Residents weigh costs and benefits of new stadium
With the new investors Group Field ready to open on the UofM campus, neighbourhood residents weigh the costs and benefits of having the Bombers new home in their backyard.
The super rich and their big ideas
What do the super rich do with their money? We’ve been given some interesting examples in recent days, from the plan to build and sail a Titanic replica to the effort to eliminate polio from the world.
What if…
Wouldn’t it be cool if the excitement of picking the wings off butterflies to see how long they live was traded in for the excitement of adding gentle breezes to see how high they can fly.
Growing understanding of local food issues
What does growing local mean to you? Hundreds find out what it means to them at the 6th annual Growing Local conference.
Local school produces community TV news
Students at Henry G. Izatt School have been busy this year producing “HGI News and Entertainment” — a TV news and information show about their school and their community.
Behind the invasion of Mali
Roger Annis, coordinator of the Canada-Haiti Action Network and longtime political activist, was at the Annual General Meeting of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, where he spoke about the motivation behind France’s intervention in Mali.
Canadian Senators under fire
Canada may one day have a Triple E Senate that’s Elected, Effective and Equal. Nowadays, however, it might be more appropriate to define it as Elitist, Entitled and Erroneous.
RRC opens Canada’s answer to hospitality schools
Canada’s newest hospitality and culinary school opened its anchor restaurant today – Jane’s – the final piece in a 10-storey school where students learn, work and live in a world class facility.
CJNU gets license from CRTC
CJNU Nostalgia Radio has built up a substantial and loyal audience over the past five years. Now, the non-profit community service radio station has been awarded a full time broadcasting license from the Canadian Radio and Television Commission.
Knight Media Learning Seminar inspires and motivates
Last week’s Knight Media Learning Seminar (KMLS) highlighted a wide range of quality journalism and community information projects funded by Knight Foundation, including CNC.