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Click, Text and Pollinate! Museum fights to save habitat

Charitable Organizations, Environment, Health & Safety, PhilanthropyBy Pamela MoatOctober 12, 2012

Although grasses dominate the prairies, it is the flowers that capture our eyes. The problem is that prairie plants and pollinators are among the rarest in Canada as little of their original habitat remains.

She walked in a good way

Culture, Education, Local Heroes, Stories of GivingBy Lisa Forbes and the Digital storyteller sistersOctober 12, 20122 Comments

Claudette Michell was a mother, grandmother, cultural educator, pipe and drum carrier, storyteller, sun dancer, community helper, mentor, researcher, and coordinator.

Art + Body showcases artists with disabilities

Arts & Entertainment, Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, PhilanthropyBy Noah ErenbergOctober 10, 2012

The first ever celebration of professional artists with disabilities in Manitoba took place Wednesday, October 10 and Thursday, October 11, at The Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Crush Hunger comes up short

Charitable Organizations, Food, Health & Safety, Our City, PhilanthropyBy Meg CraneOctober 5, 2012

Crush Hunger – A Monster Jam Canada Food Drive – took place on October 3, 2012 to collect food for Winnipeg Harvest. Unfortunately, attendance was not what had been expected.

Putting a value on kindness

Health & Safety, Our City, Stories of GivingBy Roger CurrieSeptember 28, 20121 Comment

How do we put a value on Random Acts of Kindness? That discussion is continuing in Winnipeg in the wake of the story about the bus driver and the shoes.

Homeless Awareness Week kicks off in Winnipeg

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, Our City, Philanthropy, Stories of GivingBy Rick FrostSeptember 27, 2012

Tonight I sleep on the sidewalk at Portage and Main in an effort to help the homeless.

The way ahead for journalism

Culture, Our City, Stories of GivingBy Duncan McMonagleSeptember 21, 20122 Comments

In the tumult and reinvention of journalism, there are moments when the way ahead becomes clearer. One of those moments occurred Tuesday.

Now it’s your turn Winnipeg… We can all help

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, Our City, Philanthropy, Stories of GivingBy Rhonda PrepesSeptember 20, 2012

This selfless act reminded me that if we all did a random act of kindness each day, what a better place this world would be.

Winnipeg bus driver’s shoes could help feed less fortunate

Charitable Organizations, Health & Safety, Our City, Philanthropy, Stories of GivingBy Murray LevineSeptember 19, 2012

As a charity activist for the past 24 years, I can honestly say that some things take forever, if not longer. Thank you Mr. Winnipeg Bus Driver for providing the impetus!

Compassionate bus driver, citizen reporter create stir

Health & Safety, Our City, Stories of GivingBy Noah ErenbergSeptember 19, 20121 Comment

You just never know the reaction something will generate. I’m not sure what impressed me more – the original story itself, or the overwhelming response to it.

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