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Playoffs clinched, Jets Whiteout Party returns!
Various Dates
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It’s time for another round of Winnipeg Whiteout Street Parties! For the first time since 2019, we’re excited to welcome thousands of Jets fans downtown to cheer on and celebrate our beloved hockey team.
To prepare for the wave of hockey fans coming our way, some Downtown BIZ members are offering special deals and arrangements:
- Rudy's - Beer special: $6 pints and $28 pitchers of any Torque Brewing product!
- The MET - game day tickets will be sold for $5, with doors opening and game day buffet at 1 p.m., and DJ from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Capital Grill - Capital burger and Local Draft for $19!
- Devil May Care Brewing Company - Sip delicious locally made craft beer and watch the show from their taproom! $6 Wicked Lager pints and Bannock Burgers by Freebirds. Also, they have installed a second television screen and are ready to welcome more folks downtown!
...and many more! If you have special offers or events on Whiteout Street Party days you’d like to share, direct message us on Instagram or email us at kristian@downtownwinnipegbiz.com.
Downtown BIZ support
Our Enviro Team and Ambassadors will be on the ground April 22 and 24 keeping our areas clean and greeting Jets fans downtown.
Street closures
Donald Street will be the focus of the street party, between Portage and Graham adjacent to the Canada Life Centre.
Game 3: Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Whiteout Street Party on Donald:
- 1 p.m. - doors open for fans with tickets.
- 3 p.m. - puck drop, game starts.
- 6 p.m. - game ends (game lasts approximately 2.5 to 3 hours)
“Party in the Plaza” at True North Square
- 11 a.m. - doors open for fans with tickets.
- 3 p.m. - puck drop, game starts.
- 6 p.m. - game ends (game lasts approximately 2.5 to 3 hours)
- It will be held indoors and outdoors, with live entertainment, programming, and food & beverage offerings from Hargrave St. Market.
Expect at least 5,000 fans flock to each Whiteout Party and up to 1,000 for the Party in the Plaza.
Any changes to the street closures and traffic flow will be shared by True North Sports & Entertainment. Follow them on social media for the most up-to-date information.
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"Blue Light + Wear White", show your community spirit!
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Amp up the playoff atmosphere downtown and across the city and province!
To extend the show of playoff support for both the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose, we encourage you to light up your business in blue and ask your employees to wear white if your workplace allows.
Check out the details of the #WPGWhiteout street parties.
GO JETS GO
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Bust out your downtown Winnipeg spirit!
May 15 – 19
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Show your love for downtown by registering for Back Downtown Spirit Week!
You want a vibrant workplace culture, and we all want more people back downtown. Let’s work together to make it happen.
Back Downtown Spirit Week is a cross-workplace celebration designed to give you the tools you need to engage your workforce in the perks you can only find working downtown.
There’s an energy to working downtown — spirit, you might even call it.
We’re giving you an advance peek at what’s planned for Back Downtown Spirit Week May 15-19, 2023, because we’d love your help spreading cheer and enthusiasm for this initiative.
What it is: A five-day Spirit Week with ideas to activate the themes at work as well as community activities across each of the downtown BIZ areas.
What you can do: Download the tip sheet [PDF] to help us get people excited for the activities to come! Along with the tip sheet with recommendations for activating Spirit Week at your workplace, we’ve compiled a promo package to keep the event top-of-mind among your employees and give the event your own spin. Please line up any HR reps or social committees to start brainstorming ways to bring the Spirit Week to life in your workplace!
We believe working downtown is better than working anywhere else — and it’s better when we’re together. Help us pack all the spirit we can into downtown for a week in May that’s sure to inspire more!
Join Us
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New school in the downtown zone
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Let’s give a warm downtown welcome to Aveda Institute Winnipeg!
Officially opening on May 2nd at the historic Birks Building, Aveda Institute Winnipeg is a cosmetology school and salon with a longstanding history of educating the next generation of hairstylists. Since its inception in 1996, the school has trained over 2000 hairstylists and launched them into lucrative careers.
The expanded campus is a $4 million investment downtown and will contribute to the community’s revitalization. It offers comprehensive cosmetology education with state-of-the-art facilities, innovative curriculum, and the industry’s top educators.
New Neighbours
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Portage Place: Community Consultation
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True North Real Estate Development (TNRED) holds the exclusive right to acquire the Forks North Portage Partnership interest in Portage Place this year. Planning and consultation are ongoing to pursue a purposeful, dynamic, and community-minded redevelopment plan for Portage Place and the surrounding neighbourhood with the intent of advancing the critical needs of urban improvement downtown. A community engagement plan is also in development.
TNRED will have until Dec. 31, 2023, to continue its due diligence, engage in community consultations, and confirm intent to purchase Portage Place.
True North
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Downtown Road Renewals 2019-2024 – Broadway
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Update from the City of Winnipeg! A preconstruction notice will be delivered to affected businesses and residents over the next two weeks. This year, work will take place on Eastbound Broadway and will be broken into two segments:
Eastbound Broadway between Osborne Street and Carlton Street: Mid-May 2023 to July 2023
- Various lane closures will be required. This will accommodate traffic signal installations and sewer-related underground work followed by pavement rehabilitation, curb replacement, new sidewalk construction, and tree work.
- One lane of traffic will be maintained throughout. Construction will be completed half of the road at a time.
- All parking and loading zones will be removed during construction.
Eastbound Broadway between Carlton Street and Main Street: August 2023 to October 2023
- Various lane closures will be required. This will accommodate traffic signal installations and sewer-related underground work followed by pavement rehabilitation and new sidewalk construction.
- One lane of traffic will be maintained throughout, as the pavement rehabilitation will be completed half of the road at a time.
- All parking and loading zones will be removed during construction.
Complete Project Site
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As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions:
204-958-4640
info@downtownwinnipegbiz.com
Thank you,
Kate Fenske, CEO
Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
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