07-05-2025
City news in brief — week of May 7, 2025
Winnipeg
Seasonal bike routes in effect as of May 1
Winnipeg
As of May 1, reduced speed limits will be in place on annual seasonal bike routes throughout the city.
Free Press file photo by Mike Deal
The city's seasonal bike routes, including Churchill Drive between Hay Street and Jubilee Avenue, are in effect as of May 1.
The routes are:
Lyndale Drive – Cromwell Street to Gauvin Street (30 km/h);
Wellington Crescent – Academy Road to Academy Road/Maryland Street (30 km/h);
Churchill Drive between Hay Street and Jubilee Avenue (30 km/h); and
Kilkenny Drive between Burgess Avenue and Kings Drive/Kings Drive between Kilkenny Drive and Patricia Avenue (40 km/h).
The speed reduction will be in place from the time signs are installed through late October.
Turn requirements at select intersections throughout each route will be added following the City's spring cleanup operations and will be in place weekends in May, June, September and October, and 24/7 through July and August.
For more information about seasonal bike routes, see:
Schedule for new transit network now online
According to a recent City of Winnipeg release, residents can now preview schedules and plan trips for the Primary Transit Network and its feeder routes.
'Making such comprehensive changes to an entire public transit system for a city the size of Winnipeg is a monumental task, but I'm pleased to see that the City of Winnipeg has done it,' Glen Simard, Manitoba Minister for Municipal and Northern Relations, said in the release. 'I congratulate the mayor and council for their initiative to improve transit services, update schedules and routes and make public transit in Manitoba's largest city more accessible and user-friendly.'
The launch of Winnipeg's new transit network will take place on June 29. The changes to the transit routes are touted as the largest schedule and route changes in the city's history. For more information, or to check out new routes and schedules, visit or the Winnipeg Transit app.
Folklorama 2025 lineup announced
The countdown to this year's Folklorama festival is on.
With less than 100 days to go, folks can start planning their pavilion visits, as the lineup for the annual cultural extravaganza has been announced.
This year's Folklorama will run from Sunday, Aug. 3 to Saturday, Aug. 16, and will feature 44 pavilions, including two brand-new ones, organizers say.
Week 1 pavilions (Aug. 3 to 9) include: Africa; Argentina 'Tango'; Brazilian; British Isles; Caribbean; Celtic Ireland; Chile Lindo; Chinese; Egyptian; Ethiopian; Hungary-Pannonia; Italian; Korean; Mabuhay Philippines (new); Métis; Pabellon de España–Spain; Pavilion of Portugal; Punjab; Slovenija; Spirit of Ukraine; and Tamil.
Week 2 pavilions (Aug. 10 to 16) include: Africa/Caribbean; Belgian; Budapest-Hungaria; Casa do Minho Portuguese; Croatian; Cuban; First Nations; German; Ghana; Greek; India; Irish; Israel pavilion–Shalom Square; Japanese; Modern Chinese (new); Pavilion of Scotland; Pavillon canadien-français; Pearl of the Orient Philippine; Polish; Romanian; Scandinavian; South Sudanese; and Ukraine Kyiv.
Single admission tickets for all Folklorama pavilions and VIP tours will go on sale on Wednesday, May 28. More details about the pavilions will be announced in the coming weeks.
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