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The gamble of farming Canada’s breadbasket

Economy & Business, Environment, Food, History, Outside WinnipegBy Roger CurrieSeptember 11, 2013

Farmers are working to complete the harvest which is considerably behind this year. Spring was late, reducing that ‘window of opportunity’ to produce a crop before frost damages nature’s bounty.

CJNU kicks off new era in community broadcasting

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Noah ErenbergSeptember 4, 2013

The official launch of Winnipeg’s newest full time community FM radio station, 93.7 CJNU, was held on Wednesday morning as it began broadcasting via a brand new 500-watt transmitter.

Friendship blossoms for Sikhs, Mennonites in North Kildonan

Education, Northeast, Religion & SpiritualityBy John LonghurstSeptember 2, 2013

It started with a garden intended to beautify the neighbourhood.Today, it’s blossoming into a deep friendship between Sikh and Mennonite congregations in North Kildonan.

Living at lake has special charm

Culture, Economy & Business, Environment, Outside WinnipegBy Roger CurrieAugust 31, 20131 Comment

They call it Sunset Country, and in August it starts to set a lot sooner. After about the middle of the month, lots of the ‘summer people’ as they’re referred to by the locals pull their boats out of the water, and that’s it for the season.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings commemorated in Winnipeg

Charitable Organizations, Downtown, Education, HistoryBy David BrigoleAugust 30, 20131 Comment

Every year, people gather at Memorial Boulevard in Winnipeg to commemorate the horrific atomic bombings of Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final month of World War II.

Exhibit examines Nazi persecution of homosexuals

Education, History, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Noah ErenbergAugust 29, 2013

An exhibit detailing atrocities suffered by LGBT people at the hands of the Nazis highlights the dangers of ignorance and hate, and promotes a world free of discrimination and oppression.

Winnipegger proves adventure has no age limit

Arts & Entertainment, History, Outside Winnipeg, ReviewsBy Bonny HillAugust 28, 2013

Bonny Hill’s journey through the Copper Canyon region of Northwestern Mexico unexpectedly became a solo journey, but the spirited 60-year-old didn’t let that slow her down.

No more ‘dark days’ for the little station that could

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Noah ErenbergAugust 27, 2013

CJNU community radio station will become Winnipeg’s newest fully licensed 24-hour radio station, when it moves from 107.9 FM to 93.7 and broadcasts via a brand new 500-watt transmitter.

Pot, politics and the penal system

Culture, Health & Safety, Our CityBy Roger CurrieAugust 26, 20132 Comments

Police regard the current law as a nuisance and a waste of their time. Most often when they find someone with less than 30 grams of mary jane, they tell them to just get rid of it, and be more careful.

Local singing ensemble brings together seasoned cast

Arts & Entertainment, Culture, ReviewsBy Trevor SmithAugust 22, 2013

“Way-Off Broadway Cabaret Collective” is an apt description of this locally based ten-piece musical ensemble that is currently presenting “Chansons d’Amour – A Parisian Cabaret”.

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