Chief Clunis shares vision for community safety at River Heights forum
Winnipeg’s new police chief discusses merging of District 6 and St. James police stations, and points out that poverty can occur outside of the inner city.
Bombing a grim reminder about those who sacrifice
The horrible casualties involving innocent civilians at the Boston Marathon gave us yet another grim reminder of how thankful we should be for the sacrifices made on our behalf by people in uniform.
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.
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.
Rehab Centre’s Cooking Club serves up culinary skills and new friendships
A cooking club developed by the Rehab Centre for Children is growing in popularity as it helps young people of all abilities nourish their potential.
Community health centre brings gift of well being
Winnipeg residents living in the Inkster area celebrate the grand opening of NorWest Co-op Community Health Centre, a unique healthcare co-operative.
Bad weather and poor driving habits make for unhappy trails
Most roads in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are nowhere near the quality of the Trans-Canada, and traveling on any of them seems to be getting more dangerous as time goes by.
For the love of Zumba!
So just how important is your fitness? And have you been able to find the perfect blend of activity, comfort level, perhaps an instructor or trainer, and of course the thing that keeps you coming back for more — fun?
Anti-bullying advocate’s work fueled by experience
For 28-year-old Harrison Oakes his past is what drives him to learn all he can about bullying and to be a leader in anti-bullying research.
Spring time ritual puts prairie residents on edge
Lots of places get April showers, but in much of Canada, we are virtually guaranteed that we have to deal with flooding almost every other year.