One of the things that immediately caught my attention when I first visited Winnipeg this summer was the downtown Winnipeg arena (the MTS Centre); with all of the debate going on in Edmonton about the Downtown Arena, I was keen to dig a little into the history and narrative of the MTS Centre, which is… Read More
Rooted in place
My Great-great-great grandfather worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company from 1816 to his death in 1851. Before his death he was given land by the HBC on the Assiniboine River in St. James Parrish, which is now part of Winnipeg. The land was held by his wife after his death but had to be sold… Read More
Hello! Now that I’m back in Edmonton I am working on a post about my reflections on the MTS Centre in downtown Winnipeg and how it can inform the downtown arena debate in Edmonton. I hope to post it later this week.
Green Buildings. Heritage Buildings. They’re basically the same thing.
The Red River College Princess Campus is one of my favourite buildings in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. As an Edmontonian who has witnessed the demolition of many of our own historic buildings in my young life, I was so excited to see a project that managed to preserve the historic character of its location while also… Read More
downtown
I’m currently staying in a central Winnipeg neighbourhood for a few weeks; after spending most the last two years in a pretty suburban part of Edmonton, it’s a shock to be so close to people again. I’ve noticed how much more intertwined life is here, so much more like the houses my Dad lived in… Read More
late night
early evening, Main Street Three summers ago I joined a bike gang. We weren’t badass, or anything, we just liked to ride around on ‘midnight rides’ in the hot summer months. On those rides I saw all sorts of things I would never have seen on my own at night: the sight of the city… Read More
Winnipeg bloggers love their history and architecture (and my misgivings about Edmonton’s ability to execute its plans for the airport)
All of this travelling by foot in downtown Winnipeg gives me a strong appreciation for the good and the bad planning decisions that shape it. I’ve found a couple of interesting blogs that talk about history and architecture in the city; there seem to be more than a few people who are really invested in… Read More
