Red River Ex

Red River Ex is an annual mobile amusement fair that takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The park is operated by the Red River Exhibition Association, a not-for-profit organization. The Ex was started in 1952 at the Osborne Stadium/Amphitheatre complex near the Manitoba Legislative Building. It later moved to the Polo Park Race Track and then to the Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Arena, and Winnipeg Velodrome facilities.

These are some of the fun activities that were there in 2008 June.









If you are planning to come by bus, Winning Transit offer Express Service on Portage Avenue right to the front gate of the Ex. Check the Winnipeg Transit web site for routes and schedules. Over 30,000 guests take the bus to the Ex each year. It is the best and easiest way to get here, especially on weekends. Click logo below to see Red River Express Service Map.


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February

Tour in the Manitoba museum

The Manitoba Museum is the province’s largest heritage centre renowned for its combined human and natural heritage themes. The institution shares knowledge about Manitoba, the world and the universe through its collections, exhibitions, publications, on-site and outreach programs, Planetarium shows and Science Gallery exhibits.
For more information visit their website...
http://www.manitobamuseum.ca

Experience snowshoeing at FortWhyte

Snowshoes were slowly adopted by Europeans in what became the United States and Canada, with the French voyageurs well in advance of British settlers. Superior French snowshoeing skill almost turned the French and Indian War, a conflict that saw two engagements named the Battle on Snowshoes, to their favor.

But the British were quick learners. The Oxford English Dictionary reports the term being used in English as early as 1674. Sixteen years later, after a French-Indian raiding party attacked a British settlement near what is today Schenectady, New York, the British took to their own snowshoes and pursued the attackers for almost 50 miles (90 km), ultimately recovering both people and goods taken by their attackers.

The "teardrop" snowshoes worn by lumberjacks are about 40 inches (1 m) long and broad in proportion, while the tracker's shoe is over 5 feet long (1.5 m) and very narrow. This form, the stereotypical snowshoe, resembles a tennis racquet, and indeed the French term is raquette de neige.

This form was copied by the Canadian snowshoe clubs of the late 18th century. Originally founded for military training purposes, they became the earliest recreational users of snowshoes.

The snowshoe clubs such as the Montreal Snowshoe club (1840) shortened the teardrop to about 40 inches long (110 cm) and 15 to 18 inches broad (about 40 to 45 cm), slightly turned up at the toe and terminating in a kind of tail behind. This is made very light for racing purposes, but much stouter for touring or hunting. The tail keeps the shoe straight while walking.

Another variant, the "bearpaw," ends in a curved heel instead of a tail. While many early enthusiasts found this more difficult to learn on, as they were thicker in the middle and rather cumbersome, they did have the advantage of being easier to pack and nimbler in tight spaces. Two forms of traditional bearpaw snowshoes developed; an eastern version used by "spruce gummers" consisting of an oval frame with wooden cross braces, and a western version with a rounded triangular frame and no wooden bracing.

Traditional snowshoes are made of a single strip of some tough wood, usually white ash, curved round and fastened together at the ends and supported in the middle by a light cross-bar, the space within the frame thus made being filled with a close webbing of dressed caribou or neat's-hide strips, leaving a small opening just behind the cross-bar for the toe of the moccasined foot. They are fastened to the moccasin by leather thongs, sometimes by buckles. Such shoes are still made and sold by native peoples.

Try Snowshoeing at FortWhyte,
FortWhyte Alive is a beautiful nature centre located on 600 acres of land that features forest, prairies, lakes, and wetlands. Imagine…Fresh snow squeaking under your feet as you walk through the forest. Birds flitting from branch to branch, and a deer peeking at you from behind a tree. Your group arrives at a clearing, and you stop for a rest. Aren’t you glad you didn’t sleep in this morning? Join a knowledgeable guide for one (or all!) of these great adventures. Each hike will take you on a new trail. To see FortWhyte photo galleries, visit their web site at: http://www.fortwhyte.org/.


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe

Don't be superstitious

Dampata Handawe....

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Beautiful winter over the UofM....

2008 - Another year......

2008 in Winnipeg was acknowledged by giving homage to Buddha

Don't Matter.....

Winniter Officially Started...

Winnipeg (pronounced[help] /ˈwɪ.nɪ.pɛg or ˈwɪ.nə.pɛg/) is the largest city and capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Located at the eastern edge of the prairie region of Western Canada, Winnipeg plays a prominent role in transportation, finance, manufacturing, agriculture and education. Because all rail and highway traffic between eastern and western Canada must travel through or near the city, it is often called the "Gateway to the West".

The city is located near the geographic centre of North America, on a flood plain at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks.

Winnipeg lies in close proximity to hundreds of lakes, including Lake Winnipeg, Canada's fifth largest lake and the world's eleventh largest, as well as Lake Manitoba and the Lake of the Woods.

The city is a cultural centre and is the home of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. It boasts historic architecture, scenic waterways, numerous parks including Assiniboine Park, and distinctive neighbourhoods.

(Source: Wikipedia)

Sinhala Song....

Palayanne Na Ma - ...

Don't want hurt you.....

Max TV online

Lankan Heritage

Old Sinhala song

Flashback - Aaadar...

Beautiful Fall in Winnipeg

The word fall is now mostly a North American English word for the season. It traces its origins to old Germanic languages. The exact derivation is unclear, the Old English fiæll or feallan and the Old Norse fall all being possible candidates. However, these words all have the meaning "to fall from a height" and are clearly derived either from a common root or from each other. The term only came to denote the season in the 16th century, a contraction of Middle English expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year".

Oba Hinda.....

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Hot Air Balloon Rides in Winnipeg

Balloon flying season is from May 1st to October 31st. I've seen they fly twice a day seven days a week from May (if weather is permitting). It's beautiful sight even from ground, and for more details click the link below..
http://www.sundanceballoons.com/winnipeg.asp

my lover......