Creating more online opportunities for local artists
A new online presence for local artists is created to showcase art mediums and works of artists in Winnipeg and surrounding areas, and to have Winnipeg recognized as the Art Capital of Canada.
Camp offers invaluable experience to LGBTT youth
A camp where LGBTT youth can experience summer camp offers a safe place for young people, often the most in need of friendship and a positive environment.
NDP budget a blow for democracy
The anger that followed the release of the budget in Manitoba was nasty, and it’s not about to go away. Next time a politician promises he won’t raise taxes, don’t believe him.
Recognizing the Bean: communicator awarded for pulse-pounding promotion
Manitoba’s Communicator of the Year designed a promotional campaign that used just four dollars in materials and took a few hours of painstaking work.
Building a ‘Smart and Caring’ Canada
Community Foundation of Canada’s Ian Bird looks forward to CFC’s upcoming convention in Winnipeg where he says Canadians will see how community foundations can help build a better country.
Examining medical errors and their victims
Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. A new book focuses on victims of medical errors and their families.
Mourning the loss of a great man
I lost one of my heroes and distant mentors earlier this month when Roger Ebert died at the age of 70. For more than 45 years, he churned out movie reviews in the Chicago Sun-Times, but he was much more than that.
Pain or gain? The uncomfortable truth about short term missions
Short-term religious missions trips are becoming increasingly popular. It’s a trend that assumes we are using our resources to help others, but is this actually what we are doing?
Fish fry on frozen lake caps successful ice fishing season
While many wait for a spring that refuses to arrive, a small few are happy about the big thaw’s late arrival; those include commercial fishers who every winter take to frozen lakes that are teeming with fish.
The next best thing to being there
Watching sports events at venues other than the arena in which they are being played is becoming a more attractive option for many fans looking for a more comfortable experience.