City news in brief — week of March 18, 2026
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49th World of Wheels runs this weekend
The 49th annual World of Wheels car show runs this weekend the RBC Convention Centre from March 20 to 22.
The annual car show is an International Show Car Association event featuring Winnipeg and Manitoba’s finest hot rods, muscle cars, motorcycles and racing vehicles plus more than 80 automotive-related booths showcasing products and service.
As always, a few special guests will also be in attendance, including Michael Hall and Avery Shoaf, the Rust Brothers from the Rust Valley Restorers TV show, and WWE hall of fame wrestler and superstar Trish Stratus.
For schedule and ticket information, visit www.worldofwheels.com
The Fuse celebrate 50 years with benefit show
Believe it or not, legendary Winnipeg roots-rock band The Fuse, a staple of the local music scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, has been playing together for 50 years (no, they’re not that old, they just started really young) and are celebrating the fact with their third annual benefit concert for Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, March 21 at the Park Theatre.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m., showtime is 8:30 p.m. Wendy Bird will be the opening act.
To purchase tickets, visit www.habitat.mb.ca
Registration for Leisure Guide activities opens March 24
Residents of Winnipeg will get the opportunity to register for spring and summer Winnipeg Leisure Guide activities, including swimming and skating lessons, which opens on Tuesday, March 24 at 8 a.m.
Online registration can be done at winnipeg.ca/leisureonline
Registration can also be done over the phone by calling 311, or can be done in person at the Cindy Klassen Recreation Complex (999 Sargent Ave.) until noon on March 24. In-person service in French is available at 395 Main St., Accès–Access Saint-Boniface (170 Goulet St.), Bonivital Pool (1215 Archibald St.), and Margaret Grant Pool (685 Dalhousie Dr.).
Registration will open for non-residents on Thursday, March 26.
Catch the Sisters, maybe for the last time, on March 29
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The 49th annual World of Wheels car show runs at the RBC Convention Centre from March 20 to 22.
Sisters of the Holy Rock, the entertaining local choir inspired by the Whoopi Goldberg movie Sister Act, will perform at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church (525 Wardlaw Ave.), in Osborne Village, on Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m.
The choir has said it will not continue beyond its spring engagements if it is unable to find a new artistic director to replace the late Carole Stone. To date, it has been unable to do so.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 204-475-6011 or by email at cfruc@mymts.net. The church is wheelchair accessible.
Movement Centre curling bonspiel set for April 18
Community members are invited to hurry hard, as a new curling-focused fundraiser is on the horizon.
The North Kildonan-based Movement Centre of Manitoba will host its first all-abilities bonspiel, which will be held on Saturday, April 18 at Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club (940 Vimy Rd.). The club will open at 9 a.m. and games will start at 10 a.m.
According to the centre’s website, wheelchair and able-bodied participants are invited to register for the inaugural event. Lunch will be provided, and there will be music and prizes, too.
Visit movementcentre.ca for more information or to register.
— Staff