Winnipeg
(WIN-i-pehg), city (1991 pop. 616,790), Man.,
SE Man., central Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine
rivers; 49°53'N 97°10'W. It is the prov.'s largest city and one of
the world's largest wheat markets. A RR, commercial, industrial, and
distribution center, it has an intl. airport, RR shops, grain
elevators, stockyards, meatpacking and motor vehicle plants, flour and
textile mills, and breweries. The city's history reflects the history
of early Fr. and Br. explorers and fur traders. In 1738, the sieur de
la Verendrye built the 1st post on the site, Fort Rouge, but it
was later abandoned. Other posts were built in the Red R. region, which
was fiercely contested by the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay
Company. The conflict reached its height in the struggle over the Red
River Settlement. The 2 companies were merged in 1821. Fort Gibraltar,
a post of the North West Company on the site of present-day Winnipeg,
was renamed Fort Garry and became the leading post in the region. In
1835 its name was changed to Winnipeg. Settlement was spurred by the
construction of a RR line in 1881. Much of the city had to be rebuilt
after the Red R. flood (1950). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s many new
developments (a new city hall, hotels, a convention center,
office bldgs.) have been constructed. In the city are the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Man. Theater Group, and a symphony
orchestra. An annual festival, the Folklorama, is dedicated to
celebrating the city's increasingly cosmopolitan character. The Univ.
of Man. and the Univ. of Winnipeg are also here.
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Man.,
SE Man., central Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine
rivers; 49°53'N 97°10'W. It is the prov.'s largest city and one of
the world's largest wheat markets. A RR, commercial, industrial, and
distribution center, it has an intl. airport, RR shops, grain
elevators, stockyards, meatpacking and motor vehicle plants, flour and
textile mills, and breweries. The city's history reflects the history
of early Fr. and Br. explorers and fur traders. In 1738, the sieur de
la Verendrye built the 1st post on the site, Fort Rouge, but it
was later abandoned. Other posts were built in the Red R. region, which
was fiercely contested by the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay
Company. The conflict reached its height in the struggle over the Red
River Settlement. The 2 companies were merged in 1821. Fort Gibraltar,
a post of the North West Company on the site of present-day Winnipeg,
was renamed Fort Garry and became the leading post in the region. In
1835 its name was changed to Winnipeg. Settlement was spurred by the
construction of a RR line in 1881. Much of the city had to be rebuilt
after the Red R. flood (1950). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s many new
developments (a new city hall, hotels, a convention center,
office bldgs.) have been constructed. In the city are the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the Man. Theater Group, and a symphony
orchestra. An annual festival, the Folklorama, is dedicated to
celebrating the city's increasingly cosmopolitan character. The Univ.
of Man. and the Univ. of Winnipeg are also here.
