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NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE
Osborne Village is a densely populated, well-traversed, artsy area of the city.
OSBORNE VILLAGE LIVE CLOSE TO EVERYTHING night walkers though. During the day, dads with strollers and cyclists swarm
three-storey house. The face of the Village is young,
the streets. After business hours,
metro and stunningly stylish. In this
groups of friends get together for
neighbourhood, public transit is the
food and wine or try performance art
most frequent form of transportation
alone. Curiosity seekers are abundant
down Osborne Street, after vehicle
Located right next to downtown
and so are the amenities. The Village
traffic. There are at least eight bus
Winnipeg, running south to Fort
dances with lights riding the river.
routes and the Rapid Transit station
DAWN PETER
Rouge, Osborne Village is a densely
Many new families call the
is located nearby. Parking is tight
populated, well-traversed, artsy area of
Village home as well as some older
so people often walk, bike or bus in
the city. With Wellington Crescent on
tenants who enjoy their view from
order to save a little bit of cash.
one side and the Donald Street Bridge
the highrise apartments, but most
on the other, the urban residents are
residents are typically young, single
buildings – one-third is residential
highly mobile, street savvy and aware
and working in the area. The most
use. There are elementary schools
of their surroundings.
common age group is mid- to late-
and one middle school. The Village
20s, but there are urban professionals
is close to the Misericordia Hospital
shops, trendy nightclubs and unique
well above that who form a key
and famous Firehall Station No. 4 sits
restaurants known only on Osborne
demographic for services in the area.
on Stradbrook. The River Osborne
Street. If you’re looking for karaoke,
Families with children are typically
Community Centre is further south at
you’re looking for Osborne. Osborne
affluent and educated with one or
Confusion Corner.
Village has an annual Canada Day
two children, sometimes living with
Street Festival that features First
other family units or singles in a grand
The Village hosts fantastic funky
Osborne Village has more than 500
Osborne Village is desirable and considered one of the best
Nations drumming, bands, an open
communities in the city. It is very
market and street hockey.
vibrant and diverse with a thriving
Young, well-dressed business
business and entertainment culture.
professionals enjoy their Starbucks in
People on the street both make and
the sun next to street musicians and
take away from the value of the Village.
history students. On Osborne, trendy locals shift comfortably between quaint classic culture and dark court
Dawn Peter is an author and freelance writer in Manitoba.
jesters. It’s an energizing mix to be in the midst of it. There is a marked difference between day traffic and
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