Browsing all posts in December, 2009.

Enjoy and learn at the Manitoba Museum

Known as the largest museum in the province, the Manitoba Museum has been the house of the province’s rich cultural heritage focusing on human and natural tradition themes. More than half a million people visit the museum annually just to see what’s new in their eight interpretative galleries, the Planetarium, the interactive Science Gallery [...]

The Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, dancing towards success

Founded by Rachel Browne in 1904, the Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers is proudly the Canada’s oldest modern dance company. With her leadership and guidance, the group grew from local amateur dancers into known professional dance performers by 1971. They have established their reputation by presenting high quality dance under the scores of exceptional Canadian and world [...]

City and Shoal Lake No.40 Economic Partnership

Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz and Shoal Lake No.40 Chief Kelvin Redsky signed
a letter of intent to explore economic opportunities under the new proposed management model for Winnipeg’s water and waste utility.

This is a far cry from what occurred when the Shoal Lake aqueduct was originally proposed and built. At the time, no consultation was conducted [...]

The best water source questioned, artesian wells considered

It was only when municipally-owned electricity was flowing through the city’s power lines that the water question re-emerged, with. Deacon leading the debate by again emphasizing Shoal Lake as the best option.
The Voice of April 22, 1910, ran an extensive interview on the condition of Winnipeg’s water supply from artesian wells with S.J. Andrews, who [...]

Shoal Lake: Winnipeg’s best water option

The services of four engineers — G.C. Whipple and James H. Fuertes from New York, R.S. Lea from Montreal and J.E. Schwitzer, the assistant chief engineer of the CPR were engaged to investigate a new water supply for Winnipeg. Their August 29, 1907, report prepared by the engineers singled out Shoal Lake as a viable [...]

Construction of the Railway just before the Aqueduct

An experimental station was established at Reynolds by the Manitoba department of agriculture “with a view in helping the settlers already located and to demonstrate the possibilities of the district.”
The provincial government also established a prison farm, known as the- Provincial Gaol Farm, four kilometres west of East Braintree.
Building the railway was not an easy [...]

The 90th anniversary of Shoal Lake aqueduct–ruote went over swamp, muskeg, sand and rock

Actual construction on the aqueduct began after the opening of tenders on September 19, 1914. Three major Winnipeg-based companies — Tremblay McDiarmid Company, Thos. Kelly & Sons Ltd., and the Winnipeg Aqueduct Construction Company — were awarded the contracts for the aqueduct. The first phase involved the diversion of the Falcon River, which had previously [...]

History of Aqueduct and the Shoal Lake aqueduct project.

The Romans didn’t invent the aqueduct — it’s an honour which falls to the ancient Assyrians, whose engineers were well aware that water flows down hill. King Sennacherib (72 1-705 BC) ordered the world’s first recorded aqueduct and canal system to be built to supply his capital at Ninevah with water from mountain streams 16 [...]

Personalities behind the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1994-1997)

John Granelli (1994)
For John Granelli, his year was filled with some regret — since it was the year the Winnipeg Jets left for good. At the same time, the whole city came together and there was huge community spirit.
On the national scene, the opposite was happening the country was being pulled apart as a result [...]

Personalities behind the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (1991-1993)

Steve Childerhouse (1991)
“I was the bad cop, and Sandy (Hopkins — incoming president) was the good cop,” says Steve
Childerhouse, who admits as Chamber president he was often in “attack mode.”
The memory is painful, but relations with City Hall soured after he was accused of calling the mayor a liar during a rally on the steps [...]