Time to think about your route for Bike To Work Day
Bike to Work Day is fast approaching and there are many routes to choose from. Here’s what to expect on a sample 15 km trek into Downtown.
Innovative studio focuses on creativity as therapy
Artbeat Studio celebrates ten years of helping artists with mental health issues find ways to heal through their artistic endeavors.
Celebrating active commuters on Clean Air Day
Free coffee or juice and a cinnamon bun to be given to green commuters as part of the week-long Commuter Challenge.
Ride For Dad celebrates 15 years and more than $1 million raised
The thunder roared on a sunny day in Winnipeg as 1,400 motorcycle riders started their engines for this year’s annual Ride For Dad.
Donated blood still needed despite closure of collection sites
Responding to changes in the practice of medicine, Canadian Blood Services close some collection sites but are quick to remind us that regular blood donations are still desperately needed.
Country’s ‘most racist city’ responds
After a magazine article shines a national spotlight on Winnipeg’s so called ‘race problem’, a forum held at University of Winnipeg focuses on how to identify racism, confront it and eliminate it.
Learning about schizophrenia: the first step towards understanding
One of many challenges is the declining number of services available to sufferers and their families.
The human cost of homelessness
With over 300,000 households at risk of eviction as federal funding expires, a documentary explores the human cost of homelessness in Winnipeg.
Women’s self-image challenged by stereotypes
Women are asked to stake their self-esteem and self-image on external appearances; judged by standards of a media where “thin is in” and the “thinnest is innest.”
Obscene phrase, reporter sabotage need to disappear
Childish nonsense should go the way of dwarf tossing and swallowing goldfish, and the few real journalists who are left can spend their time on stories that really matter.