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  • April 21, 2023

    Making A Splash: The Pan Am Pool

    Nothing brings communities together more than a grand event, especially a sporting event. Everyone gets together to paint their faces, wear their team gear and cheer on their favourites in hopes that they will bring home the trophy! Although Winnipeg’s population is smaller than many other cities, it has big sporting ambitions. From hockey and…

  • March 21, 2023

    One Company, Four Historic Buildings: The Great-West Life Assurance Company

    Insurance helps protect you and your loved ones in many different ways. Can you imagine a time before insurance? Probably not considering it has been around since the late 1800s! As Winnipeg has grown, the Great-West Life Assurance Company has grown with it. It has occupied three heritage buildings in Winnipeg: 177 Lombard Avenue, 60-80…

  • February 16, 2023

    Part Two: Sound The Alarm! Winnipeg’s Heritage Is Burning Down

    Why is Winnipeg’s heritage burning down? This is not a new problem, from its earliest days, fire has been the demise of many buildings in Winnipeg – sometimes in spectacular fashion, sometimes with tragic consequences. In the first part of this blog, published last month, we looked back at some memorable historic fires in Winnipeg…

  • January 26, 2023

    Part One: Sound The Alarm! Winnipeg’s Heritage Is Burning Down

    Ever since Winnipeg started building up, fires have been burning the city down. Some fires are small, with the structure quickly rebuilt even grander than before, while some fires are huge, leaving a gap in the streetscape that persists for a century or more. And some fires are tragic, far worse than just a building…

  • December 22, 2022

    Tunneling Into History: The Amy Street Steam Heating Plant

    When the weather outside is frightful, turning up the heat inside can be so delightful! For over 65 years, hundreds of Winnipeggers were kept warm thanks to the Amy Street Steam Heating Plant. Constructed as a backup source of electricity, it was also used to keep many buildings downtown nice and toasty. Although the plant…

  • November 17, 2022

    Royalty on Broadway: The Princeton Apartments

    Lining the wide streets of Broadway are buildings that trace Winnipeg’s architectural history. From the grand, Chateau Style Fort Garry Hotel to the distinctly modern styles of the Monarch Life and Woodsworth Building, each building tells its own story of Winnipeg’s past and of its growth. Originally, in the 1870s, the area was called the…

  • October 21, 2022

    A Community That Cares: The Odd Fellows Home

    Charleswood, the “Suburb Beautiful”, was incorporated as a rural municipality in 1913. It was a growing community; the one room log school house had just been replaced by a more impressive red brick structure, and people were setting their sights on the neighbourhood as an escape from urban life. The area was also appealing to the…

  • September 15, 2022

    Winnipeg’s White House: The Old Winnipeg Arena

    Nothing brings Winnipeggers together more than our beloved hockey team, the Jets! As a city, we have been celebrating hockey since the late 1800s. One of the first places in the city to host many of Winnipeg’s hockey teams was the 1909 Winnipeg Amphitheatre. Considered a cramped fire trap by the mid 20th century, Winnipeggers were…

  • June 1, 2023

    Student Wanted: Doors Open Winnipeg Coordinator

    Heritage Winnipeg is currently accepting applications for a Doors Open Winnipeg Coordinator funded through Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations. We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic university student passionate about Winnipeg’s built heritage to join our team. Applicants must meet the criteria set out by Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations (students) to…

  • May 28, 2023

    Thank You!

    Heritage Winnipeg would like to give a huge and sincere thank you to all the guests, volunteers, hosts, and sponsors of Doors Open Winnipeg 2023 that helped make the event a great success! It was wonderful to have so many people come out and support the the 20th anniversary of this event. Doors Open Winnipeg…

  • May 19, 2023

    Doors Open Winnipeg 2023 Registration Opens Saturday, May 20th at Noon!

    Online registration for nine Doors Open Winnipeg 2023 events opens Saturday, May 20th at noon! A link to register will be posted on the individual profiles of the nine events on the Doors Open Winnipeg website. The events requiring registration in advance to attend are: A Look at the Legislature Exchange District Walking Tour Ghost…

  • May 15, 2023

    Are You Ready for Doors Open Winnipeg 2023?

    Heritage Winnipeg is proud to present the 20th annual Doors Open Winnipeg, celebrating the built heritage treasures, cultural institutions and historic streetscapes of our great city. Come explore Winnipeg’s past through open buildings, fun events and exclusive tours on May 27th and 28th, 2023. Volunteers will answer questions while guided tours will maximize the immersive…

  • May 12, 2023

    Free Manitoba Day Kids Activity Booklet!

    153 years ago today, Manitoba officially became a province when the Manitoba Act was created, passed by the Parliament of Canada, and received Royal Assent. The province was founded on the traditional territory of the Cree, Anishinaabe, Oji-Cree, Dakota/Lakota (Sioux), and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. Legend says that the…

  • April 11, 2023

    Remembering Danny Schur

    On Monday, April 10th, 2023, Danny Schur, long time friend of Heritage Winnipeg, passed away at the age of 56 after a brief battle with brain cancer. Exuberant and tenacious, Danny was passionate about music and history, which he wove together to create timeless stories about the people of Winnipeg. His works are a lasting…

  • April 10, 2023

    Graduate Wanted: Executive Director’s Assistant

    Heritage Winnipeg is currently accepting applications for an Executive Director’s Assistant funded through Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage. We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic university graduate passionate about Winnipeg’s built heritage to join our team. Applicants must meet the criteria set out by Young Canada Works at Building Careers in…

  • March 30, 2023

    Meet the Students: Met Centre for Arts & Technology

    Heritage Winnipeg is excited to be mentoring two students from the Met Centre for Arts & Technology in the Exchange District for the 2022-2023 school year. We believe that engaging with youth in a thought provoking manner will unveil new perspectives on built heritage issues and foster the next generation of advocates. Make sure to…

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