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12 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Updated August 24, 2023

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Project coordinator Rosy Hartman found this child's shoe at a former school site Carcross, Yukon. It's now part of the Witness Blanket, wrapped in red medicine cloth and surrounded by sage and sweetgrass.

The Indigenous Canadian Work of Art with a Life of Its Own

The Witness Blanket, which honors survivors of cultural genocide, has the legal rights of a living entity.
by Ellie Clin
A portrait of Cheryl Lashek, made by Alex Plante.

Meet the Mechanical Engineer Whose Signature Is Instagram Famous in Manitoba

For the past decade, every elevator in the Canadian province has been graced by Cheryl Lashek's name.
by Sarah Lawrynuik
Garbage Hill forever

Winnipeg Doesn’t Know Who Erected This Amazing Sign on a Landfill-Turned-Park

It looked like the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles.
by Sarah Laskow
The shape of 2014's "Voyageur Hut" was inspired by an upside-down pair of pants.

Winnipeg's Coolest 'Warming Huts' Aren't Huts At All

Every year, architects design new structures to warm the heart and the fingers.
by Cara Giaimo

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