This weekend, join a diverse group of people in taking guided walking tours focusing on better knowing and understanding our city. It's the 2011 Jane's Walk.

Jane's Walk is a annual event to honour the urbanist Jane Jacobs by getting people to explore their surroundings and meet their neighbours through free guided walking tours. The events started in Toronto in 2007 but have quickly spread across the world.

In Winnipeg there are currently 18 walks ranging from a tour of the Seine and Red rivers to a walk of the much debated rapid transit system. The website currently appears to be broken so all you can get is summary information, but this should be enough to help you make a choice.

This seems like a great idea for an activity this weekend. Even given the less than favorable weather forecast I might see if I can take in a walk or two.