Fort Garry is a district of the Canadian city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, located in the southwestern part of the city south of the district of Fort Rouge and east of the former town of Tuxedo. It was named for the historical fortification in Downtown Winnipeg known as Upper Fort Garry.
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The Rural Municipality of Fort Garry was incorporated in 1912. Formerly, it had been part of R. M. of St. Vital. In 1972, the R. M. of Fort Garry joined with the City of Winnipeg and eleven other suburban municipalities to become Unicity.
Fort Garry is primarily a middle class residential area and is very ethnically diverse. There is a significant Chinese population, immediately south of the University of Manitoba.
Fort Garry includes the neighbourhoods of Beaumont, Wildwood Park, Point Road, Crescent Park, Chevrier, Fort Garry Industrial Park, Whyte Ridge, Fort Richmond, Waverley Heights, Richmond West, St. Norbert, and (in some references) Linden Woods. In 2005, the city began construction of Waverley West, a new suburb which is expected to grow to be larger than Brandon, Manitoba (Manitoba's second largest city). The first section, Bridgewater Forest, was completed in 2010.
St. Norbert is separated from the rest of Fort Garry by the Perimeter Highway. The area of St. Norbert east of Pembina Highway is unique due to its large Francophone population and history.
The population has risen from 28,690 in 1971 to 54,060 as of the 2001 Census (Source: Statistics Canada), making Fort Garry the fastest growing part of the City of Winnipeg. The University of Manitoba's main campus is located in Fort Garry.
The Winnipeg South Blues plays in the Fort Garry area out of the Century Arena. The Blues have been playing in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League since 1930 under various names such as the Winnipeg Mornarchs and Fort Garry Blues. The Fort Garry Area shares the Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins hockey team in the MMJHL who play out of the Sam Southern Arena with the Fort Rouge Area.
The University of Manitoba Bisons play their homes games on the Fort Garry campus in various venues. The Football team plays in University Stadium, the Men's and Women's Hockey teams as well as the Track and Field team play in Max Bell Centre, and the Basketball and Volleyball teams play in the Investor's Group Athletic Centre.
In 2010, construction began on a new $190 million football stadium, which will be built at the University of Manitoba, beside the current University Stadium. It will have a seating capacity of 33,000. The new stadium will be home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, as well as the Manitoba Bisons football team. The stadium is scheduled for completion in 2012.
| Team | Founded | League | Arena | Championships |
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| Winnipeg South Blues | 1930 | MJHL | Century Arena | 16 (10 as Winnipeg Monarchs and 6 as Winnipeg South Blues |
| Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins | 1970 | MMJHL | Sam Southern Arena | 6 |
| University of Manitoba Bisons | 1877 (University) | CIS | various venues | lots of championships as there are many sports competed in. |
http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-accelerate-stadium-plan
http://www.winnipeg.ca/interhom/WaverleyWest/
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