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V E N U E S • 6 0 TRIATHLON Venue: Birds Hill Provincial Park Distance from the Host Hotel: 25.9 km / 16 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Outstanding Specs: Featuring hills and ridges formed by ancient glaciers, this 35 square kilometre / 22 square mile park is a mosaic of landscapes not commonly found in such close association, such as esker ridges, dry prairie, wet meadows, bogs, and aspen-oak and mixed boreal forest communities. Info: Amenities of Birds Hill Park include camping and picnic sites, horseback riding, a public beach, miles of walking trails and 7.2 kms / 4.5 miles of paved bicycle and roller blading trails. TUG - OF-WAR Venue: Assiniboine Park Distance from the Host Hotel: 10.2 km / 6.3 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Very good Specs: There is a lot of greenspace that can be used as a warm-up area and a number of parking lots throughout the park. Washrooms are available in various buildings and portable toilets are brought in for seasonal use. Info: Assiniboine Park is visited by millions of people each year and is one of the city's finest attractions. Wide-open green spaces, gardens and forests encourage year-round activity. Assiniboine Park played host to archery competitions for the 1999 Pan Am Games. ULTIMATE FIREFIGHTER Venue: The Forks Distance from the Host Hotel: 2 km / 1.2 miles World Police and Fire Games Site Visit Committee 2016 Rating: Outstanding Specs: The Festival Field grounds can accommodate approximately 20,000 – 30,000 depending on set-up. Info: The Forks has been a meeting place for over 6,000 years. Early Aboriginal peoples traded at The Forks, followed by European fur traders, Métis buffalo hunters, Scottish settlers, riverboat workers, railway pioneers and tens of thousands of immigrants. Today, framed by the banks of the two rivers, The Forks is Winnipeg's number one tourist destination with more than four million visitors annually.