Media in Winnipeg

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Winnipeg is a mid-sized city of over 730,000 culturally diverse people, who bring a cosmopolitan, international flair to the city, as well as a warm welcoming spirit.

Quick Stats

• Total Hotel & Motel Rooms - 6,600
• Winnipeg Convention Centre (total floor space) - 160,000 sq. ft.
• Average house cost - $196,845
• Average rental of a two bedroom apartment - $769
• GDP growth for 2009 - 0.8% (Conference Board of Canada 2009 Fall Outlook)
• Unemployment rate  - 4.7% (Statistics Canada, February 2009)
• Population -- Over 730,000 CMA (Statistics Canada, 2008)

Location

Winnipeg lies at the geographic centre of North America and is the capital city of Manitoba, a resource-rich province of 1.2 million people bordered by Ontario to the east, Saskatchewan to the west and North Dakota and Minnesota to the south.

Economy

Winnipeg has the most diverse economy of major cities in Canada. Key industries include: transportation and distribution, aerospace, agribusiness, finance and insurance, life sciences and biotechnology, information and communications technology, media, electric power, apparel and furniture manufacturing.