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Located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, The Forks (also known as Nestawaya in Cree) has been a meeting place for over 6,000 years – located on the original lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Lakota peoples and resides in the homeland of the Red River Métis.
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The Forks National Historic Site is on Treaty No. 1 territory: the traditional territory of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis.
- Agreements For Recreation and Conservation
- CORE Area Initiative
- The Forks Renewal Corporation
- Planning The Forks
- Planning The Forks, Phase Two
- The Challenge of Water
- The Forks Turns 20
- New Initiatives
During the 1970s, the federal government’s Byways Program evolved into the Agreements for Recreation and Conservation (ARC). In October 1978 The Forks was included within the Canada-Manitoba ARC Agreement on the Red River Corridor, the first agreement of its kind in Canada where two senior levels of government invested in the planning, development,...
While the ARC program was an important catalyst for Forks development, the other key program was the Core Area Initiative (CAI), a tri-level funding agreement aimed at revitalizing Winnipeg’s core. Its key targets were the north Logan industrial area, the north Portage retail and commercial area, and the East Yards. During the first five years of t...
While Epp was shepherding the East Yards land deal through the federal cabinet, planning began under the leadership of the tri-level East Yards Task Force in 1986 with Tony Reynolds representing the federal government, Peter Diamant the province, and Nick Diakiw and David Henderson for the city. These senior bureaucrats had to forge new relationshi...
A significant challenge during the first phase of development was to find creative ways to connect the buildings with the landscape. While a generation of professionals from different disciplines have applied their skills, landscape architects Garry Hilderman and Cynthia Cohlmeyer, complemented by architects Steve Cohlmeyer and Etienne Gaboury, hav...
The Phase Two Plan began in 1995 with a new board under the chair of Ernie Keller and CEO Kent Smith. The new master plan divided the site into seven precincts ranging from the ‘South Point Precinct’ on the southern boundary to the ‘Marina Precinct’ on the western river edge beyond the Provencher Bridge. Despite the popularity of The Forks, the sit...
As the regeneration of The Forks gained momentum in the late 1990s, there was a looming threat along its river boundaries. From 1994 onward, high water levels interrupted access to the Red and Assiniboine rivers, the River Walk, and The Forks Historic Port. In the summer of 1996, the water did not recede until the end of June. Then in 1997 the rive...
The new millennium marked the introduction of the Ten Year Concept and Financial Plan for The Forks North Portage Partnership (FNPP).7While this planning document set out the organization’s vision for the 2000–2010 period, it built upon the legacy of the first 20 years of development which had seen The Forks become Winnipeg and Manitoba’s most popu...
With the new hotel and parking structure in operation by 2005, The Forks North Portage Partnership turned its attention to refining the recreational and visitor amenities throughout the site. An indication of its maturity was the creation in 2004 of The Forks Foundation, a charitable organization established to raise funds to support and enhance pu...
Jul 24, 2024 · The Forks is found at 1 Forks Market Road in downtown Winnipeg, a few blocks from Main Street. It encompasses a 5.5-hectare site that is open year-round. There is ample parking at the Forks, but the closer you get to the entrance of the indoor Forks Market, the busier the parking lots get.
Jul 15, 2023 · The Forks, located where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet, has been a meeting place for over 6000 years. It has a storied history, but over the last 30 years, the city and province has turned this place into one of the province’s foremost destinations for tourists and locals alike.
The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River.
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The Forks is a public space where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet in the heart of what is now the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It occupies the waterfront zone east of Main Street and south of the CN mainline rail bridge. The Forks has played a complex role in the history of the region and of Canada as a whole.
