Winnipeg Convention Centre
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The Winnipeg Convention Centre is a major meeting and convention facility located in downtown
Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
.
The publicly-owned facility was built in 1975, and was among the first such facilities built in Canada. It contains five levels including indoor parking for 560 vehicles, various meeting and convention rooms, a theatre, a restaurant, and a main exhibit hall with 78000 square feet (7,246.4 m²) of pillarless space.
The Winnipeg Convention Centre is connected by above-grade walkway to the Winnipeg Walkway
system. Expansion of the facility has been long-discussed, with tentative plans announced publicly, though expansion plans remain in the conceptual stage.
Downtown Winnipeg
Downtown Winnipeg is centred around Portage Avenue and Main Street, and is bounded by the Assiniboine River on the south, Colony and Balmoral Streets on the west, Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Logan Avenue on the north, and the Red River on the east. It includes the Exchange District,...
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The publicly-owned facility was built in 1975, and was among the first such facilities built in Canada. It contains five levels including indoor parking for 560 vehicles, various meeting and convention rooms, a theatre, a restaurant, and a main exhibit hall with 78000 square feet (7,246.4 m²) of pillarless space.
The Winnipeg Convention Centre is connected by above-grade walkway to the Winnipeg Walkway
Winnipeg Walkway
The Winnipeg Walkway System, popularly known as the Winnipeg Skywalk, is a network of pedestrian skyways and tunnels connecting a significant portion of the city centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....
system. Expansion of the facility has been long-discussed, with tentative plans announced publicly, though expansion plans remain in the conceptual stage.