Melting Ice on Lake Winnipeg. March 31 2019
The family and I went to Camp Morton and discovered the ice on Lake Winnipeg had a big crack in it, and was making soft...
Geocaching in Assiniboine Forest, April 20 2014
Uncle Trevor found a shrine of some kind in the Assiniboine Forest while out hunting for caches. [caption id="attachment_33369" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Assiniboine Forest[/caption] ...
Jane’s Walk, WPGxHBC – A Company’s Influence on the City, May 4 2013
[caption id="attachment_26898" align="aligncenter" width="239"] Jane's Walk[/caption] "Legendary urban thinker, writer and activist Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a...
City of Winnipeg James Ave River Gauge, April 30 2013
People sometimes get the "Pumping Station" on James Ave mixed up with the River Level Measurement Station. They are very close together, but not the...
Winnipeg’s Sandbag Making Machine, April 8 2013
The City of Winnipeg was kind enough to arrange a visit to the Sandbag machine out in Transcona. Brent J. Kowalewich, C.E.T. Supervisor of Street Maintenance...
Jane’s Walk, Winnipeg, Wolseley 1912, May 5 2012
Winnipeg Walks: Wolseley 1912 Guided by George Tacik Date Saturday, May 5, 2012 Start Time 10:00 am Duration 2 hours The walk is about...
Transcona’s 100th, Dedication Ceremony, April 12 2012
On Thursday, April 12, we’ll kick off the celebration of our 100th Anniversary at the Transcona Legion Branch 7 on Regent Avenue at 11:30 where dignitaries...
Winnipeg Rapid Transit opening ceremony, April 5 2012
From CBC.ca "Winnipeg's new bus rapid transit corridor was tested out Thursday by hundreds of people who are keen to see the city's newest way...