LA CHAINE In Canada
Volume 19 – Issue 1 April/May 2020
Join Us in Winnipeg!
Bailliage du Canada – Chapître du Canada 2020 (October 15 - 17, 2020)
A prairie sunset overlooking downtown Winnipeg. photo credit: Dan Harper Photography
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s the capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg is home to the famous street corner of Portage and Main, known as possibly the “windiest corner on the continent. The city is overflowing with venues for the arts and culture, museums – such as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, theatres, festivals, music and dance, sports, and more. From The Forks National Historic Site which has its own river walk, shops and green space, to The Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Royal Canadian Mint and the stunning urban forest setting of the Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg is a city with much to offer. Considered the geographical center and gateway to Eastern and Western Canada, Winnipeg derives its name from the Cree word of “win” for muddy and “nippee” for water. An aboriginal trading centre prior to the arrival of the Europeans, Winnipeg was at the heart of the country’s fur trade and instrumental in
developing Canada’s gateway to the west. The first permanent settlement occurred in 1812 when a group of Scottish crofters arrived, and it became a trading post for the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1870. In 1873, Winnipeg was incorporated as a city with a population of 1,869.
The historic corner of Portage and Main in the early 1900s. photo credit: Western Canada Pictorial Index collection
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