Saturday, June 6
Explore new Winnipeg Trails all day long! There are five FREE trail events exploring seven trails in Winnipeg with an evening music bash and celebrations at The Forks!
Harte Trail Spring Information Day
WHERE: Information booths will be located at Cullen Dr, Buckingham and Elmhurst Rd.
9:00 am – noon
Walk / bike the Harte Trail – Winnipeg’s first ‘rail to trail’ route! Learn about the trail’s recent expansion through Assiniboine Forest, see the new Van Roon Gardens, check out the entire 6.5 KM !
Celebrating Art & Nature on the Bishop Grandin & Seine River Greenways
WHERE: Meet at the Northwest corner of St. Anne’s and Bishop Grandin Blvd (beside Home Depot parking lot)
10:30 am
ART & NATURE POSTER
Join the Winnipeg Arts Council and Bishop Grandin Greenway Inc. as they unveil a new public art sculpture at the Eco-Ed site on the Bishop Grandin Greenway.
11:00 am
Winnipeg in Motion will be hosting a nature walking rally with prizes to the Louis Riel St. Trail on the Seine River Greenway!
11:30 am
Join us for a FREE BBQ hosted by Save our Seine at John Bruce Park. Discover ‘Woody the Spirit Tree’, another large piece of public art tucked into the Bois des Esprits forest. Hear the fiddle playing of Union Nationale Metis Saint Joseph du Manitoba, check out the Red River Card and Metis riders at John Bruce Park
1:00 pm
Take a guided tour of the Bois des Esprit forest with Manitoba’s premiere walking club, the Prairie Pathfinders!
Sturgeon Creek Field Day Celebrations
WHERE: Grant’s Old Mill, 2777 Portage Ave.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
STURGEON CREEK FIELD DAY POSTER
Brush up on your history with a tour of Grant’s Old Mill! Try your luck in the ‘Rubber Ducky Derby’, take a ‘Hike with Mike’ along the Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail, try critter dipping and see the fish demonstration! Face painting, games, crafts and more! FREE BBQ for the first 75 attendees!
Three Hikes with the Prairie Pathfinders
WHERE: Departing from The Forks Atrium (glass tower with Canadian Flag)
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Registration for this FREE event required: Prairie Pathfinders
‘Take a hike’ with the Prairie Pathfinders, Canada’s premier walking club, Pick one of three trails departing from The Forks and explore the surrounding areas. Learn about the hiking club and the many monthly adventures! Return to The Forks for refreshments and entertainment.
Evening Music Bash & Celebrations
WHERE: The Forks under the Canopy
7:00 pm
Enjoy some of Manitoba’s premiere musicians and visit the Winnipeg Trails Association info booth.
| May 23, 2009 |
| 9:30 am | to | 12:00 pm |
May 23
Community Clean-Up Day
Poster
| June 6, 2009 |
| 10:30 am | to | 1:00 pm |
June 6
Rain or Shine.
Poster
Starting location: Bishop Grandin Greenway
NW Corner of Bishop Grandin & St. Annes (beside home depot)
10:30
Winnipeg Art Council & Bishop Grandin Greenway Art Unveiling.
11:00
Nater * In-Motion Walks
11:45
BBQ at John Bruce Park
| May 31, 2009 12:00 am | to | June 6, 2009 12:00 am |
Saturday, June 6
Sign up for the 10th annual Commuter Challenge – an event emphasizing active and green commuting.
The 10th annual Commuter Challenge is a national sustainable transportation event celebrated during Environment Week. It’s a friendly competition between workplaces and schools to encourage individuals to walk, bike, carpool, telecommute, or bus on their daily commute to work or school from May 31st 1st to June 6th to emphasize active and green means of commuting.
Enter to Win prizes! Prizes are awarded to Workplaces with the highest participation rates. The main objective of the promotion is to highlight the importance of green and active commuting in creating healthy communities through opportunities for increased physical activity and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
For all the details, including registration information, please see Resource Conservation Manitoba’s Commuter Challenge website.
Saturday, June 13th
Plant a Tall Grass Prairie in one of Winnipeg’s newest parks, Pollock Island.
Native Grasses and Wildflower Planting on Saturday June 13, 2009
from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM!!
Bring shovels or trowels and gloves.
We will meet at the south end of rue St. Pierre at 10:00 am.
Refreshments will be served!
Call Heather or Todd if you need further information or direction.
Email
Phone: 275-2494 or 299-6837
The Winnipeg Trails Association is the recipient of the Reh-Fit Centre’s Healthy Living Award! The prestigious award was presented at the Reh-Fit Centre’s 10th Anniversary award’s ceremony in April. The award celebrate heroes who promote active living and a healthy lifestyle in our community. Countless Winnipeg Trails Association volunteers have been helping to develop, build and maintain Winnipeg trails over the years - congratulations to all !
Friday, June 19
Bike to work, win prizes and receive FREE breakfast at The Forks
Register and win!
Join us on Friday, June 19, 2009 for our second annual Bike to Work Day 2009! Last year, over 11,000 cycled and over 2,400 registered to win great prizes. We are determined to this year’s Bike to Work day bigger and better! On your way to work, stop by The Forks for FREE breakfast and entertainment, and enter to win super prizes!
This is a joint initiative of Bike to the Future, Winnipeg Trails Association, Climate Change Connection, Manitoba Cycling Association and Resource Conservation.
| June 6, 2009 |
| 11:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
Sturgeon Creek at Grant’s Old Mill
Poster
| June 24, 2009 |
| 4:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
Tuesday, June 23rd
Offer input on the location of the new Bishop Grandin Greenway Trail WEST of the Red River.
WHERE: Winnipeg Technical College, 130 Henlow Bay
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hosted by: City of Winnipeg & Winnipeg Trails Association
The extension of the Bishop Grandin Greenway Trail WEST of the Red River started last year with the first section being built from the Red River to Pembina Hwy. In 2009, the section from Pembina to Waverly will be constructed and in 2010, the section from Waverly to McGillivray will be built. WHERE would you like to see the trail located? Which side of Bishop Grandin and Kenaston Blvd should a new multi-use trail be built? WhyteRidge side? Winnipeg Tec College side? What trail system will this new trail connect to? What types of amenities should be installed (benches, refuse containers)? The City Naturalists Department will also be presenting a concept plan to restore habitat along sections of this new trail. Offer your input and opinions!
Wednesday June 24th
Learn about active transportation in Winnipeg, and find out about proposed cycling improvements.
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Red River College, 160 Princess Street, CGA Manitoba Room, P-107 Main Floor
You are invited to a Public Open House to learn about active transportation in Winnipeg, and find out about proposed cycling improvements.
