Winnipeg's Exchange District (image source: Heritage Winnipeg)

Sunday, June 9, 2024

4:15-6:00pm Trolley tour of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District
*Limited to 32 attendees

6:00-8pm Dine Arounds at The Forks

Details
The Winnipeg Trolley Company will pick us up at 4:15pm to take us on an hour-long tour through the Exchange District. We will arrive at The Forks Market (1 Forks Road) around 6:00pm. 

Please see the campus map for the trolley pick up location, outside of Pembina Hall (30 Maclean Crescent, University of Manitoba). Boarding begins at 4:00pm. Please arrive no later than 4:15pm to board the trolley. 

We'll be at The Forks from 6:00pm until 8:00pm for dinner. Trolley departs at 8:00pm back to the University of Manitoba campus. 

If you prefer to meet us at The Forks for dine arounds, please let Justin (justin.fuhr@umanitoba.ca) know to expect you. 

Marshall McLuhan Hall, University of Manitoba (image source: WeddingWire)

Monday, June 10, 2024

5:30-8pm Banquet at The Daily Bread Cafe, St. John's College, University of Manitoba

5:30pm Bar opens
6:00pm Dinner

Mix and mingle with your fellow attendees at the conference banquet. Good food, drinks, and hearty laughs are guaranteed.

Winnipeg Art Gallery's Qaumajuq (image source: Winnipeg Art Gallery)

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

7-9pm Reception at Qaumajuq (Winnipeg Art Gallery's Inuit art museum, located at 300 Memorial Blvd.)

We will be joining the attendees of the Canadian Health Libraries' Association's (CHLA/ABSC) 2024 Conference for a joint reception at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. 

Enjoy drinks and light refreshments while viewing contemporary Inuit art in the Winnipeg Art Gallery's fantastic space, located in the heart of Winnipeg's downtown, and just steps away from Manitoba's Legislative Building.

Conference attendees can take Winnipeg Transit's Blue Line bus downtown, dropped off one block from the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Use U of Manitoba's stop #60675 to ride the Blue Line bus for approximately 30 minutes, exiting at Westbound Portage & Colony (stop #10545). Walk south on Memorial Boulevard for one block and enter Qaumajuq. 

Please note: the conference planning team has provided each attendee with two free bus tickets. Please see Justin Fuhr to get your tickets to bus to the reception.