Courtesy Sport Manitoba
Courtesy Canadian
Tourism Commission
Courtesy Winnipeg Art Gallery
Courtesy MaryLou Driedger
TIM HORTONS ROAR OF THE RINGS 2013 (DECEMBER 1-8)
Held at MTS Centre, Canada's brightest curling stars compete for the opportunity to represent
Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics. The field includes previous qualifiers Kevin Martin, Glenn
Howard, Jennifer Jones, Heather Nedohin and the Winnipeg team led by Jeff Stoughton.
www.curlmanitoba.org/2013trials
UNION STATION
Set to complete in spring 2014, VIA Rail is spending $6.5 million in renovations to Winnipeg's Union
Station. Upgrades include renovating the entire rotunda and washrooms, adding a new cafe/deli kiosk
and opening up the passenger wait area. This is part of VIA's plan to make the station a pedestrian
gateway to The Forks. Union Station was designed by the same architects responsible for Grand
Central Station in New York City.
www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/stations/prairies-and-northern-manitoba/winnipeg
INUIT ART AND LEARNING CENTRE
The award-winning American architect Michael Maltzan has been selected to design the Inuit
Art and Learning Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The Centre will be located adjacent to the
existing WAG building, and a groundbreaking for construction is anticipated in 2014.
www.wag.ca
PATERSON GLOBALFOODS INSTITUTE
Located inside the grandeur of the oldest skyscraper in Winnipeg, the Paterson GlobalFoods
Institute is Red River College's new state-of-the-art campus in the Exchange District; it houses the
hospitality and culinary arts programs, along with student residences. Hands-on cooking, baking
and mixology workshops are available to the public, along with Jane's restaurant, where students
will cook, serve and host lunch and dinner.
www.rrc.ca/lightinguphistory/paterson.html
NEW HOTELS
Winnipeg's accommodation options continue to grow. Ten new hotels are slated for construction over
the next two years for a total of 9,000 rooms available in early 2016.
Year of opening
Area
2013
The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel
Airport/Polo Park
2013
Canad Inns Health Sciences Centre
West End (close to Downtown)
2013
Homewood Suites by Hilton
Airport/Polo Park
2013
Alt Hotel
Downtown
2013
Hampton Inn Winnipeg Airport
Airport/Polo Park
2014
Courtyard by Marriott
Airport/Polo Park
TBD
Sunstone Boutique Hotels
Downtown (Exchange District)
TBD
Four Points Sheraton Airport (Expansion)
Airport/Polo Park
TBD
Canad Inns Casino Hotel Development
Airport
TBD
6
Name
Winnipeg Convention Centre Hotel
Downtown
For more information or to arrange a media visit, contact Gillian Leschasin at 204.954.1977 or gillian@tourismwinnipeg.com
