Diary of a curious commuter
I can’t imagine a better way to get to work than powered by my own two feet. You couldn’t pay me to drive or take the bus downtown every day.
Ross Eadie: “We are all Treaty People”
Several hundred Winnipeggers marched from the Forks National Historic Site to the TD Centre near the corner of Portage and Main in support of a call by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs for a national public inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada. Among the many speakers was Winnipeg City Councillor Ross Eadie…
March held to raise awareness about missing women
On Wednesday, July 11, hundreds of people gathered at The Forks to rally and raise awareness to the large number of missing women in Manitoba, many of whom are believed to have been murdered. The rally was a call-to-action from Manitoba’s Aboriginal population to all levels of government. Starting in front of the Scotiabank stage…
BIZ offers a taste of downtown living with lunchtime tour
As part of a larger effort to refresh downtown Winnipeg’s image, the Downtown BIZ hosted the first of its brand new Downtown Living Tours recently. Participants on the tour were given a ride around the Downtown and Exchange District areas in a classic trolley and were then taken to a condo development on Market Street…
The Player’s Cup comes to town
The Canadian Tour Player’s Cup starts Thursday, July 12, at one of Manitoba’s more difficult courses — Pine Ridge Golf Club. This will be the 14th consecutive year the club has hosted the Cup. Pine Ridge Golf Club is ready for the Player’s this year. The greens are hard and fast, the rough is thick…
The last of the best Club House sandwich in the city
Along with all the other Winnipeggers wanting to bid a fond farewell this week to a city lunch institution, I made a trip to The Wagon Wheel Lunch today to enjoy one of its famous, mouthwatering Club House sandwiches. One cannot go to the Wagon Wheel without having a Club House – at least once.…
Folk Fest’s banjo-meter inches closer to $6 million goal
Good news for the Winnipeg Folk Festival as it wrapped up its 39th annual event this past weekend. Two substantial contributions to its Staging the Future Capital Campaign have been announced. The first comes from the Province of Manitoba as a $650,000 donation which will provide improvements to the festival campground, including shade structures, lighting and…
Wolseley gets its own market
On June 19 the Wolseley Farmer’s Market set up for the first time. Meet the organizers and see some of the produce and vendors.
Mayor Bill Norrie remembered
It is with great sadness that our city learned that former Winnipeg mayor Bill Norrie passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012, at the age of 83. The Norrie family will hold a memorial service on Wednesday, July 11 at 1:00 pm at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. The memorial will be open to the…
Folk Festival wraps up another successful year
As the 39th instalment of The Winnipeg Folk Festival concluded on Sunday, July 8, it was clear to see why the event remains one of the most successful festivals in North America. Near perfect weather coupled with a stellar musical lineup thrilled thousands of Folk Festival patrons, many of whom make this annual trek…