Running on Empty: Collaborative drama project tackles hunger in Winnipeg
Created in consultation with foodbank users, the play Empty aims to dispel myths about hunger in Winnipeg.
Got a hockey habit? Kick it!
Has the NHL lock-out got you down? If you really miss those prima-donna spoilt brat millionaires behaving badly every week then I have just the alternative for you.
Bright future predicted for non-profit community radio CJNU
There was lots of good news for members of Winnipeg’s Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative at their Annual General Meeting on October 29.
Project 85 promises to please
Mike Clynes, project director for Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd., builders of the city’s new stadium, unveiled a list of interesting facts about the project and was candid with the crowd about the experience of building the new facility
Charleswood artist’s guffelwarfs make for curious attraction
With a frying pan for a head, Peter Pan is one of 150 guffelwarfs who welcome visitors to Len Van Roon’s Charleswood home. “The neighbors love them,” he says.
Welcome to the weird season of sports
Normally as October draws to a close we finalize playoff matchups in the CFL, remember the baseball season that was, and watch to see how our draft picks are doing in the early games of the NHL.
Chief’s comments get predictable coverage
This column is read and heard by many who don’t live in Winnipeg, but the story of the month, possibly the story of the year as it relates to what is news involves Winnipeg’s new police chief.
North America’s oldest ethnic publication hits 126 years
The only newspaper of its kind that covers the Icelandic community in Manitoba and abroad, this modest publication has been publishing since the early years of Icelandic settlement in North America.
Popular CNC citizen journalism workshops are back
Community News Commons fall training workshops kicked off last night with a lively and engaging Advanced Writing workshop presented by Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett.
Wasylycia-Leis: “I should have beat Sam Katz and I could have”
Wasylycia-Leis said that she would like to run again and continues to “keep abreast of the issues and keep visible in the community” but didn’t rule out choosing to work behind the scenes.