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Home to artists and visionaries, rebels and trailblazers throughout its colourful history, Winnipeg is built on a bedrock of can-do optimism and pioneering spirit — and we're just getting started. From the groundbreaking Canadian Museum for Human Rights at The Forks to the breathtaking Journey to Churchill exhibit at Assiniboine Park Zoo and the new RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg anchoring the downtown Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment District, we have a habit of turning big dreams into reality. Skate on the world's longest natural skating rink at The Forks, where you'll find a microcosm of the city's multicultural flavour at the shops, galleries and restaurants of The Forks Market and Johnston Terminal. Contemplate inspiring stories of struggle and triumph at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, with its monumental facade rising to the Tower of Hope. And join the fun when the community gathers to play and party at the historic junction of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers, as our aboriginal forebears have done for thousands of years. Stroll across the Esplanade Riel to the French quarter of St. Boniface and become a modern-day voyageur during the rollicking Festival du Voyageur, the annual celebration in February of fur-trade culture and history. Dine on authentic cuisine at a winter fête or a romantic French bistro, browse in art galleries and drop by Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, home to cultural groups including Canada's oldest theatre company, Le Cercle Molière. m a n i T o b a ' s l a r G e s T C i T y is full of surprises. From the mysterious and enlightening to the delicious and unexpected, this city gets more compelling the deeper you explore it. Start with a video tour at www.travelmanitoba.com. CaTCh the sPiriT of Winnipeg 8 W i n n i P e G ' s C u l t u r a l o a s i s Winnipeg Symphony orcheStra the Winnipeg art gallery