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The Forks (French: La Fourche) is a historic site, meeting place, and green space in downtown Winnipeg located at the confluence of the Red River and the Assiniboine River. The Forks was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1974 due to its status as a cultural landscape that had borne witness to six thousand years of human activity. [1]
May 31, 2018 · The Forks is a public space where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet in the heart of what is now the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It occupies the waterfront zone east of Main Street and south of the CN mainline rail bridge. The Forks has played a complex role in the history of the region and of Canada as a whole.
History. The Forks, so named because of its position where the Assiniboine River flows into the Red, has a rich history of early Aboriginal settlement, the fur trade, the advent of the railway, waves of immigration and the Industrial Age.
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A Brief History. Located at the junction of two major rivers that form part of a vast continental network, The Forks has witnessed many key events in the history of Western Canada.
Learn about the early history of The Forks, the fur trade and railway eras and the transformation from an industrial site into Winnipeg's showcase destination.
Contact The Forks National Historic Site. General inquiries: 1-888-773-8888 (toll free) 204-927-7874. manitoba@pc.gc.ca. For emergencies within the national historic site: 911.
The Forks National Historic Site. The Forks has served as a meeting place for thousands of years: for Indigenous peoples, for settlers and for those in Winnipeg today. Learn more about the cultural and natural history of this fascinating location.
