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May 13, 2025
Get Ready: Doors Open Winnipeg 2025 is Almost Here!
Heritage Winnipeg is proud to present our 22nd annual Doors Open Winnipeg! Join us May 24th and 25th, 2025, for a weekend dedicated to exploring and celebrating built heritage treasures, cultural institutions, and historic streetscapes around our great city. This annual event invites you to visit open buildings, join in on fun events, and partake…
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May 12, 2025
Free Manitoba Day Kids Activity Booklet!
Happy Manitoba Day! 155 years ago, 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…
May 7, 2025
Doors Open Winnipeg 2025 Registration Opens Saturday, May 17th at Noon!
Online registration for select Doors Open Winnipeg events will open at noon on Saturday, May 17th! Registration links will be available directly on the individual event pages on the Doors Open Winnipeg website. Events that require advance registration to attend include: Ghost Sign Walking Tour Haunted History Tour History of the Exchange Walking Tour with…
April 30, 2025
Remembering Councillor Jason Schreyer
On Tuesday, April 29th, 2025, Jason Schreyer, councillor for the City of Winnipeg’s Elmwood-East Kildonan ward, unexpectedly passed away at age 57. Schreyer was first elected to city council in 2014, and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. The son of Ed Schreyer, former Manitoba premier and Governor-General of Canada, he is remembered by his colleagues…
April 28, 2025
Forging A New Foundation: Holy Trinity Anglican Church
On Friday, April 25th, 2025, CentreVenture Development Corporation announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Parish of Holy Trinity, the Diocese of Rupert’s Land of the Anglican Church of Canada and Monteyne Architecture. The agreement is to conduct a feasibility study as the first step towards stabilizing and restoring the 1884 Holy…
April 24, 2025
Start the Countdown: One Month Until Doors Open Winnipeg 2025!
Heritage Winnipeg’s 22nd annual Doors Open Winnipeg is coming up fast – are you ready to celebrate the stories our buildings tell? This FREE event will be taking place May 24 and 25 throughout the city, with exciting new events and fantastic returning favourites. No matter your interests or how many times you have attended,…
April 16, 2025
Advocating for Heritage Sensitive Development
Heritage Winnipeg’s Executive Director, Cindy Tugwell, was at the Standing Policy Committee on Property and Development meeting at City Hall on April 16th, 2025, to oppose an appeal that sought to stop the variances for the project at 120-128 James Avenue. The Heritage Winnipeg Board supports the “Loft Works on James” project that will see…
April 14, 2025
Lemay Forest to Stand Tall
On Monday, April 14th, 2025, Premier Wab Kinew announced the Province of Manitoba’s plans to expropriate the Lemay Forest and conserve it as a provincial park. Located in St. Norbert, the roughly 18-hectare property is currently owned by the Tochal Development Group, who resumed deforesting it to make way for a proposed assisted living facility….
April 11, 2025
Congratulations 2025 Preservation Award Winners!
Heritage Winnipeg’s 39th Annual Preservation Awards were held on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, to celebrate the individuals and organizations who went above and beyond to conserve and restore Winnipeg’s built heritage!
March 14, 2025
Curtains Up at the Palace Theatre
This week, a new initiative to restore the historic Palace Theatre at 501 Selkirk Avenue was announced. The building will become a hub for arts and culture in the North End.