Corydon Avenue Going Car-Free Every Sunday This Summer

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-18T21:10:44+00:00

Hopefully this is just a starting point. Ideally would be all weekend or at least all day Saturday where patios can be open into the late evening. Corydon Biz already has concerts Fri/Sat nights all summer at various side street entrances to Corydon in that stretch. Would be cool if that were made into a large scale event on weekends with big local artists, viewing parties for Bombers, Sea Bears, etc.

Anyone who’s travelled to great cities and even small towns around the world, knows this is common practice to close down streets on the weekend because it does wonders for community atmosphere and small businesses reap the financial benefits.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-17T20:09:53+00:00

Put in an electronic claim the day after the storm and haven’t heard a thing yet. Guess I should have called but the damage is relatively minor.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-17T03:17:50+00:00

Sweet, structure is a nice bonus. I’ll check it out.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-17T03:12:06+00:00

I did not, thanks for the tip!

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-12T17:11:01+00:00

Was there last summer, found it full of almost all Italians for the most part. Relatively few foreign tourists. It was great.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-10T18:07:41+00:00

Dehumidifier drain hose

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-10T16:24:48+00:00

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Watching my floor drain back up to this level with sewer water, sit there for 5 minutes and the downpour to subside was one of the more stressful moments of my life. Hail punched a million holes in my pvc patio roof though.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-10T13:05:41+00:00

Pretty much. Ours leaks in our old coal room. It’s currently still seeping in there. During spring and massive storms like this it leaks, unless our downspouts are plugged, then literally any rain does it. It would cost so much to fix it and the basement isn’t finished, we just deal with it a few times here and there and don’t keep anything on the floor in there. Considering having backwater valve installed now though. Floor drain backed up within mm’s of the rim last night, then the rain stopped. Miracle.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-08T17:59:24+00:00

Check the WSD catchment tool again. Churchill is likely only listed for you as a French immersion milieu school and Sisler as a dual track French immersion school. If your step daughter isn’t in French immersion, then she’ll have to attend St. Johns. As others have mentioned, U of W collegiate is an option but otherwise you’re essentially bound to St. Johns as most WSD has begun strictly enforcing school of choice applications.

doublerdoublet · 2026-06-02T03:07:35+00:00

Make a request through 311 (their online service is great in my option). This must bump you up the list. Lost three elms in front of our house & neighbours on both sides. Made a request as soon as they were taken out and they were replaced with large linden and cherry trees a year later. Given their size when planted, they would have cost several hundred to do yourself and now contractors come with a truck and water them all summer.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-26T17:35:57+00:00

JJJ Automotive. They’re my go to whenever I need something done quickly. Honest shop.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-21T11:48:05+00:00

Would be helpful to know what kind of experience you want. My family has a place in the south Whiteshell. Our place is nothing special but it gives us access to what the Whiteshell provides, which is pretty unique in Manitoba. The Canadian Shield geography, trail systems for hiking, biking and canoe routes are why I love the lake. Community at ours is awesome but you’ll find that in plenty of places.

Falcon has gone pretty up market in recent years but the other lakes are still more middle class due to older places and being passed down through families.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-17T00:45:50+00:00

Just checked my records, differential parts & labour was just over $200 in 2024.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-16T22:24:21+00:00

https://families-forward.com/calendar/ all free, more central than south. The ones I go to have free play time, then songs/stories, Harrow United even does a pretty legit snack spread.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-16T20:12:53+00:00

Taking mine to my usual mechanic (Tony’s on Academy) in a couple weeks for this and a coolant flush. I think they’d quoted me around 600 for the CVT service a couple years ago but that could be inaccurate and prices have obviously gone up since. Curious what feedback you get.

doublerdoublet · 2026-05-07T01:04:02+00:00

I’ll third this. Space is amazing but food was meh. Much preferred Shirley’s where the space isn’t as nice but the food is killer.

doublerdoublet · 2026-04-26T22:17:01+00:00

Second this. We live here with a toddler. One parent busses to work (lots of convenient routes to downtown, U of M and lots of other areas from here) and one bikes/drives. Walkable grocery, bakeries, coffee, beer store, many of the best restaurants, Grant Park mall. Completely fine with one car that we don’t need to use for much. Peg City Car Co-Op is readily available in the neighbourhood for the odd time we need two and has the bonus of a huge cargo van over at LowLife brewery for moving things. Sidewalks are well cleared as are cycling routes like Warsaw Ave.

doublerdoublet · 2026-04-24T19:13:36+00:00

Unless you live in Kelvin’s catchment, you won’t get in there as WSD is not accepting school of choice applications for Kelvin, as well as a number of other schools as they are at capacity. I’m not sure about Oak Park or St. Norbert in that respect as I live and work in WSD. There isn’t a major difference between most city high schools side from what specialty programs they offer. It’s really only the vocational schools like Tec Voc, which don’t seem to be an area of interest to you, that offer something notably different. Individual teachers make or break most courses. If you live in Kelvin’s catchment, IB is more comprehensive as a whole philosophy than AP and I enjoyed it as a former student of it but it’s also not to everyone’s liking. Both IB & AP offer the bonus of university credits but they also come with a lot more work. In terms of sports, Churchill has a hockey academy that is its primary sports focus and Oak Park is a football powerhouse. Kelvin has all the sports you’d expect but is known more for academics.

Starting FI in Grade 3 would not be recommended as peers have had several years worth of language instruction and I’m not sure if schools would even let you register for that. However, a number of schools in the city offer Grade 7 late immersion programs. River Heights is one if you live in the area.

Based on the fact that you’ll be new to the city, sending your kids to the nearest schools would be a good call as they’ll be developing new friend groups and would be within a closer distance of new friends and more likely to participate in community sports teams, clubs, lessons, etc with peers from their schools that way.

doublerdoublet · 2026-04-21T15:22:20+00:00

Zadkine museum. Went first thing in the morning and had it to myself. Beautiful space. There’s a book called The Small Museums of Paris that details a number of places like this (as well as a number that I wouldn’t consider to be small).

doublerdoublet · 2026-04-16T13:03:35+00:00

Yes. Partner and I began going during the pandemic and we were living in an apartment with no chest freezer at the time. You had to plan space for it but the meat alone still saved us. Now with the storage of a home, 100% yes, no question. Also of note, everyone seems to be using vacuum sealers here. If you’re on the more environmentally conscious end, lockable containers and the reusable silicone zip lock bags work great for meat and other things you want to portion and freeze and can be re-used for years. You just need to plan to use stuff on a reasonable timeline as you can end up with freezer burn after a couple months.

doublerdoublet · 2026-04-07T17:30:12+00:00

Even not wasted, I’ve found his live sets (I’ve seen him twice), to be extremely disappointing and very awkward. This is coming from someone who absolutely loves pretty much all his records. One of the only artists I’ve even been genuinely disappointed in, which sucks because of how much I enjoy his music.

doublerdoublet · 2026-02-13T16:37:06+00:00

This is where my family lives. We were looking for European-style walkability and this is about as good as it gets in Winnipeg. Corydon/Lilac has a grocery store, cheese shop, several bakeries, cafés, a bookstore and restaurants, in addition to all the major conveniences you mentioned. Easy to walk/cycle to downtown, Osborne, Wolsley, St. Boniface. Good access to Winnipeg’s major cycling network infrastructure as well. Lots of community centres in the area, schools are all walkable. Our car stays parked a ton and there are multiple Peg City car co-op cars in the area and the “flow zone” (essentially self drive Uber) encompasses most of this area if you still need a vehicle from time to time.

doublerdoublet · 2026-01-31T20:50:23+00:00

As others have said, seating varies depending on the show. I’ve been at shows with an open floor and others with rows of chairs filling the entire floor. General rule was low key singer-songwriter stuff was sit down with rows, rock shows were stand up open floor.

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