[michigander]

I am accepting a graduate fellowship at U Manitoba starting in May 2008. My wife and I will be moving up from the US, and I am looking for a little info.

I know there will be tons of mosquitos and it will be really cold. I don't care, I'm still excited. I am wondering mostly about the environment up there. I love the outdoors, especially the water. So, what is there as far as outdoor recreation? Are there any good parks close to Winnipeg? What are the provincial parks like? It looks like there are a bunch of them, what are they like? Which are the best?

What's the music scene like in Winnipeg? I love going out for drinks and listening to live music, so I'm really hoping to find some good places to go.

Is health care free for everyone? Or do I have to be a Canadian citizen?

Anything else anyone wants to offer about Winnipeg would be great. Anything at all. I'd like to hear the good, the bad, the best neighborhoods with cool old houses, etc... I've got till may, I'm hoping to learn all I can before coming up.

Thanks.

[Streaker]

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I love the outdoors, especially the water. So, what is there as far as outdoor recreation? Are there any good parks close to Winnipeg? What are the provincial parks like? It looks like there are a bunch of them, what are they like? Which are the best?

About an hour north of Winnipeg there's Grand Beach Provincial Park, which has, as the name suggests, a fantastic beach if you're into that kind of thing.

[WDHIII]

Streaker wrote:

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I love the outdoors, especially the water. So, what is there as far as outdoor recreation? Are there any good parks close to Winnipeg? What are the provincial parks like? It looks like there are a bunch of them, what are they like? Which are the best?

About an hour north of Winnipeg there's Grand Beach Provincial Park, which has, as the name suggests, a fantastic beach if you're into that kind of thing.

Went to Grand Beach a few times visiting relatives when I was a kid - excellent place for some beach volleyball

Of course theres also Winnipeg Beach, but my favorite was/is Gimli

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If youre looking for something a LITTLE closer to Wpg check out Birds Hill Park

Oh and if you ever get the chance stop in for a bite @ Kelekis - tell em Audreys son sent ya

[ShepherdsDog]

go to http://www.winnipeg.ca for more info.

[michigander]

Thanks for the info, good stuff so far. And WDHIII, thanks for the picture. It looks beautiful. I'm used to moving to places I've never visited before, but have never moved out of the country, so I'm a little nervous. I hear mostly good stuff though.

[WDHIII]

michigander wrote:

Thanks for the info, good stuff so far. And WDHIII, thanks for the picture. It looks beautiful. I'm used to moving to places I've never visited before, but have never moved out of the country, so I'm a little nervous. I hear mostly good stuff though.

Well an early Welcome to the Great White North to ya!

Make sure ya check out the rest of CKA ~ Im sure you'll find lots of great info on our country here !

[chaps48]

Whiteshell park is beautiful just east of Winnipeg. Of course Grand Beach which I see you know about. Also I know a person with a resident visa get free medical, but not sure of student visa.

[westmanguy]

Hey I live in the Southwestern portion of Manitoba:



Winnipeg has some interesting attractions. Their is The Forks which is nice in the summer. You can walk along the river.

Also in Winnipeg is Assiniboine Park and Zoo.

There is the MTS Centre that hosts concerts and the Manitoba Moose (hockey ~ AHL).

There is the Canad Inns Stadium that hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (football ~ CFL)

There is the Canwest Park that hosts the Winnipeg Goldeyes (baseball)

Other than that their is a bunch of beaches along Lake Winnipeg, about 1 hour north of Winnipeg.

If your into the environment their is the Oak Hammock Marsh Society which is an interesting interpretive centre.

In my area (which is known as "Westman"...the western portion of the province) their is Turtle Mountain Provincial Park which is nice for camping, swimming, hiking, etc.

Also a nice area to see is the [url=http://www.peacegarden.com/[International Peace Gardens[/url] (Boissevain, Manitoba, and Dunseith, North Dakota are the two closest towns too it). It has beautiful gardens in the summer, the two peace towers, a chapel with a bunch of names engraved, actual live rubble from the 9/11 Trade Towers, in the summer lots of camps are hosted their including a prestige international Band Camp.



I actually live a 30 minute drive from this. Nice area.

Um, their is Riding Mountain National Park, its nice for camping and fishing, and hiking.

Spruce Woods Provincial Park is a interesting place to camp, has this interesting desert in Northern Canada. Cactus and sand dunes, and such.



Yes...interestingly enough thats a scene in Manitoba.

I haven't been North of Riding Mountain, so I can't really get into Northern Manitoba.

Also if you heading East, Kenora-Dryden (Ontario) and Lake of the Woods is a beautiful area. Your entering into the Canadian Shield their.

Cheers!

[mtbr]

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