The Winnipeg Skeptics is a community organisation that aims to promote science and to advance critical thinking with regard to pseudoscientific, supernatural, or paranormal claims. We host monthly Drinking Skeptically events. We also have group outings, awareness campaigns, and an annual SkeptiCamp. We co-produce a podcast called Life, the Universe, & Everything Else, which you can find on Facebook, on iTunes, or at lueepodcast.wordpress.com. Visit our website at winnipegskeptics.com!

Secret Handshake is a monthly Meetup for Winnipeg's creative professional type people. Our aim is to get out of our shells once a month to share ideas, collaborate, drink a beer, and return home to continue tweeting @ each other as per usual. Welcome to: - Designers - Programmers / Developers - Illustrators - Writers - Photographers - Videographers - Creatives of any kind The more the merrier. We hope to see you soon! - @4letterw0rd (aka Leanne) - @chrislobay (aka Chris) www.secrethandsha …

Do you make iPhone Apps? Are you a designer who would like to but doesn't know where to start? Are you a programmer who would like to meet designers? Do you have a crushing idea and some skills to share and want to find other people to work with? Are you just really, really excited about emerging technology? We're trying to bring together the budding iPhone development community in Winnipeg to exchange ideas, network, and generally support each other. All disciplines are open from graphic and mo …

Open to business owners, independent contractors, and sales professionals interested in leveraging the power of Social Media as a tool to connect with clients and prospects. Come as you are! No skill or knowledge prerequisites. Don't know what a Tweet is? No problem. Just be ready and willing to participate with thoughts and ideas. And if you are Tech Savvy already, this is an opportunity to see what other like-minded professionals are doing with Social Media. A chance to learn, share, an …

This group will meet up socially, however it is not a singles/dating group. MeetUP's are scheduled approximately once a month, they include informal gatherings fascilitated by the organizer, seminars with speakers covering topics of interest to the group. Previous speakers included a lawyer and financial advisors. If you are a parent, like most of us, wanting nothing but the best for your children during this hard and uncertain time in your life. Or you're gone through this process and are in a …

Winnipeg Spirituality is the group for people who want to share knowledge and increase spiritual awareness. Its about being open minded, truly understanding someone elses viewpoints and beliefs. When you experience this enviroment it will speak  for itself in the most positive way. The people are full of the univesal life force, and their ears of understanding welcome all newcomers. Everbody gives something unique and recieves something positive to help them down their path. Now, take a step dow …

If you are looking to meet and mingle with other women outside of your current circle of friends, you have found the right group. How will you know if this group is for you? If you say yes to any of the points below, please join our group. * I am sensible but can be wild and fun. * I am friendly and open to meeting new people and making new friends. * I am accepting of people who may hold different values than me. * I am open to new adventures and fun times. * I have substance and want to ma …

The Winnipeg Functional Programming Group meets every month to month and a half to discuss various topics in the field of Functional Programming. The group is language agnostic, and suitable for novice and experienced alike. WfPG is a great place to both learn about or expand and share your knowledge of functional programming. Our mandate is to create a friendly place to learn. If you've wanted to get into Functional Programming but have been turned off by various online communities, then this g …

Howdy! The goal of The Winnipeg WordPress Meetup Group is to bring together anyone interested in WordPress, whether you’re a designer, developer or end-user. The plan is to keep Meetups fairly unstructured, and create a social environment where WordPress users, new or experienced, personal or professional, can meet and exchange ideas, share solutions to problems, and meet new people.

This is the meetup group for AssentWorks, a business prototyping & fabrication facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We get together regularly at the space to talk about projects, get things done in the space and provide volunteer training on different equipment and prototyping techniques. What is AssentWorks? AssentWorks is a fabrication and prototyping workshop filled with all the cool equipment, knowledge, and support you need to bring your ideas to life! Specifically, AssentWorks is a non-profit …

The group was started in order to build a sense of community for Java & JVM developers in the Winnipeg area. It's a place to come meet, share your knowledge and find out what other people are doing with Java & the JVM in Winnipeg. If you'd like to check our schedule of events, please feel free to join the group. The group is designed by programmers for programmers.  If you are a recruiter looking for talented developers, we suggest you checkout http://linkedin.com or http://careers.stackoverflow …

This group has been started for supporters of our rescue, who have adopted dogs to come out and socialize their dog(s). Even if you haven't adopted a dog from us, you are more than welcome to come out an enjoy playtime. Socializing your dog is rewarding for them and you. Your dog gets to play with their furry friends and you get to socialize with other dog lovers.  If you have a Boston Terrier, Pug, Bulldog really any medium sized dog that gets along with other dog then this playgroup is for you …

WHO ARE WE? Winnipeg Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling is a grass roots group devoted to re-introducing the sport of catch wrestling to Manitoba. The goal is to foster a historical appreciation for the art's rich local, national, and international heritage and to develop a solid technical base in the sport. WHAT IS CATCH-AS-CATCH-CAN? Catch-as-catch-can, or catch wrestling, originates in Lancashire, England. It was once the preeminent style of grappling in North America and is the wellspring from wh …

***Please note that the events you see on Meetup.com are only respresent a very very small amount of the events we actually host. The events on the Meetup calendar are public events, where folks can come out and see what we are all about prior to becoming members. On average we have 20+ events on our password protected members only calendar. Past calendars can be viewed at www.pwpwinnipeg.org**** We are the Winnipeg chapter of Parents Without Partners (PWP) #350 Stepping Stones; the largest, no …

Inspired by 'Jane's Walks' and wanting to offer similar guided neighbourhood walks while paying homage to Val Werier, local Winnipeg author and urban activist. Werier's Walks are inspired by the spirit of Jane Jacobs and share the same intent: to shine a light on what makes a neighbourhood great, to provide a free guided tour through walkable neighbourhoods, and to provide an opportunity to meet and share ideas about what makes a liveable, vibrant community.

We are a group of runners who are meeting Wednesday nights at 6:00pm at the Winnipeg Mountain Equipment Co-op. Whether you are just starting to run, training for a 5km or are an experienced runner with longer races in mind, we invite you to come and run with us.

A weekly road ride for cyclists looking to learn about group riding and to meet other friendly roadies. We meet and finish at Mountain Equipment Co-op in Winnipeg. Rides will be between 1.5 to 2 hours long, covering 20km to 50km depending on weather and daylight. No one will be dropped.

We plan to introduce "Ramp Up Manitoba" and find out what people want from a local Startup Community. Also, there will be time for Pitches and Demo's. Feel free to share any ideas or products you're working on. This will be a relaxed and informal atmosphere with refreshments. Come down, hang out and tell us what you want from Ramp Up Manitoba. More details will follow so be sure to check back and join our mailing list for up to date information!

We are a group of Stand Up Paddlers in the Winnipeg area who are keen to share our passion for Stand Up Paddling (SUP) with other like-minded adventurers. We are paddling the most appealing locations starting in Winnipeg, and venturing as far away as our remote family island south of Kenora, on beautiful Lake of the Woods, with points between (Falcon Lake, West Hawk, Caddy Lake, Grand Beach etc). All you need is your desire for adventure, exercise and camaraderie with friends and family, and WE …

This group is for all the fabulous, fun-loving ladies of Winnipeg! As there is already a group for women of Winnipeg age 35+, this group is for women under 35 who are looking to have fun with other women their age. If you are looking for a night out on the town, dinners, movies, theatre, brunch and other fun activities than this group is for you! Group Policies The goal is to have this group be an active group of friends in Winnipeg, not to gain the most members possible. For that reason, member …

WINNIPEG MULTICULTURAL CLUB is a group composed by the majority national culture Literary amateurs which is a social organization not-for-profit and any religious or politics . The nature and purpose of Legislative Council of the Association is Canada's multicultural society as the main object to promote cultural exchanges, to winnipeg mainly, for other areas of Manitoba to conduct exchanges  in order to build a diversified cultural bridges in Canada to promote multi-cultural exchange and cooper …

This group is for anyone interested in Meditation, and is designed to provide tools for you to build a robust at home practise. As such, we will have weekly group Meditation sessions as well as collective at home Meditation Inspirations twice per week. All Meditations are based on Mindfulness, Lovingkindness or Metta, and we also have a good number of visualization practises, both guided and non. Our Meditation classes focus on stress reduction, self care, health and wellness and the benefits of …

Winnipeg PHP is a group of web developers, designers, hobbyists, students, professionals, entrepreneurs and pretty much anybody who has ever used, touched or merely seen PHP. Whether you develop enterprise level software, design smaller websites or just dabble in small scripts, we hope this group will offer a little something for all of you.

Winnipeg Real Estate Investors Network & Cash Flow Club Calling all the Winnipeg Real Estate investors, Realtors, Mortgage Brokers, Real Estate Lawyers, private mortgage lenders, home inspectors to attend networking meeting to learn and mingle. We encourage all Winnipeg Real Estate investors to bring their family and friends to learn -How to Buy Real Estate at huge discount in Winnipeg -How to use Government grants, rebates, subsidiaries and tax credits -How to buy Real Estate in Winnipeg with n …

Have camera, will travel! This is a group for all fans of photography, and all levels of skill...from the iPhone warrior to DSLR masters. I started this group to meet other amateur photographers, to get out and explore, and have some fun! Looking forward to spending an afternoon seeing the Exchange District through the lens, or hiking the Whiteshell with other like minded shutterbugs!

The Great Books are the books from the Great Books Foundation. These were originally chosen by Mortimer Adler and it has since evolved into a foundation that promotes great works of literature from the western world. The link for the Great Books Foundation is http://store.greatboo... The original great books list is http://en.wikipedia.o... We are a diverse group who meet monthly to share our observations, insights and sometimes personal lessons, we find in the Great Books that still change the …

Winnipeg has been called one of the most multi-cultural cities in North America. I would even say multi-gastromic. We have so many amazing restaurants and we should get together and visit them, learn to cook together and bring the social aspects back to dining. If you are serious about wanting to meet people who love good food come along!

Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Soc …