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The Maples gets a D for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Winnipeg service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, close to Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Home ownership in The Maples, 66%, runs below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Manitoba’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%).

The Maples’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline

Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for The Maples. The Maples doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg health region.

Lives run shorter around The Maples: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and The Maples is well placed: 1.9 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, 10% of adults to 12%. In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%.

Nights turn raw in The Maples each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 77 mm on average.

Visible minorities make up more of The Maples than of Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 67%

The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. 9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

The Maples in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).

Winnipeg North, which takes in The Maples, is held by Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal Party of Canada)

Winnipeg’s council runs The Maples, one of the city’s neighbourhoods.

The Maples has no public library of its own; the nearest is Sir William Stephenson Library, 2.5 km away

The next is West Kildonan Library (Jefferson), 3.5 km away.

Households in The Maples have higher incomes than those in 71% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, above Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census.

Only 0.4% of the land within 10 km of The Maples is protected

16 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The 10 km around town hold 8 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 9.8 km away.

4 boards run the schools in and around The Maples

Its 3 km reach takes in 29 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of The Maples’s schooling.