The main CN rail line that winds through downtown Winnipeg.
Winnipeg
History of Ambulances in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) provides Fire and EMS services to the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It operates from 27 Fire stations, 2 stand-alone Ambulance stations, and 3 administration offices across the city. WFPS has two equally important divisions: The Winnipeg Fire Department (WFD) and Winnipeg Emergency Medical Services (WEMS), using a centralized dispatch system.
In 1882, the City of Winnipeg established the Winnipeg Fire Department, followed by the Winnipeg Ambulance Department in 1974. Prior to 1974, ambulance services were provided by local private ambulance companies. In 1983 the Winnipeg Fire Department introduced the use of first responders to start assisting the Winnipeg Ambulance Department on medical calls. As of 2000, both departments amalgamated to form the Emergency Response Service of Winnipeg, which was later renamed as the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service.
A couple of the very early private ambulances


Private ambulances from the sixties and seventies



The box ambulances that first appeared in the late eighties

A Stars helicopter ambulance that has served the Manitoba area since 2011

Major Incident Response Vehicle (MIRV) vehicle

Below is a Fire Squad Vehicle.

Winter Snow in a Prairie City
Winnipeg.
The calm before the snow.


The snow arrives.












An elevator with spunk
300 Assiniboine is a 25 story apartment building in Winnipeg. It was completed in 2016. It is a high end residential building with all the amenities you could ask for. There is a huge lobby, a tenant lounge and gym to name a few.






Best of all the three elevators are fast.

First Snowfall of the Year
Eight centimeters in Winnipeg. Roughly three inches of snow.





Going Scootin
Some young ladies scooting along the river walk in Winnipeg. Powered scooters.

This guy was paddling along swearing profusely to himself. Not sure what was going on there.

Cool Clouds and the Hue of Autumn Trees
The leaves are looking pretty good in Winnipeg this year.




This colorful view of the trees in Winnipeg doesn’t last long. It gets cold so fast that the leaves get blown off the trees when the harsh and very strong winds blow in from the north.
Some puffy white clouds in the blue sky with intriguing shapes.




Many Chairs and Tables
Skip the Dishes 10 year anniversary get together at True North Square in Winnipeg.



A crane.
Bike Tour of Winnipeg on Last Day of Summer













This fountain makes the most weird noises. Almost makes your stomach turn.

























