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This is a list of neighbourhoods in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There are 236-237 neighbourhoods in Winnipeg. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Today's Winnipeg is the product of the City of Winnipeg Act of 1972, which incorporated a number of cities, towns, and rural municipalities into a single larger city (previously administered under the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg, since 1960) into an amalgamated unicity. Residents still refer to these historical communities:
Portage Place is also known for being a central hub of the Winnipeg Walkway, connecting to Cityplace, Canada Life Centre, and to the now empty Hudson's Bay. [21] There are shops located on the skywalks, as well. In 2013, Service Canada moved their downtown Winnipeg office onto the first floor of Portage Place.
Waverley Heights is a neighbourhood in the Waverley West ward of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is bordered on the north by Abinojii Mikanah, on the west by Waverley Street, on the south by Bison Drive, and on the east by Pembina Highway. Waverley Heights occupies approximately 2.0 square kilometres (0.8 sq. mi).
Winnipeg is named after nearby Lake Winnipeg, 65 km (40 mi) north of the city.English explorer Henry Kelsey may have been the first European to see the lake in 1690. He adopted the Cree and Ojibwe name win-nipi (also transcribed win-nipiy or ouenpig) meaning "murky water" or "muddy water" [12] [13] [14] (modern Cree: wīnipēk, ᐑᓂᐯᐠ).
The neighbourhood is predominantly white, middle class and anglophone.According to the 2016 Census, the neighbourhood is 91.5% Anglophone. [1] The neighbourhood is majority white, with the largest non-white ethnic groups being Indigenous or Metis (7.9%) and the remaining 8.4% of residents belonging to other visible minorities.
Linden Woods is a neighbourhood in the Fort Garry area of southwest Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The first phase of the neighbourhood was designed by IDE (Interdisciplinary Engineering Company) in 1980 and the construction of houses began in 1982. The centrepiece of the neighbourhood is a lake that adjoins Van Walleghem and Muys Parks.
Charleswood is a residential community and neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Situated in the southwest of the city, it is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Tuxedo to the east, Whyte Ridge to the south, and the Rural Municipality of Headingley to the west.