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Monthly Archives: July 2013

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Big league losers deserve little attention

Health & Safety, SportsBy Roger CurrieJuly 31, 2013

Most baseball fans seem to have long ago abandoned the idea that professional athletes are role models that our kids should look up to.

Osborne Village: where have all the (street) people gone?

Culture, Downtown, Health & Safety, Our CityBy Susan CameronJuly 31, 20131 Comment

Something is missing in Osborne Village this year. The seasonal street people have largely disappeared. And neither police nor politicians, area businesses or local soup kitchens know why.

Giving kids the opportunities they deserve

Charitable Organizations, Education, Local Heroes, Our City, Our NeighbourhoodsBy Stacy Cardigan SmithJuly 30, 2013

Long referred to as an “advocate of humanity” and “father to thousands,” Strini Reddy can now add Caring Canadian Award winner to his list of accolades.

Lessons from a 94-year-old on living a long and healthy life

Education, Health & SafetyBy Stephanie StaplesJuly 30, 2013

Over the time we stayed with my 94-year-old aunt, I realized that her daily habits would benefit many of us who want to reach an advanced age in above average mental and physical health.

Emergency landing still amazing thirty years later

History, Outside Winnipeg, Science & TechnologyBy Roger CurrieJuly 29, 2013

This past week marked the 30th anniversary of the Gimli Glider, a jet that was safely landed on an abandoned airstrip in Gimli after the plane ran out of fuel on a flight from Montreal to Edmonton.

Never saying no, for all the right reasons

Local Heroes, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Stacy Cardigan SmithJuly 24, 2013

A Caring Canadian: Sister Lesley Sacouman does so much good, the word ‘no’ just doesn’t seem to fit.

Don’t pass up a trip to the Electrical Museum

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Environment, Our City, Our Neighbourhoods, Science & Technology, SouthwestBy Trevor SmithJuly 24, 2013

If you’ve never visited Manitoba Hydro’s Electrical Museum, you’ve got a treat in store. Excellent interactive exhibits make for a great family outing.

The hard work of living a compassionate life

Our City, Religion & Spirituality, Stories of GivingBy Darcia SenftJuly 23, 2013

Compassion doesn’t mean buying someone coffee. Acting with compassion means choosing how we face the tough stuff – how we listen to the suffering of others and offer assistance that is meaningful.

Orange is the New Black: best satire of the season

Arts & Entertainment, ReviewsBy Michelle MichaylukJuly 23, 2013

Does watching a WASPy woman go to prison for a bad decision she made while taking the lesbian route in her 20s make for great TV? Heck yes!

City offers sweet deal to downtown condo buyers

Downtown, Economy & Business, Our CityBy Roger CurrieJuly 21, 2013

Winnipeg City Hall is now offering forgivable loans of $10,000 to people buying condos in the area known as The Exchange. If you stay there for at least five years, the loan doesn’t have to be repaid.

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