Urban Exchange

Earlier this month, we asked readers to tell us what they love about Winnipeg. (Here’s the link to the original article.)

It’s been a lot of fun to read through all of your submissions. As promised, we’re sending t-shirts out to anyone who sends us something (while they last) and we’re posting some of your comments on MyCityMySay.ca. The first batch went up last week – you can read those by clicking here.

Here’s the second batch:

Kelli Adams echoes what many people have told us by highlighting our diversity:

“What I love about Winnipeg is the diverse art, culture and communities we have here. We have a mosaic of people that add depth and beauty to our many communities which can be seen at our many restaurants, public art pieces and murals, community gardens, parks and greenspaces, playgrounds, marketplaces, art galleries and museums, community centres, theatres, grassroot organizations . . . just take a walk, bike ride, bus ride or car ride around our city to see what is offered.”

Tammy Gagne writes:

“I love that you can do almost anything in Winnipeg. Winter, Summer, Spring and Fall, there is always something that you can do. You have to love the nature we have just 1/2 hour out of the city at our wonderful Birds Hill Park and all of our lovely parks in the City as well.”

Cliff Reid says we have it all:

“I love Winnipeg because . . . of the warmth of my fellow citizens. Winnipeg’s great strengths are its central location in Canada and the continent, its history as well as its youthful exuburance, its wonderfully broad and growing diversity of peoples and cultures, as well as its four distinct and glorious seasons. We have it all, and are working hard at fixing what needs fixing and expanding what is already good.”

Wanda Yamamoto says

“I love the size. We’re not too big. We can get around quickly. We have all the events a “BIG” city has, football, hockey, baseball, soccer etc. – something for all of the sports fans. We have excellent cultural events and big name concerts – the Winnipeg Symphony, theatre, etc. for the “cultured folks”. Something for everyone. BIG support from the large corporations who support Winnipegers who cannot afford events by donating tickets to various events.

We have diversity. We can travel the world via Folklorama. We can taste the world’s cuisines through the variety of restaurants in Winnipeg.

We may be a cold city (temperature-wise) but Winnipeggers have BIG warm hearts.”

Thanks to Kelli, Tammy, Cliff and Wanda for telling us what they love about Winnipeg. Your T-shirts are in the mail!

If you want to participate, please send us a photo, video or paragraph that tells us what you love about Winnipeg.

While supplies last, we’ll be sending T-shirts and carabiners to everyone who emails us with a response.

To send us something, please email it to Urban.Exchange@UnitedWayWinnipeg.mb.ca.

Stay tuned for the next batch of great responses!