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Friends of Upper Fort Garry (FUFG) Unveil Plans for New Downtown Park at Historic Winnipeg Site - $19 Million Heritage Park and Interpretive Centre

school with students doing the excavating. Additional archaeological work will be conducted before site preparation work begins in the fall. Construction of the Park will begin in the spring of…

Today, A New Experience in Heritage Exploration

of what was actually on the site. Buildings from 1870, the year that Manitoba was formed and entered Canada, are deliniated as foundations (called “plinths” ). Park construction is strictly…

Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park Open to Public: Construction Fence Coming Down

Upper Fort Garry, Winnipeg – The day has finally arrived and the construction fence around Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park is being taken down, welcoming visitors to enter the site….

Friends of Upper Fort Garry Acquire Heritage Site

…We encourage everyone to send in their donations and be a part of history.” The FUFG have already entered into a phase of planning for the design of the site

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The Birth of a City and a Province

…began to arrive in the settlement in the late 1850s and the company’s rule in the Northwest came increasingly under attack by Canada and Great Britain. As negotiations to transfer…

Map of the Site

…the Park will have year-round use and attractions, indoor space is needed to enhance the experience and provide visitors a space to discuss, learn and observe. Gate This original structure…

Our Journey

potential uses of the site. The Friends of Upper Fort Garry was formed and submitted a proposal to develop the site as a historic park with an interpretive centre. In…

Yellow Store

…solid foundation which was likely made of wood. Usually, wooden foundations were built upon trenches filled with rubble that helped water drain and enabled the wood to breathe rather than…

Message from the Chairs

…of volunteers eager to protect a site of historic significance. We soon realized that many in our community shared our passion for Upper Fort Garry, and $10 million was raised…