About the Website

Why

I love Assiniboine Park. I bike, walk and drive there. I spend time in the gardens and at the zoo. There is no finer park in all of the City of Winnipeg.

I wanted a reference for everything in Assiniboine Park. None existed. As well, where besides the local newspapers' Letters pages might people talk about Assiniboine Park?

How

I am a technology type of guy (embedded systems, programming, webhead). Having the desire, plus more than a little encouragement from friends, the question of "how" simply became a matter of when.

To Do

As you may have noticed, there is lots to be done yet. I have a lot of work in progress that will go up shortly.

Anyone who cares to contribute will be welcome to do so. You do not need to have a connection to Asiniboine Park or it's many associated organizations and businesses — just an experience or a story to tell would be welcome. You will be able to use the forum or email me directly (email address pending).

Money and Motivation

This is a personal site. I pay all the bills. The site is hand-coded by me (for now). All I need to be able to say:

And so here it is, the soon-to-be most complete guide to Assiniboine Park around.

The Fine Print

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Images on assiniboinepark.com are property of Grant Rogerson under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license. A link to assiniboinepark.com is sufficient attribution.

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