The museum also holds the world's largest collection of Inuit art. In addition to exhibits for its collection,the museum has organized and hosted a number of travelling arts exhibitions. Its building complex consists of a main building that includes 11,000 square metres (120,000 sq ft) of indoor space and the adjacent 3,700-square-metre (40,000 sq ft) Qaumajuq building.
Charleswood is a residential community and neighbourhood in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. It is located in the South-West of the city and is bordered by the neighbourhoods Tuxedo to the East,Fort Whyte to the South,and the Rural Municipality of Headingley on the West. It's boundaries are Roblin and the Assiniboine River to the north,Shaftesbury Boulevard on the East,Wilkes Avenue to the South and the Perimeter Highway to the West.
The Manitoba Museum,previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature,is a human and natural history museum in Winnipeg,Manitoba,as well as the province's largest,not-for-profit centre for heritage and science education.
Leonid Molodozhanyn,known as Leo Mol,was a Ukrainian Canadian stained glass artist,painter and sculptor.
The Manitoba Legislative Building,originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building,is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba,located in central Winnipeg,as well as being the twelfth provincial heritage site of Manitoba. Along with the Legislative Assembly,the building also accommodates the offices for Manitoba's Lieutenant Governor and the Executive Council.
Queen's Quay Terminal is a condominium apartment,office and retail complex in the Harbourfront neighbourhood in Toronto,Ontario,Canada. It was originally built in 1927 as a marine terminal with office,warehouse and cold-storage facilities. When shipping to Toronto declined in the 1960s and 1970s,the building was bought by the Government of Canada to be repurposed along with a section of the industrial waterfront. The Terminal Building itself was rebuilt in the 1980s with the addition of four floors of residential above the original facility,which was converted into retail and office uses. The cold storage wing was demolished and its plant building became The Power Plant gallery and Harbourfront Centre Theatre.
Kildonan Park is a park in the West Kildonan area of northern Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.
Assiniboine Park is a park in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada,located along the Assiniboine River.
Winnipeg Beach is a town in the Interlake Region,in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town was founded in 1900 by Sir William Whyte and is located at the junction of Highway 9 and Highway 229 on the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg,about 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Winnipeg. It is bordered by the Rural Municipality of Gimli,the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews,and Dunnottar as well as Lake Winnipeg. Nearby towns are Ponemah,Whytewold,and Matlock,Gimli,and Sandy Hook,,as well as Teulon,and Selkirk. Its permanent population is 1,439
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,and a number of major attractions and institutions.
The Forks is a historic site,meeting place,and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River.
Manitoba Centennial Centre is an arts and cultural district that covers a 34-acre area in the east Exchange District of the Point Douglas area in Winnipeg,Manitoba,linking several of Manitoba's important arts and cultural facilities. It includes the Centennial Concert Hall,the Manitoba Museum,Planetarium and Science Gallery,the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre,Manitoba Production Centre,Artspace,three nearby surface parking lots,and the building at 11 Lily Street. Founded as an urban renewal program in 1960,the Centre now sees 930,000 patrons annually at its venues. The Manitoba Centennial Centre Corporation (MBCCC)—a Manitoba Crown corporation established in 2005—manages the centre.
Assiniboine Park Zoo is an 80-acre (32 ha) zoo at the west end of Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. It has been best known for decades for its polar bear exhibit,of which the old enclosure was replaced in 2013 with Journey to Churchill.
Ivan Kenneth Eyre was a Canadian artist best known for his prairie landscapes and compositionally abstract,figurative paintings. In addition,Eyre was a Professor Emeritus of painting and drawing at the University of Manitoba where he taught for 33 years,from 1959 until his retirement in 1992. He has been described as a "visual philosopher" and "a true outsider and visionary".
Central Park is a large urban park located in downtown Winnipeg,and forms the heart of the neighbourhood of the same name.
This is a timeline of the history of Winnipeg.
The Cornish Library,is a branch of the Winnipeg Public Library,located in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada. Like the St. John's Library,the Cornish is one of two Carnegie libraries in the city. It is a Grade II listed building and a Winnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure. It was gazetted on January 15,1993. It is named in honour of Winnipeg's first mayor,Francis Evans Cornish.
KPMB is a Canadian architecture firm founded by Bruce Kuwabara,Thomas Payne,Marianne McKenna,and Shirley Blumberg,in 1987. It is headquartered in Toronto,where the majority of their work is found. Aside from designing buildings,the firm also works in interior design. KPMB Architects was officially renamed from Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects to KPMB Architects on February 12,2013.
