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Mini guide to Winnipeg

Winnipeg has developed itself into a cosmopolitan, cultural entity over the last 15 years. Winnipeg is a bustling, and exciting metropolis which comes alive most in the summer months, particularly during its Theatre Fringe Festival.

Downtown is the place to head for the historic sites and museums. The Museum of Man and Nature is a sight, sound and smell extravaganza. The meeting place of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers has been a popular meeting spot for 600 years and these days it's known as The Forks, a riverside recreation area of redeveloped warehouses and factories. The Exchange District is one of the city's most interesting areas, crammed with Victorian commercial buildings and featuring distinctive old advertising signs.

Winnipeg is home to a mixture of performing arts: the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Manitoba Opera and several theatre, dance and music companies.

Winnipeg offers opportunities to experience cuisine of the many diverse cultures that typify the city. Winnipeg’s nightlife is vibrant. The National Film Board of Canada screens excellent films once a month in the Planetarium Auditorium. The city also offers dining and moonlit dancing cruises aboard riverboats on its scenic rivers. The main stages at Club Regent and McPhillips Street Station casinos also feature entertainment.

North of the city, Lower Fort Garry recreates the oldest stone fur trading post in North America that is still intact. Here in the former Hudson Bay Company fort, costumed docents carry on the chores of the day. Outside the walls of the fort, an encampment recreates the area where Indians came to trade furs for goods.

Winnipeg International Airport is 10km northwest of the city centre. There is a regular bus service every 20 minutes.