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Wîhkwêntôwin

Wîhkwêntôwin is a Cree word that can be translated into English as ‘circle of friends’. Wîhkwêntôwin is pronounced we-kwen-to-win.

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119Connections
Stories
1Stories
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226Photos

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Details

District
Central
Ward
O-day'min
Boundary established
October 30, 2024
Neighbourhood number
1151

Location

Explore how Wîhkwêntôwin fits on the map: the gold fill is the boundary in effect for the selected time period, dashed outlines show every earlier superseded shape from prior eras, red pins are linked structures built in that era, and purple pins are sites. Use the time period buttons below the map to explore the neighbourhood over time. Boundary history is documented in Stories.

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About

Civic ward: O-day'min. District: Central. City boundary records effective 2024-10-30.

Connections

Structures

  • Balfour Manor
  • Beth Shalom Synagogue
  • Christ Church
  • Cristall House
  • Dame Eliza Chenier Residence
  • Le Marchand Mansion
  • Misericordia Hospital
  • Oliver School
  • Primrose House
  • Robertson-wesley United Church
  • Salvation Army Citadel
  • Shaw House
  • St. Joachim's Roman Catholic Church
  • Valleyview Manor
  • Westminster Apartments

People

  • Alfred Merigon Calderon
  • D. S. McIlroy
  • Edward Underwood
  • Franz Xavier Deggendorfer
  • George E. Turner
  • Gordon Wynn
  • J. A. Senecal
  • John Lang
  • John Rule
  • Joseph N. Côté
  • Neil McKernan
  • Peter Rule
  • William George Blakey

Organizations

  • Macdonald and Magoon Architects

Time Periods

  • Urban Settlement: 1870-1904
  • Urban Growth: 1905-1913
  • The War Years: 1914-1945
  • The Post War Years: 1946-1970

Architectural Styles

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Beaux Arts
  • Collegiate Gothic
  • Edwardian
  • Foursquare
  • Gothic Revival
  • International
  • Moderne
  • Neo-classical
  • Scottish Baronial
  • Second Empire
  • Tudor Revival

Character Defining Elements

  • Arch
  • Arched Entrance
  • Arched Windows
  • Balcony
  • Balloon Framed
  • Balustrade
  • Banding
  • Bay Window
  • Boxed Eaves
  • Brackets
  • Brick Cladding
  • Brick Cladding
  • Brick Piers
  • Brick Structure
  • Buttress
  • Carving
  • Cedar Shingle
  • Chimney
  • Columns
  • Coping
  • Corbelling
  • Cornice
  • Cupola
  • Date Stone
  • Decorative Brick
  • Decorative Tiles
  • Dentil
  • Dormer
  • Dripstone
  • Duplex
  • Eaves
  • Exposed Rafters
  • Flag Pole
  • Flared Eaves
  • Flat Roof
  • Gable Dormer
  • Gable Roof
  • Gabled Parapet
  • Globe Lights
  • Half Storey
  • Half-timbering
  • Hipped Roof
  • Intersecting Gable Roof
  • Irregular Footprint
  • Keystone
  • L Shape Footprint
  • Lintel
  • Mansard Roof
  • Mosaic Tile
  • Nailed Frame Structure
  • One Storey
  • Parapet
  • Pendant
  • Pilaster
  • Pillars
  • Polished Stone
  • Porch
  • Portico
  • Poured Concrete Structure
  • Quoins
  • Rectangular Footprint
  • Rectangular Windows
  • Sash Windows
  • Smooth Stone
  • Speedlines
  • Spire
  • Stained Glass
  • Steeple
  • Stepped Parapet
  • Stone Accents
  • Stucco Cladding
  • Three Storeys or More
  • Tile Accents

Stories

Includes official boundary history and other narratives linked to this neighbourhood.

Media

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