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2017 Travel Trade Planner

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www.winnipeggroups.com 2017 TRAVEL TRADE PLANNER 7 ROYAL CANADIAN MINT Guided tours of the Royal Canadian Mint are worth their weight in gold. Tours takes students around the globe as they see how this state-of- the-art facility has produced over 5.5 billion coins for more than 75 different countries. An expert in making coins and memorabilia that celebrate our nation's heritage and milestones, the Mint will be more than sterling in 2017 as they mark Canada's 150th birthday. UPPER FORT GARRY A brand new outdoor Provincial Heritage Park which marks (and still contains the stone entrance) to the area's original Hudson's Bay Company trading post. Using smartphones and downloadable guides, students can embark on a series of discovery at the fort, unlocking points of interest while also marvelling at the Heritage Wall, which depicts the region's history from the First Nations, through to the fur trade and the building of Winnipeg. THE ARCTIC IS CLOSER THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE Assiniboine Park and Zoo and the Manitoba Museum provide a unique partnership that illuminates life in northern Manitoba. The Arctic Adaptations program examines how a changing climate affects the animals of the north, while the Arctic Sea Ice program is made up of hands-on activities revealing how seals, Arctic fox, muskox, snowy owls and other Arctic animals survive temperature extremes. Journey to Churchill: Assiniboine Park Conservancy

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