If you wistfully sent your kids off to camp this summer and dreamed of the days of s'mores and bonfires, FortWhyte Alive has an event for you. FortWhyte Alive is holding its first ever 'Adult Summer Camp' on Thursday, August 6 at 7 p.m. The camp will be complete with...
Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) is hosting 12 MEC Paddlefest events across Canada in the coming weeks and Winnipeg is on the list. Paddlefest will take place June 7 at FortWhyte Alive. The free event is a kickoff to the summer watersport season, bringing together...
A team from the University of Winnipeg plans to launch a high-altitude balloon mounted with a camera and sensors from FortWhyte Alive. Called the UW Cloud Punchers, the team will have liftoff later this month if all goes according to plan. The idea is to record...
Nine emerging Manitoba musicians will escape to the peacefulness of FortWhyte Alive during an upcoming retreat March 29-31. The Manitoba Music Winter Songwriter Retreat will bring songwriters together through a collaboration at a secluded lakeside field station and...
WINNIPEG -- FortWhyte Alive is hosting students and educators from across Manitoba today for 2015 Arctic Science Day. The day-long event is a partnership between FortWhyte and the University of Manitoba's Centre for Earth Observation Science and Schools on...
A skin-biting wind chill didn't stop hundreds of Winnipeggers from enjoying the great outdoors over the weekend. Sure, your exposed skin may have froze in minutes, but what's to keep you from having a good time and being active? Surely not a little cold. Saturday saw...
The University of Winnipeg is expanding its award-winning Diversity Foods service to FortWhyte Alive. Known for creating local, organic and sustainable food dishes, Diversity’s Chef du Cuisine, Kelly Cattani, will be the on-site manager operating the Buffalo Stone...
Yoga instructors from across Canada will be in Winnipeg this weekend for the first annual Prairie Love Festival. The festival, to be held at FortWhyte Alive, brings yoga, speakers, music, and art together in one place on Sunday, September 7. "We believe in community,...
Get those paddles out! It's almost time for MEC Winnipeg Paddlefest. The annual Mountain Equipment Co-op event is kicking off the summer watersport season on June 8 at FortWhyte Alive -- just one of 12 similar events happening across Canada. “As everyone knows, it’s...
By Tyler Sutherland Coca-Cola Canada has donated 300 rain barrels to FortWhyte Alive to help protect Winnipeg's local watersheds. The 170-litre barrels come from recycled beverage concentrate barrels, and can help reduce water bills, conserve water during dry periods,...
All it took was some mild weather to entice Winnipeggers to head outdoors over the weekend. WATCH: After a brutal cold snap in early January, Mother Nature warmed up on Sunday in time for Snow Trek at FortWhyte Alive. The annual event, in conjunction with Winnipeg in...
By Sarah Klein Paddles will be working overtime this weekend during the first annual MEC Winnipeg Paddlefest. Mountain Equipment Co-op is throwing the event at FortWhyte Alive on Sunday, June 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Paddlers of all types can participate in skills...
