Author Archives: Communications Director

Summer Camps

by | December 15, 2024

Sport & Recreation Summer Camps for Kids – ages 6 -12 The Whyte Ridge Community Centre is excited to offer summer camps for children between the ages of 6 and 12. Camps will run for the following weeks from Monday to Friday, from 9 am-4 pm with before and after care (drop off as early… Read more »

Spring Programming 2023

by | December 15, 2024

Whyte Ridge Winter Programming 2023 For information on any of our programs or how to register please visit our events page at www.whyteridge.ca/events. Mondays   ZUMBA FOR KIDS (ages 6-12) Mondays, 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Cost: $90 (10 classes) or $50 for each additional family member. Drop-in rate: $10/class Sibling discount: $5/class April 17… Read more »

Catch the glimpses of Summer Carnival 2022

by | December 15, 2024

As pandemic restrictions lift, festivals and carnivals returned to some normalcy and so did our annual “Summer Carnival”. This summer, fun-filled Summer Carnival event was successfully held at Whyteridge Community Centre premises. The event witnessed great participation with people from multiple communities and different age groups including kids, teens, adults & elders. The key focus was to… Read more »

More than just a pretty picture!

by | December 15, 2024

What makes sunsets so strikingly picturesque? Their saturated colours and mysterious outlines often cast an otherworldly appearance on the most mundane scenery. It seems that no one’s tropical vacation can be considered complete without that one photo, where oversized curly clouds are lit with red and orange hues, preferably amplified by reflections in the shimmering… Read more »

Beekeeping at FortWhyte Alive

by | December 15, 2024

Apiculture is a fancy word for beekeeping. Which is a fancy thing itself, and is exactly what keeps Derek Micholson beesy. A researcher and Program Lead of the Knowledge & Research Transfer Program (an extension arm of the Manitoba Beekeepers’ Association), Derek takes care of five honey bee hives at FortWhyte. The bees at FortWhyte… Read more »

Canada Goose

by | December 15, 2024

  When I heard the honking of returning geese overhead just a few weeks ago, this was a sure sign that spring was around the corner. In fact, it feels as though Canada geese bring spring to Winnipeg on their wings. Then they settle down and start acting as if every green patch within the… Read more »