Road map Winnipeg city surrounding area (Manitoba, Canada)

Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg      

Western friendliness and sophisticated attractions await  visitors to these prairie cities. Regina boasts a vast central park as  the setting for government, the arts, and higher education. Fast-growing  Saskatoon, with stakes in mining and high tech, thrives beside the  South Saskatchewan. Winnipeg has long been the gateway to the prairies  and, with more than half Manitoba's population, it is the provincial hub  of commerce and culture.      

Regina      

Saskatchewan's capital city has come a long way since it was  born as Pile 0'Bones in 1882. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police  headquarters, Regina's most renowned institution, was established in the  same year. Today, the RCMP Depot and Museum on Dewdney Avenue West  tells the story of the force from its inception as the North West  Mounted Police in 1873. Visitors are welcome at the drills, parades, and  sunset ceremonies staged year-round at the RCMP Training Academy. One  of North America's largest urban parks, the 930-hectare Wascana Centre  encompasses an artificial lake and many of Regina's key attractions: the  Legislative Building, the Royal Saskatchewan natural history museum,  the University of Regina, the MacKenzie Art Gallery, a performing arts  center, and the boyhood home of Canada's 13th prime minister, John  Diefen-baker (1895-1979).

Saskatchewan's largest, fastest growing city is known as "the  city of bridges" for its seven spans over the South Saskatchewan River.  The city has enhanced its riverside setting with parks and promenades.  Notable sites include the castlelike 1930s Bessborough Hotel on the west  bank and the University of Saskatchewan buildings on the east bank.  Other points of interest include: the Western Development Museum, which  enshrines a prairie "boom town" from the early 1900s; the Mendel Art  Gallery, with works by Group of Seven artists Lawren Harris and A.Y.  Jackson; and two museums devoted to the culture and traditions of the  Ukrainian settlers. The Little Stone School House, Saskatoon's first  school and oldest building, is on the university campus. Theater  companies and a symphony orchestra keep the local arts scene lively.

Winnipeg       

Home to many nationalities and cultures, Manitoba's capital  began where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet. The Forks National  Historic Site celebrates the importance of this crossroads in western  Canada's development. The past comes alive at other sites such as Riel  House, which honors the Metis leader Louis Riel (1844-85), and  Dalnavert, the restored 1895 home of Manitoba premier, Sir Hugh  Macdonald (1850-1929). Modern Winnipeg is a bustling, sprawling center  with a revitalized downtown area. Within reach of Portage and Main,  Winnipeg's famed intersection, visitors can explore the restaurants,  boutiques, and flea markets of the Exchange District. At the heart of  the city's cultural life, the Centennial Centre embraces the Manitoba  Museum of Man and Nature, and the Centennial Concert Hall, the base for  the city's symphony orchestra, ballet and opera companies. Winnipeg's  renowned Manitoba Theatre Centre is located nearby.       

CITY GUIDE       

REGINA       

Diefenbaker Homestead Government House Heritage Property Legislative Building MacKenzie Art Gallery Regina Plains Museum

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Depot       

and Museum Royal Saskatchewan       

Museum Saskatchewan Science Museum       

SASKATOON       

Diefenbaker Centre Forestry Farm Park and Zoo Meewasin Valley Centre       

Mendel Art Gallery and Civic Conservatory Ukraine Museum Ukrainian Museum of Canada Western Development Museum

WINNIPEG       

Assiniboine Park Dalnavert Museum Fort Whyte Centre Grant's  Old Mill Legislative Building Living Prairie Museum Manitoba Museum of  Man and Nature Riel House National       

Historic Site Royal Canadian Mint St. Boniface Museum The  Forks Ukainian Cultural and Educational Centre Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

TOURISM OFFICES

Regina (306) 789-5099 www.tourismregina.com

Saskatoon (306) 242-1206 1-800-567-2444 www.city. saskatoon. sk. ca

Winnipeg (204) 945-3777 1-800-665-0040 www.tourism. winnipeg. mb. ca