9 ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁three ▁levels ▁of ▁various ▁meeting ▁trade ▁show ▁space ▁tot alling ▁. ▁The ▁main ▁exhib it ▁hall ▁has ▁ ▁of ▁pill ar - less ▁space . ▁ ▁The ▁convention ▁centre ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Walk way ▁system ▁via ▁an ▁above - ground ▁walk way ▁connection ▁crossing ▁St . ▁Mary ▁Avenue ▁and ▁H arg ra ve ▁Street ▁to ▁City place ▁m all . ▁The ▁Walk way ▁system ▁also ▁provides ▁convenient ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Bell ▁M TS ▁Place . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁convention ▁centre ▁was ▁recommended ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁W inn ip eg ▁( Met ro ) ▁Dow nt own ▁Development ▁Plan ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Metro ▁and ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁announced ▁the ▁$ 3 5 ▁million ▁W inn ip eg ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Always ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁metropol itan ▁government , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁W inn ip eg , ▁Stephen ▁J uba ▁did ▁not ▁attend ▁the ▁announ cing ▁press ▁conference . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁named ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁Convention ▁Centre , ▁the ▁public ly ▁owned ▁facility ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁Canadian ▁architect ▁Is ad ore ▁( I ss ie ) ▁Co op , ▁of ▁the ▁Number ▁Ten ▁Arch itect ural ▁Group , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁facilities ▁built ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁trade ▁shows ▁and ▁convent ions ,