1. Winnipeg is a word for "".

2. in Winnipeg's was home to three WWI soldiers who received the for their bravery in battle. The was renamed in honour of its three courageous citizens.

3. Winnipeg's contribution to includes rockers Neil Young, Burton Cummings (), Randy Bachman (), the Crash Test Dummies, the Watchmen, Chantal Kreviazuk and most recently McMaster and James.

4. The St. Boniface is the oldest in Winnipeg and the largest log structure in .

5. Officers of the brought the game of to Winnipeg in the early 1800's. It seems to have caught on with 25 courses in the city and another 23 within an hour's drive.

6. American Bob Hope played his first game of golf in Winnipeg.

7. Winnipeg has the largest number of publicly owned trees in the (60,000). They provide a graceful arched cover over many Winnipeg neighbourhood .

8. Winnipeg's remains one of the few unploughed tall grass reserves in North America.