The government broke the strike through arrests, deportation and
violence. The strike ended June 21, 1919, when the Riot Act was read and
a group of Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers charged a
group of strikers; two strikers were killed and at least 30 others were
injured, resulting in the day being known as Bloody Saturday. The
lasting effect was a polarized population.
One of the leaders of the strike, J.S. Woodsworth, went on to found
Canada's first major socialist party, the Co-operative Commonwealth
Federation (CCF), which would later become the New Democratic Party.
The Depression ended when World War II broke out in 1939. Thousands of Canadians volunteered to join the forces. In Winnipeg,
The federal government estimated damages at over $26 million, although the province insisted it was at least double that.
To prevent future floods, the Red River Basin Investigation
recommended a system of flood control measures, including multiple
diking systems and a floodway to divert the Red River around Winnipeg.
This prompted the construction of the Red River Floodway under Premier
Dufferin Roblin.
Post 1970
The current city of Winnipeg was created when the City of
Winnipeg Act was amended to form Unicity in 1971. The municipalities of
St. James-Assiniboia, St. Boniface, Transcona, St. Vital, West Kildonan,
East Kildonan, Tuxedo, Old Kildonan, North Kildonan, Fort Garry, and
Charleswood were amalgamated with the Old City of Winnipeg.
In 1979, the Eaton's catalogue building was converted into the
first downtown mall in the city. It was called Eaton Place but changed
its name to Cityplace following the demise of the entire Eaton's chain
in 1999
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Located at the eastern edge of the great plains of Western Canada,
Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, finance,
manufacturing, agriculture and education.
Because all rail and highway traffic between eastern and western
Canada must travel through or near the city, it is often called the
"Gateway to the West".
Winnipeg is an important regional centre of commerce, industry, culture, finance, and government.
In 2003 and 2004, Canadian Business magazine ranked Winnipeg in the
top 10 cities for business. In 2006, Winnipeg was ranked by KPMG as one
of the lowest cost locations to do business in Canada.
Approximately 375,000 people are employed in Winnipeg and the surrounding area.
Winnipeg's largest employers are either government or
government-funded institutions: the Province of Manitoba, the City of
Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, the Health Sciences Centre, the
Casinos of Winnipeg, and Manitoba Hydro.
Approximately 54,000 people or 14% of the work force are employed in the public sector.
Winnipeg is the site of Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg and the
headquarters of 1 Canadian Air Division, as well as home to several
reserve units.
The Royal Canadian Mint located
in eastern Winnipeg is where all circulating coinage in Canada is
produced. The plant, established in 1975, also produces coins for many
other countries in the world.
Winnipeg is also home to the National Microbiology Laboratory,
Canada's front line in its response to SARS and one of only 15 Biosafety
level 4 microbiology laboratories in the world.
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As with much of Western Canada, in 2007, Winnipeg experienced both a
building and real estate boom. In May of 2007, the Winnipeg Real Estate
Board reported the best month in its 104-year history in terms of sales
and volume.
| CREA - Canadian Real Estate Association |
| MLS - Multiple Listing Service |
| MREA - Manitoba Real Estate Association |
| CMHC - Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation |
| CAHPI - Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors |
| ICX - Canada's Commercial Listing |
| Property Assessment |
| Lawyers |
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Education is a responsibility of the provincial government in Canada.
In Manitoba, education is governed principally by The Public
Schools Act and The Education Administration Act, as well as regulations
made under both Acts.
Rights and responsibilities of the Minister of Education,
Citizenship and Youth and the rights and responsibilities of school
boards, principals, teachers, parents and students are set out in the
legislation.
There are two major universities, a community college, a private Mennonite college and a French college in St. Boniface.
The University of Manitoba is the largest university of the
province of Manitoba, most comprehensive and only research-intensive
post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making
it Western Canada’s first university. In a typical year, the university
has an enrollment of 24,542 undergraduate students and 3,021 graduate
students.
The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its
roots date back more than 130 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba
College 1871, and Wesley College 1888, which merged to form United
College in 1938.
Winnipeg is also home to numerous private schools, both religious and secular.
School divisions
There are six public school divisions in Winnipeg:
Higher education
There are four universities and one major college in Winnipeg:
Private Schools in Winnipeg:
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Winnipeg is well known across the prairies for its arts and culture.
Construction on the planned
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
is slated to begin at the Forks during the fall of 2007. It will be the
first Canadian national museum outside of the National Capital Region.
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Winnipeg has a long and storied sports history. It has been home to
several professional hockey, football and baseball franchises.
There has also been numerous university and amateur athletes over the years who have left their mark.
Current professional franchises:
Winnipeg hosted the Pan-American Games in 1967 and 1999, the only
city other than Mexico City to have hosted the event twice. The 1999
Pan Am Games were the biggest multi-sport event ever held in Canada, and
the third largest ever held in North America, after the Atlanta and Los
Angeles Olympics.
In recent years, the province has very successfully played host to
many sporting events such as the Grey Cup, the World Curling
Championships and the Canada Summer Games.
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Residents of Winnipeg have access to 2.5 million acres of parkland and more than
100 golf courses
in the province. Winnipeggers can fish in one of the province’s 100,000
pristine lakes, hike over the sand dunes in the desert near Carberry,
or stroll along the many long, sandy beaches. In fact, Grand Beach on
Lake Winnipeg is one of the best in North America. You can watch the
huge and varied flocks of birds from the boardwalks at
Oak Hammock Marsh.
The choices are almost endless. Best of all, there are so many great
outdoor locations and activities that it is easy to get away from the
crowds.
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Winnipeg has had a public transit system since the 1880s, starting
with horse-drawn streetcars. Electric streetcars from 1891 until 1955,
and electric trolley buses from 1938 until 1970.
Winnipeg Transit
now operates entirely with diesel buses. For decades, the city has
explored the idea of a rapid transit link, either bus or rail, from
downtown to the University of Manitoba's suburban campus.
The city is directly connected to the United States via Highway 75
(a northern continuation of I-29 and US 75). The highway runs 107
kilometres to Emerson, Manitoba, the 8th busiest border crossing. Much
of the commercial traffic that crosses in Emerson either originates from
or is destined to Winnipeg. Inside the city, the highway is locally
known as Pembina Highway.
Winnipeg's airport, recently renamed as
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport,
is currently under redevelopment. A new terminal building is scheduled
for completion by 2009. The field was Canada's first international
airport when it opened in 1928 as Stevenson Aerodrome.
Winnipeg is unique among North American cities its size in that it does not have freeways within the urban area.
Beginning in 1958, the primarily suburban Metropolitan council
proposed a system of freeways, including one that would have bisected
the downtown area.
A modern four-lane highway called the Perimeter Highway was built
in 1969. It serves as an expressway around the city (also known as a
ring road) with interchanges and at-grade intersections that bypass the
city entirely. It allows travellers on the Trans-Canada Highway to avoid
the city and continue east or west uninterrupted.
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Home Service Providers
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Local Media
Winnipeg has two daily newspapers, six English television stations,
one French television station, 25 AM and FM radio stations and a
variety a
regional and nationally based magazines that call the city home.
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Hospitals
This is a list of hospitals in Winnipeg. Some of the facilities run by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Health Care
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