Cast your vote and help decide Winnipeg’s best sandwich
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.