In 1968, the first wave of Filipino garment workers arrived in Winnipeg. (www.pccm.ca)
Winnipeg’s Portage Avenue at Main Street is the windiest corner of Canada. (Winnipeg Free Press, October 8, 2010)
Former NBA player Todd MacCulloch (Philadelphia Sixers and New Jersey Nets) is a Winnipeg native. (www.basketballmanitoba.ca)