Bruce Park, Public park in St. James area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Bruce Park is a 13-acre park at 1966 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, bordered by the Assiniboine River to the south and Portage Avenue to the north. Three footbridges cross Truro Creek, which runs through the grounds. It holds formal flower gardens, grassland and forest naturalization areas, the A.W. Hanks Walkway, a playground and a wading pool.
The land was given to the Municipality of St. James in 1933 by the family of Peter Bruce, a Metis farmer who first settled the area in the 1850s. This gift created the foundation for the park that serves the neighborhood today.
Peter Bruce was a Metis farmer whose family settled the land in the 1850s; the park keeps his name. In mid-May 1936 four St. James Boy Scout troops — 7th Anglican, 33rd Soongy Tay Ay, 40th Deer Lodge and 72nd St. James United — planted trees and a lilac bush here for an Arbour Day project. A plaque near the Portage Avenue entrance records their work.
Bruce Park is open year-round and lies at 1966 Portage Avenue, bounded by Portage Avenue to the north, Douglas Park Road to the east, Deer Lodge Place to the west and the Assiniboine River to the south. Three footbridges cross Truro Creek inside the grounds, and the A.W. Hanks Walkway runs through the park. A plaque near the Portage Avenue entrance marks the 1936 tree planting by local Boy Scout troops.
A cenotaph within the grounds honors St. James residents who lost their lives in military conflicts and peacekeeping operations. This quiet memorial draws visitors who wish to remember the community's connection to these events.
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