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About Winnipeg

Winnipeg is the fifth largest city in Canada, with a population of about 600,000 people, and is the capital of the province of Manitoba. Winnipeg is home to a great many activities in the arts, including amateur and professional theatres, an excellent orchestra (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra) and choral society, a world famous ballet company (the Royal Winnipeg Ballet), a renowned contemporary dance company and a budding operatic society. The city has a planetarium, museum (the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature), art gallery (the Winnipeg Art Gallery), concert hall (the Centennial Concert Hall), and theatre centre (the Manitoba Theatre Centre). There are many pleasant pubs that students frequent, and a number of nightclubs.

Most noteworthy among sports activities are professional (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) and amateur football, professional and amateur ice hockey and curling. Assiniboine Park has a zoo that is known Canada wide, and Kildonan Park has a popular open-air summer theatre (Rainbow Stage). Within a few hours drive are lakes and wilderness areas ideal for fishing, camping, hiking and canoeing in the summer. Although the winters are cold, they are sunny and the air is dry. Winter outdoor sports include skiing (cross-country and moderate down-hill skiing), snowshoeing, and a variety of other sports. Indoor sports facilities on the University campus include a swimming pool, track and field stadium, skating rink, squash, handball, tennis courts and gymnasia.

The autumn temperature in southern Manitoba varies from +5 degrees Celsius to +25. The weather is normally dry. The winter season, accompanied by snow, usually arrives about mid-November. From then until the end of March, temperatures will vary from about -35 degrees Celsius to 0, the lowest temperatures being reached in January and February. In July, temperatures reach +35 degrees Celsius.

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