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June 11, 2024

Great Canadian Giving Challenge 2024 – Help us Win $10,000!

 

This month, Heritage Winnipeg is participating in the Great Canadian Giving Challenge from CanadaHelps!

Every $1 donated to Heritage Winnipeg through CanadaHelps enters us for a chance to win $10,000 at the end of the month. Your donation in June can make a huge impact.

While helping out Heritage Winnipeg, you’ll also get the chance to win a prize! Every $10 donation made is one entry to win adventure-themed prizes. Good luck!

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August 8, 2024

Kennedy House Grounds Tours Return

As renovations continue on the historic Kennedy House, the beautiful grounds surrounding the house are now open for tours.

August 2, 2024

Old Stones, New Tricks: Edison Park Receives Historic New Name

The small park at the corner of Edison Avenue and Henderson Highway now has a new name. Once called Edison Park, its new name honours the historical significance of its location and contents: Matheson Millstones Park.

July 25, 2024

“Come, let us sing for joy…”: St. Michael and All Angels Church

(Header image: St. Michael and All Angels Church, postcard, after 1920, from the Rob McInnes Postcard Collection, Public Domain. Accessed via pastforward.winnipeg.ca.) In June of 2024, St. Michael and All Angels Church was purchased by Mark Chipman of True North Sports and Entertainment. The historic Anglo-Catholic church will be the new home of local recording…

July 23, 2024

Heritage Win: Rubin Block Purchased by Fisher River Cree First Nation

Good news for the heritage community: after 10 vacant years, the Rubin Block (270 Morley Avenue) has been purchased by the Fisher River Cree First Nation. Through multiple partnerships including with the University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation, Fisher River plans to rehabilitate the building for 13 residential units along with a community resource space.

July 18, 2024

Winnipeg Archives to Return to Carnegie Library

After spending more than a decade in an inadequate facility, the City of Winnipeg Archives will now be going back to the former Carnegie Library at 380 William Avenue! Heritage Winnipeg along with many other heritage advocates spent years to ensure that the archives returned home. In 2023, as part of the City of Winnipeg’s 150, Mayor Scott Gillingham announced $12.7 million in the capital budget for the rehabilitation work on this historic 1905 building.

July 16, 2024

Doomed for Demolition: Bricks Fall from 579 McDermot Amidst Renovations

Over this past weekend, Winnipeg’s heritage community received surprising news that the Stobart Warehouse at 579 McDermot Avenue is slated for imminent demolition.

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