Pyjama Week supports Salvation Army’s S.N.O.W. Night
University of Manitoba students are among the many volunteers supporting The Salvation Army’s 6th annual Safe NIght Off Winnipeg streets event for women working in the sex trade.
CNC hosts ‘Looking Forward’ event at Free Press Cafe
Community News Commons held a special ‘Looking Forward’ event on Wednesday evening, January 30, at the Winnipeg Free Press Cafe, and there were many good suggestions for CNC’s year ahead.
Myth busting Idle No More
Idle No More is a global movement aimed to protect the environment and respect Indigenous people’s relationship to the land. In an effort to do some myth busting, activist MIchael Champagne answers ten common questions about INM.
Fringe performers score Rhodes scholarships
Two Winnipeggers who graced the stages of Winnipeg’s Fringe Festival are the latest recipients of Rhodes scholarships and will soon be on their way to study at Oxford University.
Sistema Winnipeg inspires
Sistema Winnipeg held its first holiday concert at Crescent Fort Rouge United Church. More than 80 youngsters from grades one to four took part in this unique and valuable program.
World class Culinary Institute set to open its doors downtown
Red River College held a sneak peek of its soon-to-be opened Paterson GlobalFoods Institute earlier this week — and what a peek it was!
Knight Foundation applauds CNC and its partnerships
Knight Foundation’s most recent blog looks at Community News Commons as a prime example of how partnerships are working well in the world of public media projects.
Trust fund set up for children of community leader
Friends and family of the late Claudette Michell are creating a trust fund for her children who she left behind when she died suddenly and tragically in October.
Why name this place Winnipeg, Manitoba?
Imagine back over 140 years ago. Who decided to name this place Manitoba? Then who decided to name this city Winnipeg?
CNC Fall Training Sessions
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