26/09/2026
🐠🐡🐟 Welcome to the Aquarium Society of Manitoba! 🐠🐡🐟
There are quite a few changes happening with the club right now, and we finally have enough pieces in place to share some of what we’ve been working on.
First off, thank you to everyone who came out to our September 19 meeting at our new permanent home, the Transcona Retired Citizens Organization at 328 Whittier Avenue West.
That meeting came together on fairly short notice, so we were genuinely really happy with the turnout. It was great to see familiar faces, meet some new people, have a busy auction, and get everyone together again. Thank you to everyone who attended, brought auction items, participated, and helped us get the season started. We’re looking forward to seeing even more of you over the coming months.
You’ve probably also noticed one of the biggest changes already. The Aquarium Society of Winnipeg is now the Aquarium Society of Manitoba. We decided to change the name to better reflect our membership, who live all across the province!
Along with the new name, we have a new website at www.asmb.ca The website is still growing, but the goal is for it to become a central place for meeting information, club updates, programs, resources, and other information members need throughout the year.
We’re also working on moving more of our club programs online. That includes things like digital HAP and BAP submissions, auction submissions, and other tools designed to make participating in the club simpler and easier to keep track of. For those of you who prefer paper forms, have no fear, we will still have them available for you at meetings! There is quite a bit happening behind the scenes right now, and we’ll share more as those pieces are ready.
We’ve also made a change to our regular meeting schedule. Starting this season, ASM meetings will be held on the third Saturday of the month instead of the third Sunday.
Our remaining regular meeting dates for the 2026/27 season are:
October 17
November 21
January 16
February 20
March 20
April 17
May 15
There will be no regular meeting in December.
Membership fees will be waived for the 2026/27 season. While we get the club back up and running, we want everyone to have a chance to come out, see what the club is like, meet other people in the hobby, and participate without a membership fee being a barrier. We also wanted this year to be an opportunity to give something back to the aquarium community while we work on building the club up again.
Our regular auctions will continue at meetings, and we’re also working on some additional programming for this season. Right now, we’re planning for workshops, virtual speakers, and possibly a special club field trip, with more ideas still being worked on. If you have an idea or would like to do a presentation, please let us know!
Stay tuned for meeting topic and programming announcements as we get closer to each date.
If you’re on our email list, keep an eye on your inbox as well. We’ll be sending out a survey soon because we want to know what you would like to get out of the club. We want to hear what topics you’re interested in, what kinds of speakers or workshops you’d like to see, what activities you would actually attend, and what else you’d like ASM to offer.
There is still a lot happening behind the scenes, but we’re really excited about the direction the club is heading and what we can build from here.
Welcome to the Aquarium Society of Manitoba. We’ll see you October 17! 🐟
The Aquarium Society of Manitobe is a group of people who love keeping tropical fish in aquariums. We offer fun programs, interesting speakers and the comradery of people who share your interest in aquarium keeping.
