by browng-08 on Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:29 pm
Winnipeg- murder capital of Canada. Auto theft capital of Canada.
Called the transportation hub of Canada (or "gateway to the west").
Location of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, longest continuously operating ballet company in North America.
The original Winnie the Pooh bear (her name was Winnipeg and lived in hate zoo).
Louis Riel (Red River Rebellion).
Founded the New Democratic Party (our version of the Democrats) after the Winnipeg General Strike.
Location of the Eaton's store, most successful department store in the world, until its demolution in 2002.
Royal Canadian Mint.
National Microbiology Laboratory, Canada's only BSL-4 containment center.
2nd highest population of Filipinos, highest concentration, in Canada.
Le Festivale de Voyageur.
Neil Young, The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Venetian Snares, Chantal Kreviazuk, Bif Naked, Comeback Kid, The Waking Eyes, Jet Set Satellite, the New Meanies, Propagandhi, The Weakerthans, The Perpetrators, Crash Test Dummies, and The Duhks.
"Hollywood of the North".
Tommy Douglas, father of Medicare in Canada, was raised in Winnipeg.
Terry Fox.
Cindy Klassen, gold=medalist speed-skater.
Sir William Stephenson, Inspiration for james Bond.
Slurpee capital of Canada. And it's colder here than in Siberia. We are so freaking insane!