Dorothy Mackintosh photo Gord and Margie Mackintosh float down the Pinawa Channel. It comprises most of Pinawa’s modest mall and what municipal signs call “Downtown.”Nerve-wracking crossingTraverse the nearby Pinawa Suspension Bridge. Although the 50-metre span across the Pinawa Channel is shorter than Manitoba’s Souris Swinging Bridge, this structure indeed swings. Gord Mackintosh photos Pinawa’s suspension bridge is not for the faint of heart. Pinawa can be enjoyed by day-tripping, although the Pinawa Motel and the unconventional Wilderness Edge Retreat and Conference Centre offer moderately-priced rooms.