Sponsorship
Is your company looking to take advantage of unique marketing opportunities by sponsoring an event, a program, or an iconic piece of infrastructure here at The Forks? We would love to hear your ideas and get to know you more! Please reach out to our Sponsorship Manager to see what is possible.
A note from our Sponsorship Manager:
In my role redeveloping our current sponsorship portfolio at The Forks, I am excited to partner with companies that have intrinsic tie-ins to the work we do on the site. I specialize in moving beyond traditional sponsorship and marketing models in order to offer creative opportunities for companies to engage with our shared audiences and to establish and maintain long-term connections. I approach these sorts of negotiations from a framework of “win-win-win,” considering the goals of the sponsor (your company), the rightsholder (The Forks), and the part of the equation that is arguably the most important and often overlooked, our visitors, who are the people who will encounter your brand at The Forks. I see sponsorship as a way to enhance the user experience with partners and with the site, therefore resulting in genuine goodwill and name recognition for both.
I hope you will consider working with me and my team on an exciting sponsorship opportunity. Together, I am confident in our ability to make loyal fans of The Forks, who return again and again to the site, equally engaged with your company.
Sincerely,
Andrew Eastman,
Sponsorship Manager
Connect with me on LinkedIn!
Thor Plumbing & Heating
The Forks is thrilled to be collaborating with Thor Plumbing & Heating on a series of unique sponsorship activations! Thor is one of The Forks’ most longstanding and regular service providers on site. You can’t go a day without seeing a Thor Plumbing & Heating van pull up, one of their friendly team members hop out, then head into The Forks Market to their next job, helping to keep the 100+ year building running. Their most recent project was helping to design, fabricate, and install our new outdoor misting station!
This device allows visitors to beat the heat and to stay cool all summer long, with a timed water misting function, operated by a nearby button. Thor also helps visitors stay hydrated, having designed and installed water bottle refill stations and pet water stations in various locations across the site.
This summer, The Forks will be working with Thor and their team to help spread the word of this sponsorship through a “Stay Cool with Thor” digital storytelling campaign, as well as a “Stay Cool at The Forks” interactive social media contest.
Keep an eye out for the Thor Plumbing & Heating team next time you are at The Forks and make sure to thank them for their ongoing support and contributions to the amazing site that you know and love.
Thor Plumbing & Heating Ltd., established in 1992, is a premier mechanical contractor based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. With over 30 years of experience. Their services range from plumbing and heating to air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, and electrical systems. Thor is committed to clear communication, positively impacting lives, and exceeding expectations through passion and excellence.
Learn more about Thor Plumbing & Heating HERE!
London Drugs
The Forks was very pleased to host a London Drugs Community Wellness Pop-Up on site for Canada Day 2025! A team of ambassadors for London Drugs provided complimentary band-aids, sunscreen, hand sanitizer, and other amenities to keep visitors safe and happy throughout the day. Thousands of lucky visitors were also rewarded with a giveaway, to commemorate their time on site.
This collaboration with London Drugs on Canada Day was a great fit, highlighting their focus on health and their desire to foster community growth while benefitting families and youth. This is all in view of a second London Drugs location opening in Winnipeg later in 2025. The Forks looks forward to partnering with London Drugs again, as they continue to establish themselves in our province as a Canadian business success story.
As a Supporting Sponsor, London Drugs helped enhance all the incredible programming presented at The Forks between National Indigenous Peoples Day and Canada Day 2025.
Founded in 1945, B.C.-based London Drugs sells throughout Canada through its online store, www.londondrugs.com and has 80 London Drugs locations in more than 35 major markets across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. London Drugs offers customers a range of products from digital cameras and cosmetics to computers and televisions. Renowned for its creative approach to retailing, the company employs more than 9,000 people with pharmacy and healthcare services at the heart of its business. Committed to innovation and superior customer service, London Drugs has established itself as a reputable and caring Canadian company that supports Canadian brands and continues to position itself for future growth and development.
CBC
For Canada Day 2025, The Forks invited CBC to set up a What’s Your Canada Thing digital kiosk full of fun Canadiana trivia, a photobooth, and all kinds of other family fun! The CBC team gave away sustainable prizes to eventgoers, such as reusable tote bags, compostable seed paper bookmarks, and CBC GEM Premium QR codes to sample the streaming service. As a Supporting Sponsor, CBC helped spread the word about all the incredible programming presented at The Forks between National Indigenous Peoples Day and Canada Day 2025.
Explore the coverage HERE!
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through their mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, they play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dëne Sųłıné, Dene Kǝdǝ́, Dene Zhatıé, Eastern Cree, Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłı̨chǫ. They also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI).