Families accessing healthy options through Good Food Box
Twice a month, approximately 300 pre-ordered boxes are distributed from about 20 easily-accessible community depots across Winnipeg.
A different way to help: music therapy
Post secondary students learn the power of music as a therapeutic tool at Canadian Mennonite University’s music therapy program, the only one of its kind offered on the prairies.
Changing the national anthem
Would replacing ‘all thy sons’ with ‘all of us’ make Canada’s national anthem more inclusive? At the very least, it may allow us to consider the larger meaning to the words in ‘O Canada’.
Community food champions to receive Golden Carrots
Over 30 community food champions are nominated for this year’s Golden Carrot Awards, which honour those working to create a just and sustainable food system in Manitoba.
A catch twenty-something: young adults and the work experience dilemma
Many people lack experience to get a job, but can’t get experience without one. A new program aims to fix this while helping non-profits attract young talent.
Strangers in a friendly land
Foreign students at Red River College have to face many challenges living in Canada. Fortunately, they don’t have to do it alone thanks to a cultural and language mentor program offered by the College.
Evidence mounts against fighting in hockey
The NHL season is just a few days old, and already a serious injury caused by a fight reignites a debate that has dogged the sport for years. To fight or not to fight? That is the question.
A community of womyn
Stereotypes about women and how they interact lead some to believe women can’t be friends with one another. The community at the Womyn’s Centre at the University of Winnipeg tells a very different story.
Human Rights – The Chilean Experience
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the coup d’etat and subsequent reign of terror in Chile, Winnipeg’s Chilean community held numerous educational and cultural events recently.
Genealogy in the digital age
Living in the digital world presents challenges for anyone wishing to preserve a family history. There’s a lot more to it than just scanning and recording the contents of a shoebox full of records and photos.