Vincent Rara

Vincent sitting outside with the bicycle in the background

Urban Landscape Designer

Hired in April 2021 as Winnipeg Trail’s Urban Landscape Designer, Vincent Rara is currently obtaining his Masters in Landscape Architecture at the University of Manitoba. He is a life long resident of Winnipeg’s Centennial neighbourhood and is an advocate for living in the inner city. When he is not studying or working, you can find him volunteering his time as the President of the Centennial Community Improvement Assocaiton, the CCIA. Vincent is up for any challenge. You can find him working on budgets, procuring materials for projects, designing proposal documents, constructing planters, green houses, planting trees…and the list goes on.

You can reach Vincent by emailing: [email protected]

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White Spruce

LATIN NAME Picea glauca OTHER NAMES Name(s) in English: skunk spruce, pasture spruce, Canadian spruce, cat spruce. 1 Name(s) in Ojibwe(Anishinaabemowin):  Gaawaandag 2 Name(s) in

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Green and Yellow Fall Manitoba Maple leaves and seeds.

Manitoba Maple

LATIN NAME Acer negundo OTHER NAMES Name(s) in English: Box elder, Manitoba Maple, Ash-Leafed Maple 1 Name(s) in Ojibwe(Anishinaabemowin): Manitoba ziizibaakwad 2. Although some sources refer to

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