Friends of the Assiniboine Forest

5 DAYS LEFT TO ORDER!! 🦞 DEADLINE JUNE 15! 🦞

The Charleswood Rotary Club’s annual Lobsterfest is almost here, and we’re bringing the taste of the East Coast straight to Winnipeg!

⏰ TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Fresh East Coast lobster, sourced directly from Atlantic Canada
A great source of protein
All proceeds support local Rotary projects in our community
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📅 Friday, June 19, 2026
📍 Varsity View Community Centre
315 Laxdal Road, Winnipeg

🚗 Curbside Pickup: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Choose Your Feast

🦞 1.5 lb Lobster Dinner — $65
🐔 Half Chicken Dinner — $50

Both dinners include:
✅ Bun
✅ Salad
✅ Baked Potato
✅ Dessert

Fully cooked and ready to heat at home!

🎟️ Order online by credit card or e-transfer:

🌐 http://www.charleswoodrotary.org/
📧 mailto:[email protected]

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO ORDER: June 15 at 12:00 PM 🚨

Don’t miss one of Charleswood’s favourite annual fundraisers. Enjoy a fantastic meal, support a great cause, and help Rotary continue making a difference in our community.

👇 Tag a friend who loves lobster!

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A Friend of the Assiniboine Forest recently witnessed a dog chasing deer, encouraged by its owner. Most pet owners are responsible and follow the rules at Assiniboine Forest. Infractions can be reported to the City at 311.

Wonderful profile in the Winnipeg Free Press.

Winnipeg’s ex-poet laureate has seen the world, but finds her peace in Assiniboine Forest Di Brandt was a “barefoot girl from the Mennonite village” when she moved to Winnipeg at 17 years old for college. Unfamiliar, out of place, untethered. Assiniboine Forest, a short walk from Canadian...

Wonderful profile in the Winnipeg Free Press.

Seeing the forest and the trees Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/correspondents/2025/06/11/a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-charleswood
Thanks to Sonya Braun, for this excellent article in the Winnipeg Free Press, Community Review, June 11, 2025.

A treasure in the middle of Charleswood Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/correspondents/2025/06/11/a-treasure-in-the-middle-of-charleswood
Thanks to Sonya Braun for this excellent article in the Winnipeg Free Press, Community Forum.

A treasure in the middle of Charleswood Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6772962 Our Club President Elect, David Soper, was interviewed on CBC Radio this morning. Great job, David!! Click the link to hear the interview and learn more. Also look for the story on the Club website and buy tickets online. www.charleswoodrotary.org.

Charleswood Rotary Club’s 37th Annual Lobsterfest Fundraiser: A Delicious Tradition for a Good Cause David Soper, president elect of the Winnipeg Charleswood Rotary Club, speaks with guest host Chloe Friesen about the club’s 37th annual Lobsterfest dinner happening June 13. He talks about the decades-old tradition of serving hundreds of lobster dinners to raise funds for community causes, includi...