Author: Macdonald, Catherine
Title: A City at Leisure: An Illustrated History of Parks and Recreation Services in Winnipeg
Description: Winnipeg: City of Winnipeg Parks & Recreation Dept., 1994. Paper bound, oblong 8vo, illustrated throughout, xiii + Pp220. Includes Endnotes/References, selected bibliography, and index. Tight and unmarked - a very good or better copy. 655 grams. From the blurb on the rear cover: What began in 1893 and 1894 with the acquisition of land for nine neighbourhood parks has blossomed into a complex, many-faceted parks and recreation system. The Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department now presides over 16 arenas, 242 skating rinks, 12 indoor pools, 100 wading pools, 11 outdoor pools, five golf courses, three cemeteries and 3,961 hectares of parks and open spaces as well as offering 7,159 recreation programs each year. A City at Leisure captures in words and photos the colorful and sometimes controversial history of the Parks and Recreation Department's first one hundred years. The history serves as a permanent record of the significant contributions made by the department in enhancing the quality of life of Winnipeg residents - individually, socially, environmentally and economically. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books.

Keywords: Recreation Manitoba Winnipeg History, Parks Manitoba Winnipeg History, Community Centres Manitoba Winnipeg History, Leisure Manitoba Winnipeg History 0771114362


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