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Companion Program

A special program has been put together for companions. The Welcome Reception, the Awards Banquet, and the Closing Luncheon are included in the basic companion registration. In addition to this, companions can sign up for the following optional activities:

1) Winnipeg City Sightseeing Tour
2) Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Hermetic Code Tour
3) Off-site social event at Fort Gibraltar ( See more information about the social event )


Description of Tours

1) Winnipeg City Sightseeing Tour
June 10, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (5 hours)

Tour Winnipeg, the wonderful city of trees! This tour includes the Forks National Historic site, Winnipeg's historical "meeting place", with its unique outdoor historic site and indoor market of shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Across the new Esplanade Riel Bridge, you will visit Winnipeg’s French Quarter (St. Boniface) and the beautiful St. Boniface Cathedral, the oldest cathedral in Western Canada. The Cathedral’s cemetery features the grave of Louis Riel, the famous Métis leader and founder of Manitoba.

You will tour through the Exchange District, with its exceptional collection of terra cotta and cut stone architecture. This thriving and unique neighborhood is home to an array of restaurants, nightclubs, art galleries and Winnipeg's theatre district. Its cobblestone streets and friendly pedestrian environment also contribute to its popularity as a period backdrop for today's movie industry. You will also see the Legislative Building, the beautiful homes of Wellington Crescent.

After this, head to Assiniboine Park for lunch at Terrace Fifty Five. In keeping with the surroundings of beautiful Assiniboine Park, Terrace Fifty-Five will mirror the “greenness” of the park with a menu that will be representative of a regional cuisine, emphasizing local products and suppliers. After lunch, tour Winnipeg’s 393-acre Assiniboine Park where you will have the opportunity to walk through the unique Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, which features bronze sculptures, porcelains, paintings and sketches by celebrated Winnipeg artist, Leo Mol.
 

Tour includes:
  • Guided sightseeing tour of Winnipeg
  • Transportation by Highway Motor Coach
  • Lunch at Terrace Fifty Five
  • Tour guide throughout

2) Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Hermetic Code Tour
June 11, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (5 hours)

We will start with a fascinating peek into the studios of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School where the students of the RWB learn the precise art of dance. We will get an inside look at the Wardrobe and Shoe departments and get a glimpse of the students of the world-renowned company rehearsing from the Observation Room.

After the Ballet school, you will have lunch at a selected restaurant.

Following lunch, Frank Albo, creator of the Hermetic Code as he helps you discover famous symbols and architecture that makes the building truly unique. Frank Albo will uncover trails of occult clues concealed in the building’s architecture including: hidden hieroglyphic inscriptions, numerological codes, and Freemasonic symbols so intelligently masked it has escaped historians and visitors for nearly a hundred years! You will learn that the building is a library of coded messages and secret techniques inscribed in a Masonic language. Is it possible that the Legislative Building is really a conduit of magical power? Is the building’s location in the centre of North America a site for numinous earth energies? See for yourself!

Tour includes:
  • Transportation by motor coach
  • Guide throughout
  • Lunch at selected restaurant
  • Exclusive guided one and half hour tour of the Manitoba Legislative Building by Frank Albo

For questions about the companion program, please contact Dominika Celmer dcelmer@winnipeg.ca
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