This week, the annual TD Summer Reading Club kicked off! This is Canada’s biggest bilingual summer reading program and children up to age 12 can participate with a free bilingual reading kit, available at all City libraries. Participants can sign up online via the official website to explore recommended reads, track their own reading, write […]
Help us plant 10,000 trees! Telpay Trees Spring 2021 Campaign is offering free trees to residents in support of Winnipeg’s Million Tree Challenge. Prairie Sky Poplar, White Spruce, and Willow can be ordered online for contactless drive-thru pick-up. Pick out your trees, your preferred date and time of pick-up, and your trees will be ready […]
Beginning at the end of June, Belair Park will undergo some major renovations. Residents can look forward to brand new swing sets, sandbox, and bench, as well as new safety surfacing and even a new park sign! The existing structures will be removed to make way for the new and construction is expected to last […]
The Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre (FGWRC) is hosting a Zoom workshop on Fraud and Cyber Fraud presented by Amanda Jones, Mary Wiens, Donna Adam, and Brittanie Corona from RBC Pembina and Oakenwald. Nearly half of Canadians have fallen victim to fraud. This session will take you through the different types of fraud, how it […]
As of noon today, spray pads around the City will be open to the public! In response to the extreme heat in the forecast and in consideration of the Province’s public health orders issued yesterday, the City of Winnipeg has opened its spray pads for residents who need them as an option to provide relief […]
Council approves addition of $3 Million to grant program supporting businesses and organizations forced to restrict public access due to recent public health restrictions The City of Winnipeg has opened a second intake of the COVID-19 Economic Support Grant Program in order to assist Winnipeg small businesses and not-for-profit organizations that have been forced to […]
Winnipeg Public Library is seeking applications for the 2021-2022 edition of its Writer-in-Residence program. This position offers mentorship and public workshops to emerging Manitoba writers and the successful candidate will work with writers by phone, email, online conferencing, or in-person (when possible). They will host workshops and online programming to share their expertise on topics […]
The City of Winnipeg is looking to hear from its residents regarding the future of the City archives. Our City of Winnipeg archival collection is one of the most complete in Canada and continues to grow. The next phase of public engagement on the Archives Strategy welcomes our residents to share their opinions on service […]
Following a renaming request submitted through the Welcoming Winnipeg process, residents are invited to share their thoughts on the renaming of Pan Am Pool Park to Rooster Town Park. Feedback on the requested change can be submitted multiple ways:– Completing a short online survey (link below)– Appearing as a delegate before the reviewing body– By […]
We loved the Brighten up program so much that we want to keep it going with Brighten Up 2.0, bringing light into back lanes making our community safer. Protecting our families and our properties has always been of the utmost importance in River Heights-Fort Garry. Brighten Up 2.0 provides 50 River Heights – Fort Garry […]
