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Cast your vote and help decide Winnipeg’s best sandwich

Charitable Organizations, Education, Food, Health & SafetyBy Stacy Cardigan SmithMarch 18, 2014

Winnipeg kids created their most outrageous, nutritious and delicious sandwiches and shared them on video. Now it’s your turn to vote and help determine the People’s Choice.

The Scrap Came Back — Fred Penner to cut ribbon at gift shop

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Economy & Business, SoutheastBy Doug KretchmerMarch 18, 2014

Repurposed, reimagined, recycled and fair trade is what The Scrap Came Back store is all about. The gift shop, open since November 2013, will have a ribbon cutting ceremony this week.

Program improves life for kids with arthritis

Charitable Organizations, Education, Health & Safety, Northeast, PhilanthropyBy Noah ErenbergMarch 14, 2014

There is an average of at least one child in every school in Manitoba who is afflicted with childhood arthritis, yet many professionals working with kids are not aware of this.

Having the conversation about addiction

Charitable Organizations, Education, Health & SafetyBy Harriet ZimmerMarch 14, 2014

This month, Jewish Child and Family Service is spearheading a conference featuring national and international speakers taking aim at the difficult issue of youth substance abuse.

Remembering Manitoba’s Father of Nephrology

Charitable Organizations, Education, Health & Safety, Science & Technology, Stories of GivingBy Erica VogtMarch 13, 2014

With today being World Kidney Day, we remember a great Manitoban, Dr. Ashley Thomson (1921-2013), known around the world for his work in kidney health.

Community breakfast part of school’s philosophy to give back

Education, Philanthropy, Southwest, Stories of GivingBy Trevor SmithMarch 11, 2014

École Robert H. Smith held it’s annual community breakfast which raises money for local charities while teaching children the importance of philanthropy.

Local theatre company celebrates International Women’s Week

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Samantha WaltersMarch 2, 2014

Literary obsessions, teen truckers and fairy tale rejections – find out what ten young women think about the state of the world as Sarasvàti Productions presents ten monologues by Canadian playwrights.

Investigative food journalist serves up tasty morsels of info

Charitable Organizations, Education, Food, Health & Safety, Science & TechnologyBy Noah ErenbergFebruary 28, 2014

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times investigative reporter, Michael Moss, was in town this week to talk about what food companies do to their products in order to hook us, one nacho chip at a time.

First Nations youth arrive for first-ever food security exchange

Charitable Organizations, Economy & Business, Food, Health & Safety, PoliticsBy Noah ErenbergFebruary 26, 20141 Comment

Aboriginal youth have set out from First Nations communities across the province to convene in Winnipeg for the first-ever Youth Exchange on food security in Manitoba.

Bearded men (and women) compete in beard growing contest

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Downtown, Reviews, SportsBy Doug KretchmerFebruary 23, 2014

The annual beard growing contest has been a favourite of Festival du Voyageur goers for 32 years. More than 70 people entered this year’s contest that included beards of all sizes and shapes.

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