Bright future predicted for non-profit community radio CJNU
There was lots of good news for members of Winnipeg’s Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative at their Annual General Meeting on October 29.
Project 85 promises to please
Mike Clynes, project director for Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd., builders of the city’s new stadium, unveiled a list of interesting facts about the project and was candid with the crowd about the experience of building the new facility
Charleswood artist’s guffelwarfs make for curious attraction
With a frying pan for a head, Peter Pan is one of 150 guffelwarfs who welcome visitors to Len Van Roon’s Charleswood home. “The neighbors love them,” he says.
Chief’s comments get predictable coverage
This column is read and heard by many who don’t live in Winnipeg, but the story of the month, possibly the story of the year as it relates to what is news involves Winnipeg’s new police chief.
Popular CNC citizen journalism workshops are back
Community News Commons fall training workshops kicked off last night with a lively and engaging Advanced Writing workshop presented by Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett.
Wasylycia-Leis: “I should have beat Sam Katz and I could have”
Wasylycia-Leis said that she would like to run again and continues to “keep abreast of the issues and keep visible in the community” but didn’t rule out choosing to work behind the scenes.
More driving tests makes for safer roads
The evidence shows that older drivers are not the group responsible for the most accidents, but it should be clear by now that all of us should have to pass more than one driving test in our lifetime.
Alpha House Fundraiser Dinner
On November 7 Alpha House, a home for women who have left abusive partners, will hold its 17th annual fundraiser dinner.
Making sense of largest beef recall
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is responsible for the safety of what we buy, but they’re being pushed around…The rest of us meat eating Canadians should seriously do more ‘due diligence’ when shopping for that next barbeque.
Drive eastward to Thunder Bay worth the trip
How many of us have made the trek east, to our neighbor past Kenora. We don’t hear a lot about our neighbor to the east, we are more obsessed with making fun of the provincial cousin to the West.