Putting a value on kindness
How do we put a value on Random Acts of Kindness? That discussion is continuing in Winnipeg in the wake of the story about the bus driver and the shoes.
Homeless Awareness Week kicks off in Winnipeg
Tonight I sleep on the sidewalk at Portage and Main in an effort to help the homeless.
Winnipeg, Ontario?
It was an embarrassing moment for CBS this past week when they interviewed Kris Doubledee as the inspirational man from… Winnipeg, Ontario?
Goodbye Mr. Premier
One of the few who was often called Mr. Premier long after he left politics in 1985 was Peter Lougheed, who died this month at the age of 84.
Nothing in Winnipeg except for a Sausage Factory
Since the Winnipeg Free Press gave seven reporters the pink slip last week there has been a large amount of chatter on the future of the Free Press and traditional news sources in general.
History of Winnipeg and Manitou Ahbee
There is a lot of amazing history to ponder. Places will never be seen the same way after realizing the history of names over hundreds of years.
A Walk in the Park
Assiniboine Park — the”jewel in the crown” of Winnipeg’s parks — covers 1,100 acres of which 400 are designed in the English landscape style.
Block party brings joy to neighbourhood
Home Street’s Block Party in Winnipeg’s West End brings residents together to share an afternoon of fun and to build a stronger neighbourhood.
Project Peacemakers celebrates International Peace Day
Winnipeg’s Project Peacemakers marked International Peace Day 2012 with skits and musical performances at the Free Press Cafe.
Tough times for hog industry
Manitoba leads the nation in the volume of pork that’s produced for export. The industry says many producers will go out of business, unless government helps them with a $150 million bailout package.