Winnipeg

Introduction

Winnipeg is the capital and largest city in Manitoba and has around 700,000 inhabitants.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

Events and Festivals

Weather

Winnipeg has warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from 26 °C during the day in summer on average, to -25 °C in winters. Temperatures have been recording though of 42 °C and -48 °C respectively. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with around 9 to 12 days of rain or snow each month. From November to March, most of it is actually snow. Summers are a little wetter regarding the amount of precipitation, around 80 mm a month, compared to around 30 in winter.

Getting There

By Plane

Winnipeg International Airport (YWG) is where you will depart or arrive by plane to the city.
There are quite a few airlines serving other Canadian cities like Toronto and Vancouver, for example with Air Canada and Air Transat. Destinations to the US include Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Las Vegas and Chicago. There are also flights to popular destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean like Mazatlan, Cancun, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Light aircraft serve a number of destinations throughout Manitoba and neighbouring provinces and mostly go to the tiny towns in the north. A popular flight within Manitoba is to Churchill.

By Train

The Canadian is operated by ViaRail and travels from Vancouver to Toronto stopping in Winnipeg en route.

The Hudson Bay train is also operated by ViaRail and travels north from Winnipeg all the way to Churchill.

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Getting Around

By Car

Some of the options to rent a car include the following companies:

• Avis
• Budget
• Discount
• Hertz
• National
• Enterprise
• Thrifty

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

Work

Learn

Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

Post

Postal service is provided by Canada Post, a crown corporation owned by the government but run as an independent business. The lettermail service allows the mailing of a letter. The basic rate is currently set at $0.52 for one standard letter (30 grams or less). The rates for lettermail are based or weight and size and determine whether the article falls into the aforementioned standard format, or in the oversize one. The rate is the same for a postcard. Mail sent internationally is known as letterpost. It can only contain paper documents. The rate for a standard letter is of $0.93 if sent to the United States, and $1.55 if sent to any other destination. Oversize or overweight letters may be charged a higher fee ^[1]. Larger parcels can be shipped via Canada post both domestically and internationally, the rate is dependent on the weight and destination. ^[2]. Federal Express or DHL also provide interntional shipping from Canada.