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23 LEGENDS + TALES • Volume 10• 2022 CONNECT WITH US The Winnipeg General Strike is Canada's best-known general strike and for a brief period of time in the summer of 1919, it was capturing all the headlines. Labour leaders complained that wages were not high enough, at least 30,000 people were off the job, inflation was high and unionism was inspiring unrest. An art installation in Winnipeg's historic Exchange District commemorates the event, which celebrates 100 years in 2019. WEBSITE & ONLINE IMAGE GALLERY Tourism Winnipeg's website is your comprehensive guide to Winnipeg from 101 things to see and do to best eats and top 10 must-sees. Explore the city virtually by visiting tourismwinnipeg.com. For hi-res images, b-roll, story ideas, media trip request forms and more, visit tourismwinnipeg.com/media E-NEWSLETTER Find travel story inspiration with Tourism Winnipeg's quarterly travel media newsletter highlighting what's new in Winnipeg, upcoming events, the latest in lifestyle, meeting and convention, culinary and sport tourism developments and other story pitches catered to travel media. Contact Gillian Chester, gillian@toursimwinnipeg.com to join the e-newsletter subscription list. LIFESTYLE GUIDE Only in the Peg shares the latest event, arts, culture, attraction, shopping, hotel and festival news and reviews to inspire visitation to Winnipeg. Subscribe to onlyinthepeg.com CULINARY GUIDE Peg City Grub is the city's premier source for showcasing Winnipeg's culinary sphere with great imagery and engaging dialogue revealing the latest food trends, new restaurants, hot spots and profiles of local chefs each week. Subscribe to pegcitygrub.com Stay up to date with the latest information by connecting with Tourism Winnipeg SOCIALIZE WITH US @PegCityGrub pegcitygrub_official Learn more about Winnipeg's musical past on a Magical Music History Tour, where you'll see the childhood homes of Neil Young, Randy Bachman, Terry "Seasons in the Sun" Jack and Burton Cummings, along with other points of interest complemented with music, vintage photos and storytelling. When Harry Colebourn bought a small black bear cub and named it after his hometown of Winnipeg, little did he know that he would be setting the stage for one of the most beloved characters of children's literature, television and film to come to life and inspire millions. Winnie the Bear is commemorated in his hometown with a statue at Assiniboine Park, as well as The Pooh Gallery, which houses a collection of artifacts and memorabilia telling the history of that "silly old bear." VisitWinnipeg @tourismWPG tourismwinnipeg