Manitoba, eh?!
Tell us about Winnipeg.
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- A sampling of some of Winnipeg's 'Firsts / Awards / Leaders, etc.'
- Stage / Screen / Music / Television / Radio / Newspaper
- Business
- Sports
- Science / Medicine / Agri-Foods
- Political / Military
- Education
- Literature / Art
- Other fields / To be classified
- Sidelights
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-- A sampling of some of Winnipeg's 'Firsts / Awards / Leaders, etc.' --
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- established the first "999" emergency telephone system in the North America.
--------- is the only city to twice host the Pan-Am Games.
--------- is home to the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health. It is the first facility in the world designed to accommodate high containment laboratories for both human & animal research.
--------- was the first city in Canada to establish a United Way charity.
--------- The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is the first aboriginal national TV network in the world.
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- Winnipeg Falcons team was the world's first hockey team to win a 'gold medal' at the Olympics.
--------- Winnipeg Shamrocks team was the world's first lacrosse team to win a 'gold medal' at the Olympics.
--------- became the first city in North America & third in the world to adopt police call-boxes.
--------- Biosafety Level 4 laboratory is the only level 4 facility in Canada. This facility has the ability to safely handle dangerous microbes, such as the Ebola virus, etc.
--------- has the second youngest (15-24 age group) population in Canada, according to Statistics Canada [2006].
--------- is the site of Cybertip.ca , Canada's National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.
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- has more parks, per capita, than any other city in North America (937 residential parks and 12 major regional parks).
--------- has, per capita , more performing-arts activity & more major art institutions than any other city its size in North America.
--------- is considered to be the sleep research capital of the world.
--------- Folklorama :
(1) is known as Canada's Cultural Festival.
(2) is the world's largest & longest-running multicultural festival.
(3) declared as Canada's Number One Event by the American Bus Association.
(4) named the festival best depicting Canada's culture by the World Tourism Organization.
(5) dubbed by the June 2006 Reader's Digest as the Best Multicultural Festival.
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- is home to the headquarters of :
(1) the 1 Canadian Air Division
(2) the Canadian NORAD region .
--------(a) These headquarters serve as the central point of command and control for Canada's operational Air Force.
(b) Also, they oversee the monitoring of Canada's airspace in support of our commitments to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival was the largest fringe festival event in North America in 2004. In other years, it has rated as the second largest fringe festival.
--------- 'Communities in Bloom':
(1) has awarded to Winnipeg its 2005 top prize for Canadian cities with a population of
over 100 000.
(2) recognized it as the Canadian city that was most devoted to beautification, heritage conservation, environmental awareness, and community involvement. [2005]
(3) Winnipeg was won the contest on 2 previous occasions.--------- Winnipeg International Airport :
(1) is Canada's longest serving international airport.
(2) is Canada's third largest cargo airport & is Canada's fastest-growing cargo handler.
(3) will be the first Canadian airport to receive LEED certification.
--------- Men's National Volleyball team is located in Winnipeg.
--------- is/was {?} the site of the Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada .
--------- Royal Winnipeg Ballet is the oldest ballet company in North America.
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- has 6 National Historic Sites within the boundaries:
(1) The Forks N.H.S. (2) The Exchange District N.H.S.
(3) Dalnavert N.H.S. (4) Riel House N.H.S.
(5) Walker Theatre N.H.S. (now, the Burton Cummings Theatre
for the Performing Arts)
(6) Metropolitan Theatre N.H.S.
-- Near Winnipeg is the St. Andrews Rectory N.H.S. --
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- MTS Centre was Canada's third busiest entertainment arena according to Pollstar, the leading concert-industry magazine [Jan. 2006].
--------- is to be the future home of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. It will be the largest human rights centre in the world, with a special focus on equipping and educating young people to become human rights leaders and advocates.
--------- St. James Hockey Academy (located within St. James Collegiate) is the first officially licensed hockey skills academy of its kind in Canada.
--------- Valour Road :
(1) was so-named because 3 men who lived on the street were awarded the
Victoria Cross.
(2) for a video and information, click here.
--------- Assiniboine Park Zoo is Canada's oldest zoo.
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- Canadian Global Air Ambulance won the International Travel insurance Journal's '2005 Air Ambulance of the Year Award'.
--------- received the Michelin Green Guide's 'highly recommended' rating in its 2003 Canadian guide to Canadian tourist destinations.
--------- was one of the Manitoba sites used for the filming of the movie Capote. This film was nominated in 5 categories for the 78th Academy Awards, including 'best movie'.
--------- is the location of:
(1) the first registered Wolf Cub pack in Canada [1915].
(2) the founding of the Beavers movement [1970].
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- is called River City as 4 rivers (Red R., Assiniboine R., Seine R., and LaSalle R.) flow within its boundaries.
--------- Winnipeg has over 100 km (160 miles) of navigable waterways.
--------- The Paddlewheel Queen is Canada's largest stern-wheeler. This ship & the River Rouge are the two largest riverboats in Canada. These boats & the Paddlewheel Princess operate on Winnipeg's rivers during the summer season.
--------- has more than 500 murals depicting to its history, citizens, culture, art talent, etc.
-- Click here to view some of Winnipeg's murals. --
--------- is the site of the first A & W drive-in in Canada. It was situated across from Polo Park.
--------- Winnipeg won the Award for the Christmas Light Capital of Canada in 2003/2004 and 200?/?.
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- 'Take Pride Winnipeg' won an innovation award from 'Keep America Beautiful' for 'beautification and community improvement' in 2004. Winnipeg was the only centre in Canada to win an award.
--------- team from Red River Community College
