After waiting in line for over an hour to redeem a ticket for a wristband, Winnipeg Folk Festival patrons were treated to a highly entertaining opening night concert on Wednesday evening at Birds Hill Provincial Park. While some were annoyed at the long line up to get in, most took it stride. “It’s what I…
Local Music and Campus Radio. Click on the above link to see a video story about the relationship between campus radio and local music by Sean Campbell and Dave Hollier, featuring The Crooked Brothers, The Magnificent 7’s and the University of Winnipeg’s radio station, CKUW.
Fort Gibraltar — one of the more unique places in Winnipeg — gives our city a special charm. Historical reconstruction in Winnipeg’s francophone neighbourhoods is opening the gates for visitors to explore the 19th century period when french voyageurs first came to Manitoba. The scenes are carefully recreated in an old blacksmith shop, in a…
Imagine moving to a new country, where you know no one. You can’t speak the language, so it’s difficult to find a job, and you don’t know where you can live. This is a scenario being lived by many people in Winnipeg, including many women. In response to this need, Holy Names House of Peace…
On June 21, 2012, Canada celebrated National Aboriginal Day. The events covered all of Canada’s major cities, including Winnipeg. On June 23, 2012, Winnipeggers and guests of the city took in different activities from early morning at The Forks, historical and legendary place for First Nations of Canada. Aboriginal People celebrated the many attributes of North…
We’re half way through the first six-week series of Community News Commons training sessions for citizen journalists and I’m happy to report that the response to these free workshops has been extremely positive. A large and diverse group of people from all walks of life have been attending the sessions. Their questions, comments and suggestions…
Community News Commons is offering six FREE training workshops from May 15 to June 26. The workshops highlight multi-media online journalism and are designed as introductory sessions for those wanting to become citizen journalists in Winnipeg and elsewhere in Manitoba. Each workshop will be offered twice in the same week – Tuesday evenings and Thursday…