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and white patriotic attire, to create a living Canadian flag. Te annual event has cap- tured the imagination and hearts of Win- nipeggers and has become a multicultural mosaic and snapshot of how welcoming, inclusive and accessible our downtown


Canada Day Living Maple Leaf at the corner of Portage & Main S


ince the inaugural event in 2011, over 18,000 Winnipeggers have as- sembled downtown dressed in red


community truly is. In 2012, the living flag photo was chosen and produced as an official Canada Post Stamp – with more than 10 million stamps produced and circulated worldwide. As we celebrate Canada’s 150th birth-


day this year, the community will come together once again and for the first time ever, create the Canada Day Living Ma-


ple Leaf at the Portage Avenue and Main Street intersection. Come join in on this FREE event and be part of one of the big- gest living maple leafs in Canada!


When: July 1, 2017 Time: 8:00 a.m. Where: Portage Avenue & Main Street intersection


From a previous year when the Living Flag took place at Shaw Park.


Downtown Concert Series are back with new artists! W


innipeg is definitely a festival- friendly city and the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ loves to bring that


energy to the city centre with the Down- town Concert Series. Tis year, people in the downtown area will get to enjoy free concerts at three different locations over the lunch hour (noon – 1 pm), featuring new local artists and returning favourites!


2017 Concert Series Schedule


• Downtown Concert Series at City Place Terrace Held every Tuesday in June, July and August


• Downtown Concert Series at Edmonton Street presented by the Winnipeg Sym- phony Orchestra Held every Tursday in June and July


• Downtown Indigenous Concert Series at Portage Place Held every last Friday in June, July and August


For a complete list of artists, dates and Birds of Chicago performing in July 2015 at Air Canada Park.


locations, please visit www.downtownwin- nipegbiz.com


Federal Lights performing in July 2014 at Air Canada Park.


of their everyday lives. Tis year Downtown Fitness in the Park will kick off on June 1st


and run until August 31st. Te series will offer free yoga, Zumba, Pilates and boot camp classes at different downtown locations. Come out and enjoy these free classes, all summer, while


having fun, staying active and enjoying the beautiful weather with the rest of the downtown community! 2017 Fitness in the Park Schedule:


Yoga • Mondays and Fridays at Millennium Library Park • Wednesdays at Memorial Park


Zumba • Mondays and Fridays at Memorial Park • Wednesdays at Millennium Library Park


Pilates • Tuesdays at Memorial Park • Thursdays @ Millennium Library Park


Bootcamp • Tuesdays and Thursdays at Upper Fort Garry


* Te June 19th Zumba class will be replaced with spin class


and the June 21st yoga class will be replaced with bike yoga for Bike Week.


Fitness in the Park runs from June 1st until August 31st at either Memorial Park or Millennium Library Park.


Downtown Fitness in the Park kicks off on June 1st S


ince 2008, Fitness in the Park has attracted thousands of office workers and residents who want to fit in some much needed activity and relaxation amidst the hustle and bustle


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