Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra 2018, the WSO announced the appointment of Raiskin as its next music director, effective with the 2018-2019 season. Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba. The WSO gives an average of 80 concerts per year. The WSO also provides orchestral accompaniment to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and the Manitoba Opera. The orchestra's current executive director is Trudy Schroeder, since July 2008. Established in 1947, the WSO played its first concert on December
Canadian federal election results in Winnipeg Blaikie narrowly retook the seat for the NDP. It was the first time since 1968, and only the second time since the end of World War II, that the centre-right has been completely shut out of Winnipeg in the absence of vote-splitting. Canadian federal election results in Winnipeg __NOEDITSECTION__ This is page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the Winnipeg area. The city of Winnipeg has traditionally been a mixed bag with seats held by all three major parties. The north end of Winnipeg is a very left-leaning area which has some of the strongest New Democratic Party support