Fort Garry, Winnipeg


Fort Garry is a district of the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located in the southwestern part of the city south of the district of Fort Rouge and east of the former town of Tuxedo. It was named for the historical fortification in Downtown Winnipeg known as Upper Fort Garry, although the nearest point of the district is from the site of the fort.

History

Fort Garry was part of the administrative unit of the Rural Municipality of St. Vital until 1912, when the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry was incorporated.
Originally a post of the Hudson's Bay Company and named after one of its officers, Nicholas Garry. The post office was opened in 1870 and in 1876 the name was changed to Winnipeg.
In the early 1910s, of land had been purchased to be set aside for the University of Manitoba campus.
At the December 1952 council meeting, councillors voted to add an additional Ward besides the two that existed at the time.
Formerly, it had been part of R.M. of St. Vital. In 1972, the R.M. of Fort Garry joined with the City of Winnipeg and eleven other suburban municipalities to become a unicity.

Demographics and neighbourhoods

Fort Garry is primarily a middle class residential area and is very ethnically diverse. There is a significant Chinese population, immediately south of the University of Manitoba.
Fort Garry includes the neighbourhoods of Beaumont, Wildwood Park, Point Road, Crescent Park, Chevrier, Fort Garry Industrial Park, Whyte Ridge, Fort Richmond, Waverley Heights, Richmond West, St. Norbert, and Linden Woods. In 2005, the city began construction of Waverley West, a new suburb which is expected to grow to be larger than Brandon, Manitoba. The first section, Bridgwater Forest, was completed in 2010.
St. Norbert is separated from the rest of Fort Garry by the Perimeter Highway. The area of St. Norbert east of Pembina Highway is unique due to its large Francophone population and history.
The University of Manitoba's main campus is in Fort Garry.
The 2016 population of Fort Garry, not including Fort Richmond, is 23,980.
2016 Pop.Area Sq. km.
Brockville1,0000.7
Beaumont2,3101.2
Point Road1,8700.8
Wildwood1,1301.3
Crescent Park2,6501.8
Maybank2,5000.9
Pembina Strip3,1750.7
Linden Ridge1,6550.6
Whyte Ridge7,6902.8
TOTAL23,9808.0

Sports

Century Arena, named to celebrate Canada's Centennial, opened on December 8, 1967. Its ice surface is a standard with seating for 1,000. However, the initial hockey games scheduled were cancelled "due to technical difficulties". Official opening ceremonies were held Sunday, December 10. In 1989 the sound amplification system was upgraded so that the sound mixing board would be located within eyeview of the ice surface itself.
The Fort Garry area shares the Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins hockey team in the MMJHL who play out of the Century Arena.
The University of Manitoba Bisons play their homes games on the Fort Garry campus in various venues. The football team plays in Investors Group Field, the hockey teams play in Wayne Fleming Arena at Max Bell Centre, and the basketball and volleyball teams play in the Investors Group Athletic Centre.
In 2010, construction began on a new $190-million football stadium at the University of Manitoba, beside the current University Stadium. It has a seating capacity of 33,000. The new stadium, IG Field, completed in spring of 2013, hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, the Manitoba Bisons football team, and the Winnipeg Rifles football club.
TeamFoundedLeagueArenaChampionships
Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins1970MMJHLCentury Arena6
University of Manitoba Bisons1877 CISvarious venues-
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1930Canadian Football LeagueInvestors Group Field-
Winnipeg Rifles1999Canadian Junior Football LeagueInvestors Group Field-