Winnipeg
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Winnipeg is a city in the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is a vast metropolis on the Prairies. Nearly 700 000 people live in "The Peg," a city as diverse in and of itself as the whole of Canada. It is the capital and largest city in Manitoba.
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Understand
Winnipeg started out as a fur trading post along the Red River, and was a crossroads for early settlers. Later, when the railroads came, Winnipeg became the focal point of Western Canada.
Today's Winnipeg is perhaps less than it once was, but it's still a world-class city.
Get in
By Plane
The Winnipeg International Airport is the largest airport serving the city. Major airlines servicing Winnipeg include Air Canada (http://www.aircanada.ca/), WestJet (http://www.westjet.com/), Northwest Airlines (http://www.nwa.com), and United Airlines (http://www.united.ca/), as well as many smaller regional carriers. There are multiple daily non-stop flights to Vancouver, Toronto, Minneapolis - St. Paul, Chicago, and Denver, as well as other locations. Flight information phone line: 204-987-9780 Website: http://www.waa.ca/
There are generally several taxi cabs waiting at the airport. Winnipeg Transit has the route 15 (Mountain - Sargent) bus running every 20 or 30 minutes (depending on time of day) which will take you downtown.
By Bus
Greyhound Canada and Grey Goose [1] (http://www.greyhound.ca/) provide service to downtown Winnipeg from across the continent; routes also extend throughout the province of Manitoba.
By Train
Via Rail (http://www.viarail.ca/)
By Car
Winnipeg is located on the Trans-Canada Highway [2] (http://www.transcanadahighway.com/Manitoba/Winnipeg.htm). From the south, take US Interstate 29, then Provincial 75. Winnipeg is an hour from the border and two hours from Grand Forks.
Get around
Winnipeg is a large, spread-out city, and it can take a while to get around.
Bus
Winnipeg Transit has bus routes running throughout the city, including to the airport. Adult bus fares are $1.80; a transfer can be requested when you pay your fare, which entitles you to ride as many buses as you like within the next hour or so. Transit's website includes schedules and a helpful travel planner called Navigo. http://www.winnipegtransit.com/
Taxi
An average 10km ride will cost around $15.
- Blueline Taxi (204) 925 - 8888
- Duffy's Taxi (204) 775 - 0101 or (204) 925 - 0101
- Spring Taxi (204) 774 - 8294
- Super Taxi (204) 925 - 2080
- Unicity Taxi (204) 925 - 3131
- Vital Transit Services Limited (204) 633 - 2022
Car Rentals
- AVIS (800) 437 - 0358 (Toll Free)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (204) 775 - 7100 (Voice), (800) 736 - 8222 (Toll Free)
- National Car and Truck Rental (204) 925 - 3529 (Voice), (800) 227 - 7368 (Toll Free)
- Thrifty Car Rental (204) 949 - 7620 (Voice), (800) THR - IFTY (Toll Free)
See
- The Forks. A tourist attraction on the Red River. Filled with shops and and great restaurants, it is a staple of the Winnipeg tourism industry. In the winter you can rent ice skates and go skating down the Red River. http://www.theforks.com/
Do
Festivals
The city is home to several festivals.
- The Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival is North America's second largest Fringe Festival, held every July. http://www.winnipegfringe.com/
- Folklorama is the largest and longest running multicultural event of its kind in the world. Cultural pavillions are spread out at various locations throughout the city for two weeks in August, with a wonderful variety of music, dancing, and food showcasing the city's amazing ethnic diversity. http://www.folklorama.ca/
- Winnipeg Jazz Festival is in June, with performers in multiple venues around town. http://www.jazzwinnipeg.com/
- Winnipeg Folk Festival is every July in Bird's Hill Park, just a short drive north of the city. http://www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca/
- Red River Exhibition runs from late June to early July in Exhibition Park, near the Assiniboia Downs Racetrack at the southern end of the city. http://www.redriverex.com
- Le Festival du Voyageur is western Canada's largest winter festival. For 10 days in February, this fur-trade-themed celebration lights up Saint Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter. http://www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/
Buy
Eat
Drink
- King's Head Pub, 120 King St, 957-7710. This pub in the Exchange District is a great place to go for beer. It's a British-style pub with great British and Indian food.
- The Toad in the Hole Pub, 112 Osborne St., (204) 284-7201. This pub in the Osbourne Village area is a great place to go for beer, some darts, pool or a nice meal. Very friendly patrons. Reasonably priced, sometimes has bands performing.
Sleep
Get out
External links
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