Aboriginal Center

Also, we visited the Aboriginal Center, which is a community center for Aboriginal people. Its purpose is to be a place for creating educational and economical growth in the Aboriginal community. This  nonprofit organization offers services and development opportunities for the neighborhood.  The center holds meetings and is home to many different organizations and programs for the Aboriginal's. We had the chance to walk around this area as well as the center to see what this society is like. The area is neat because it is so culturally unique, yet it's in the middle of downtown Winnipeg. This experience gave us insight into the way this community and culture lives.

The center

The courtyard next to the center

University of Winnipeg

Today undergrad student Lillie Cholakis gave us a tour of the University of Winnipeg, one of Canada’s leading undergraduate schools. First Lillie showed us Wesley Hall, the University’s main building where administration, the gym, one of the cafeterias, one of the libraries, and many classrooms are located. Though Wesley used to be the University of Winnipeg’s only building back in 1888, the University has grown tremendously and has dozens of new building and facilities and teaches 9,800 students. The University has a combination of very traditional, limestone buildings (The “Harry Potter buildings” according to the students) and very new and modern buildings thanks to the recent renovation. Some of the new buildings include the Richardson Science and Environment College, the Buhler Center, and the Theater and Film Center. The University is known for its focus on research and giving its students a very hands-on experience. For example, Lillie is able to run her own biology labs and is given the opportunity to apply for research positions alongside her professors. We enjoyed our time seeing what this educational establishment had to offer!

The Wesley building 

Going to class!

The cafeteria 

The atrium 

With our tour guide, Lillie 

The library