Baseball Catch the Winnipeg Goldeyes at their new Can West Global Park adjacent to The Forks (tel 982-BASE). Tickets cost $5-13. The season runs from late May to early Sept.

Basketball The Winnipeg Cyclone play seventeen home games a season (Dec-March) at the Wind Tunnel, Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave (tel 925-HOOP, www.cyclone.mb.ca ).

Bike rental Corydon Cycle Sports, 753 Corydon Ave at Cockburn St, $17 per day (tel 452-6531); Olympia Cycle and Ski, 242 Henderson Hwy, $12-27 per day (tel 669-5590); Portage Cycle and Sports, 1841 Portage Ave, $15 per day (tel 837-6785).

Bookshops Mary Scorer, 389 Graham St at Edmonton Street, is the city's best bookshop, with an excellent range of titles on the Canadian West. The Global Village, 167 Lilac St, is a map and travel shop with a comprehensive selection of specialized maps. Heaven Art and Book CafA©, 659 Corydon Ave, has a good selection of titles by Manitoban writers and also hosts readings.

Bus enquiries Beaver, 339 Archibald St (tel 989-7007); Greyhound, 487 Portage Ave (tel 783-8857); Grey Goose, 487 Portage Ave (tel 783-4537).

Camping equipment United Army Surplus Sales, 460 Portage Ave at Colony St, sells a wide range of camping and wilderness gear.

Canadian football The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, ten-time winners of the Grey Cup, play at the Winnipeg Stadium, 1465 Maroons Rd, from June to November (information tel 784-2583, tickets tel 780-7328, www.bluebombers.com ).

Car rental Avis, 155 York (tel 989-7521) and at the airport (tel 956-2847); Discount, at the airport (tel 775-2282); Budget, at the airport (tel 989-8510), and downtown at Ellice Ave and Sherbrook St (tel 989-8505); Rent-a-wreck, at the airport (tel 779-0777 or 1-800/327-0116); and Thrifty, at the airport (tel 949-7608), and downtown at 112 Garry St (tel 949-7620).

Consulates UK, 229 Athlone Drive (tel 896-1380).

Dental emergencies Broadway Dental Centre, 640 Broadway (tel 772-3523).

Disabled visitors Disability International, 101-107 Evergreen Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3L 2T3 (tel 287-8010, fax 453-1367) can help with enquiries.

Emergencies tel 911 for police, fire and ambulance.

Gay and lesbian Winnipeg Rainbow Resource Centre, 1-222 Osborne St (Wed-Fri 1-4.30pm tel 474-0212; recorded information Mon-Sat 7.30-10pm tel 284-5208). Pride Week is held in mid-June.

Hospital and medical centre Grace General Hospital, 300 Booth St (outpatient emergencies on tel 837-0157); Health Sciences Centre, 820 Sherbrook St (tel 787-3167).

Ice hockey The Manitoba Moose play International Hockey League games at Winnipeg Stadium, 1465 Maroons Rd (Oct-April, information tel 987-PUCK, tickets 780-7328).

Laundries Shop N Wash Food and Laundromat, 189 Isabel St at Portage Ave; Zip-Kleen, 110 Sherbrook St at Westminster Ave.

Left luggage 24hr coin-operated lockers at the train and bus stations.

Lost property VIA baggage information on tel 949-7481; Winnipeg Transit, at the Portage and Main office (tel 986-5054).

Newspapers Dominion News, 263 Portage Ave, has a wide variety of international papers.

Pharmacies Shoppers Drug Mart, 471 River Ave and Osborne St; open 24hr.

Post office The main office is at 266 Graham Ave at Smith St (tel 1-800/267-1177); Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm.

Sexual Assault Crisis Line tel 786-8631.

Swimming Elmwood/Kildonan Park Swimming Pool, 909 Concordia Ave (tel 986-6650); Pan-Am Swimming Pool, 25 Poseidon Bay (tel 986-5890).

Taxis Duffy's, 871 Notre Dame Ave (tel 775-0101); Unicity, 340 Hargrave Place (tel 925-3131).

Train enquiries VIA Rail ticket office, 123 Main St (arrival and departure information tel 1-800/835-3037, fares and reservations tel 1-800/561-8630.

Travel agents Apollo Travel, 560 Sargent Ave (tel 786-8558); Travel CUTS, 499 Portage Ave (tel 783-5353).

Weather tel 983-2050.

Women's contacts Women's Resource Centre, 290 Vaughan St (tel 989-4140).