Winnipeg History

• Illuminated ‘ghost signs’ offer glimpse into history of Winnipeg’s Exchange District

  The downtown area is home to upwards of 150 'ghost signs' -- advertisements painted on the sides of buildings in that are in various states of fading and decay.

  Entertainment

  Sep 20, 2023
  
• Museum exhibit looks at five decades of Winnipeg LGBTQ2 history

  The Manitoba Museum exhibit 'If These Walls Could Talk,' which opens Friday, examines major issues and activist campaigns in the city from the 1970s to the present

  Education

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Winnipeg historians delighted with 2023 preliminary budget plan to reunite city archives with old home

  Winnipeg plans to restore one of its properties and return the city's archives to its old home as part of Winnipeg's proposed capital investment plan.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2023
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• Campaign underway to preserve Transcona rail landmark with permanent structure

  The campaign to preserve a popular Transcona landmark isn't just for the benefit of the community, but for all Canadians, says a past-president of the local museum.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
• Winnipeg museums struggle to stay open amid COVID-19 downturn

  While local museums in Manitoba may not be suffering quite as badly as their southern neighbours, the situation remains dire, say many directors and curators.

  Entertainment

  Jul 29, 2020
• Winnipeg to form community group to look into historical street, monument naming

  The committee is intended to help ensure that local place names reflect a balanced perspective and tell the complete history of Winnipeg, including the perspective of Indigenous people.

  Politics

  Jun 23, 2020
• 680 CJOB founder’s daughter visits the station

  Although founder Jack Blick died in 1981, 680 CJOB staff received a first-hand connection to Winnipeg radio history Wednesday when Blick's daughter, Barbara Berg, made her first-ever visit to the station.

  Sep 11, 2019
• Historic homes in Winnipeg open their doors and let you take a peek

  Winnipegers are being given the chance to take a walk back in time Sunday.

  Sep 11, 2016
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• Did you know? Alpine Club of Canada formed in Winnipeg

  When you think of mountains, Manitoba really isn't the first place that comes to mind.

  News

  Jan 19, 2016