• the world famous Royal Winnipeg Ballet,
• the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
• the Winnipeg Art Gallery has the world's largest collection of Inuit stone sculpture;
• the Museum of Man and Nature is the only four-star attraction in Western Canada, according to the Michelin Guide, an international travel publication;
• the Manitoba Music Festival held in the city is the largest of its kind in Canada; and
• the ancient history of aquatics is depicted in the Aquatic Hall of Fame and Museum of Canada Inc. This excellent institution, located in the Pan-Am Pool on Poseidon Bay, houses hundreds of artifacts and memorabilia.

• the Winnipeg Free Press; and
• the Winnipeg Sun;
• the The Manitoban (UofM);
• Classified,

• the Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball club;
• the Manitoba Moose Hockey Club;
• the Winnipeg Cyclone Basketball Club; and
• the Winnipeg Rowing Club,

• the 1967 Pan-American Games;
• the 1991 Grey Cup (judged by many as the best ever in the 79 years of the event);
• the Manitoba Moose Hockey Club; and
• the Winnipeg Cyclone Basketball Club.

In August 1999, the City of Winnipeg was again the host to the Pan-American Games. They were great!