Last updated:  Feb 5, 2012  

A Community That Works - Together!

Welcome to The Point!

For seven years The Point Community News has kept our community well-informed while helping us get to know each other and build a strong, caring community. The print edition of The Point is delivered to every household and most businesses in North and South Point Douglas and is available on our website as well.

Our website has been created to share with our community and others our unique and historic corner of the city.

Tucked away in a curve of the Red River, which borders us on two sides, we're five minutes from downtown, yet we enjoy a wonderful feeling of small town community.

The presence here of our First Nations community spans centuries. By comparison, the settlers of Lord Selkirk's day were the new kids on the block. For them, this little point of land is where Winnipeg started, right in our back yard, and we take pride in our history. 

Barber House, pictured at right (photo circa 1869), is the oldest standing house in Winnipeg and still graces our neighbourhood on Euclid Avenue. Efforts to restore Barber House are ongoing.

Our Residents Committee has begun a project called the Point Douglas Living History Project, which will explore the history of our community, from a First Nations perspective and from the time of the first settlers and Winnipeg's beginnings. They would welcome your stories, photos and memorabilia.

Among our residents we count writers, artisans, musicians, craftsmen, professionals, immigrants, ex-'suburbanites', young families, old-timers and just plain folks. The common bond among us all is our caring for each other and our community.

Among the special features on our site are contributions from local folks, such as Barry Hammond, who has lived in North Point Douglas for decades and has always been actively involved in the community. He shares his thoughts with us here in his regular column "Wind From the North".

An equally favourable wind blows our way from the south, courtesy of Jordan Van Sewell, well-known artisan and resident of South Point Douglas, who is a regular contributor to The Point in his column "Wind From the South".

The page entitled "Your Voices - Issues & Ideas" provides a venue for residents to voice issues of concern to them, and to present their thoughts and ideas on how to better our community. We welcome your participation and opinions.

A very important feature of the site is the Rental Properties Registry, which provides current listings of rental housing in our area. It is a free resource for both tenants and landlords, as well as home owners. The listing is also provided in print at numerous locations.

Our What's Happening page covers community calendars of events and entertainment, bulletins, and important information presented by various community organizations. It is updated frequently, and we invite all in the community to post information on the page. As new businesses and entertainment venues open up in the neighbourhood, we'll feature those, too.

Pictured at left is a very happy crowd of people from North and South Point Douglas and beyond, who were taking in the Nathan Rogers concert at The Edge Gallery at 611 Main St. To see reviews and photos of this and other events, go to How it Turned Out.

Our Neighbours Helping Neighbours page is where people in the community can post items or services that they have or can provide ("I Have") to others, and those who are in need of items, services or assistance ("I Need") can request help.

You'll also find links on our site to the Point Douglas Residents Committee (PDRC) and many other organizations serving our community.

It is our hope that visitors to our website will find it informative, entertaining and welcoming, as is our community.

One of the great strengths of a small community is its ability to work together; neighbours helping neighbours, community groups sharing resources and finding new ways to better their community.

In keeping with that spirit of co-operation, we are pleased to present  The Point Community News online.

PointDouglas.net  is independently run by volunteers. Although we are not directly connected to the Point Douglas Residents Committee, we do work closely with them and with other community organizations.   

We update our website frequently. Please visit often so you don't miss anything.

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