Bruce Park Spring Thaw : April 3, 2026

This time of year in Winnipeg offers a strange mix of warm sun and melting ice which makes walking treacherous because of mud and booters. (and melting dog turds) Bruce Park was named after Metis settlers; the Bruce family, and donated to the city by Peter Bruce in 1933.

April 2026 Bruce Park, Winnipeg

The Assiniboine Gordon Inn is now a Travelodge?

June 2025 The Gordon Inn, Winnipeg

Bruce Park, Winnipeg. 1966 Portage Ave.

The Bruce Park Plaque telling the history

Truro Creek melting in Bruce Park. Winnipeg

Truro creek runs through a tunnel beneath Portage Ave

Melting spring ice in Manitoba

Beautiful ice crystal shapes made in spring. Winnipeg

Playground in Bruce Park

Foam on Truro Creek

Truro Creek Winnipeg

Trees marked for removal with the orange bands and dots. Winnipeg

A.W. Hanks Walkway in Bruce Park

A.W. Hanks. Civil Engineer. Editor. President of Chamber of Commerce. Mayor of the City of Saint James; back when it was it’s own city in 1968. First World War soldier.

Vintage wire fence

A typical snow melting scene as the brown grass shows through in spring. Winnipeg