New centre opens in downtown Winnipeg.WINNIPEG Winnipeg, city, Canada Winnipeg (wĭn`ĭpĕg), city (1991 pop. 616,790), provincial capital, SE Man., Canada, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. -- The Manitoba Manitoba (mănĭtō`bə), province (2001 pop. 1,119,583), 250,934 sq mi (650,930 sq km), including 39,215 sq mi (101,580 sq km) of water surface, W central Canada. government has established the Murdo Scribe Centre to meet the education, training, career development and employment needs of inner-city inner city n. The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income, often minority groups predominate. residents. The centre will work with community service agencies, employers, training/education providers, and other departments/levels of government to respond to the needs of the community and contribute to the revitalization re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. of the area. The late Murdock "Murdo" Scribe was an Aboriginal elder who had been involved in community services. Helen Settee is director of the Centre. |
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