In the Community
Located in the heart of downtown Winnipeg, the Downtown Commons is surrounded by many Winnipeg attractions, businesses, and amenities.Downtown Commons
320 Colony Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0S8
Phone: 204.988.7678
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Portage Place Shopping Centre
City Place Mall
Hudson Bay Company (Downtown)
RBC Convention Centre
Manitoba Legislative Building
MTS Centre
Millennium Library
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
The Forks
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Manitoba Children's Museum
Shaw Park
Manitoba Theatre for Young People
University of Winnipeg & The Collegiate
Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
Booth University College
Winnipeg Clinic
YMCA-YWCA Of Winnipeg (Downtown)
Hi-Rise Food Mart
521 St Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4C4
Colony Food Store
219 Colony Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1W2
Safeway
499 River Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 0C9
Manitoba Hydro Place Farmer's Market
360 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Square
360 Main Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 2Z3
Fredette's Family Foods
120 Donald St
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4G2
Shopping
Attractions
Transportation
Downtown advantage; within a two minute walk of Downtown Commons, 56 bus routes service downtown including the rapid transit terminal at Balmoral Transit Station which has express buses to the University of Manitoba. Residents can hop on three Downtown Spirit buses linking UWinnipeg to the Forks and the Exchange District for free. The downtown location offers easy access to the indoor, pedestrian walkway system which links 38 buildings, a nice bonus in winter!
Schools
Food
- Sushi Gen
- Booster Juice
- Dessert Sinsations Cafe
- Tim Hortons
- Starbucks
- Homer’s
- Tavern United (MTS Centre)
- and many more…
Grocery
- Hi-Rise Food Mart
- Colony Food Store
- Fredette’s Family Foods
UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG SERVICES
- Diversity Food Services @ Elements
- Stella’s Cafe at Plug In
- Starbucks
- The RecPlex
- The Bill Wedlake Fitness Centre (covers nearly 6,000 square feet and features state of the art cardio equipment, weight machines and free weights. The facility also features a new sound system and several mounted televisions for student, faculty, staff and local community members to enjoy during their workout)
- Daycare options
OSBORNE VILLAGE
Downtown Commons is also located near Osborne Village where there are more shops, restaurants, and amenities available such as:
- Safeway
- Liquor Mart
- American Apparel
- Baked Expectations
- Kawaii Crepe
- Burrito Del Rio
- Happy Cooker
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- and many more…
THE FORKS
One of Winnipeg’s beloved locations is also located near the Downtown Commons, where there are additional tourist spots, variety of shops, markets, restaurants and a lovely view of the river. Some attractions here are:
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Manitoba Children’s Museum
- Manitoba Theatre for Young People
- Shaw Park/Goldeyes Stadium
- Waterfront Drive