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GO JETS GO! The Winnipeg Jets playoff run starts on April 10 and the city is getting ready for big fun. If you want to visit the first two Whiteout parties this year, you should buy a ticket. The ticket’s price is 5$. The city authorities decided to make a paid entrance to the parties in order to limit the number of people there and to avoid any possible incidents. If you have a ticket to the game, then you have the opportunity to attend the party for free...

After Jerusalem was created by Vancouver-based (and Winnipeg-born) playwright Aaron Bushkowsky in 2011. Currently it closes Winnipeg Jewish Theatre's season and it gets the best reviews and a fresh and entertaining spin on the romcom genre. This romantic comedy tells a story about a middle-aged, Labradoodle-owning, Honda Accord-driving guidance councillor from Regina. Under certain circumstances, she meets a man whose name is Vlad. The man is an Israeli so...

A residential fire is always a scary and dangerous thing, people might get hurt or killed, especially children and elderly citizens since they are not able to react fast and evacuate the building by themselves. Tuesday, April 9th a deadly residential fire occurred in Winnipeg. One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a house fire on Boyd Avenue. Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service said two cats were also killed in the heavy blaze at 470 Bo...

City authorities recognize and understand the importance of constant transport infrastructure growth and modernization to be able to satisfy the needs of Winnipeg citizens and a workforce visiting our city every day. Winnipeg Transit has now shifted to its 2019 Spring Schedule. Transit service is adjusted four times a year to match seasonal changes in ridership. The following routes will operate under the new schedule: 20 Academy 36 Northwest Super Express...

Every game there are millions of fans watching our team perform on TV and support at a game in person, all hoping for a win and the first places for Winnipeg Jets. The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs starts today, April 10 and we’ll have at least 2 games (and hopefully more) at Bell MTS Place! Here is the full first round schedule against the St. Louis Blues: Wednesday, April 10 – 7:00 pm – St. Louis at Winnipeg Friday, April 12 – 8:30 pm – St. Louis at Winnipeg...

A group of Winnipeg seniors want to get back to the building that currently no one is using. The Charleswood 55+ Active Living Centre was using this building, however now it is empty. Last May, the centre received a letter in which it was said that people should leave the building since it was put up for sale. As it became known, the place was still empty even 9 months after people left it. Only in 2019 it went on sale. Camilla Waitt, executive director of...

Manitoba Public Insurance revoked Star Trek-themed licence plate. Nicholas Troller is a big fan of Star Trek. He applied for the personalized licence plate with the phrase "ASIMIL8" and he received approval. He installed it on his car together with a licence plate holder that reads "We are the Borg" and "Resistance is futile." These two phrases are a reference to a fictitious alien race from the series. Several years after, this information became known to...

Take Pride Winnipeg says that this spring the city looks much worse than last year. Spring has come to Winnipeg. The snow has melted, and along with the joyful emotions of warm days, all residents of the city are disappointed when they see a considerable amount of litter on the streets of the city. The local charity which is engaged in cleaning the city has already made its assessment and reported that in 2019 Winnipeg is dirtier than in 2018. The city cen...

Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! New players are always welcomed on the team. Bombers management is constantly in search of new talents to show great performance and result for the team. The Bombers announced the signings of a pair of defensive backs on Monday, April 8th including Terrance Baldwin and Malik Boynton. A 22-year-old player, Terrance Baldwin worked out for t...

The City is continually reviewing its flood protection measures, including monitoring river levels and filling sandbags. Other Winnipeg properties may still be at risk for overland flooding due to snowmelt. The level of the Assiniboine River has increased above the River Walk. The city authorities issued a warning and decided to close the River Walk to pedestrian traffic for safety reasons. A Communications Officer with the City of Winnipeg, Ken Allen said...

West End Women's Centre launches domestic violence program for newcomer women. Representatives of the centre said that this program will be one of the three that are scheduled for launch. On Monday, the centre received its annual funding of $118,000 and plans to spend the money to combat domestic violence. Statistics show that in Manitoba the level of domestic violence is much higher than in other provinces. This is especially true for women from the Indig...

A new place in town is always good, but a new restaurant is even better! Especially if we are talking about the famous P.F. CHANGS, one of the most popular Chinese restaurants in North America. Based on documents filed with the City of Winnipeg, a brand new 6,248 sqft restaurant in the Polo Park area will be the first location in Winnipeg of P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro. It’s being built on the parking lot of the former Polo Park Target location and will be...

Now, the office of AWS Thinkbox is at The Forks in Winnipeg. AWS Thinkbox is providing services for entertainment, architecture and engineering industries. The new home of Amazon-owned business is the 13,000-square-foot space in the Johnston Terminal building. ThinkBox technology is known to be used for creating a lot of famous movies, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The appearance of the company in Winnipeg opens up enormous opportunities f...

Golden West Centennial Lodge decided not to inform the families of the patients about the salmonella outbreak. As the daughter of one of the patients of care home explained, she learned about the epidemic from the news. Holly Doan's mother has been at Golden West in Winnipeg for a long time. She is 93, she has dementia and other health problems. In the past, the care home always reported any issues, but not this time. Now the information is kept secret, an...

Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre worries about the safety of little rabbits. That’s why the centre calls city residents not to take little rabbits from their nests if they notice them in their yards. Every spring, employees of the centre face this problem. Residents of the city find nests near their houses, and most of them believe that these nests are abandoned, so they urgently need to save the little rabbits. The situation is quite the opposite. M...

On April 1st Olympic hopefuls gather at the RBC Training Ground in Winnipeg. Athletes ranging in age from 14 to 25 converged at the Canada Games Sport for Life Centre, with their sights set on future Olympic Games. Similar events are held across Canada by the RBC Training Ground to identify and test future Olympians. Also, just two weeks ago, Winnipeg’s boxing community gathered in an effort to send Manitoba’s best boxers to 2019`s national championships....

Winnipeg authorities are predicting major flooding this spring along the Red River. The communities along the river banks know very well how dangerous floods could be. From the destruction power of moving water, that destroys houses and vehicles, to a deadly danger for people, who get caught by the stream. Back alleys across Winnipeg are seeing an influx of water as snow packs around the city melt. Back lane floods almost annually, and usually, city crews...

The cost of filling up has already risen by as much as 20 cents per liter in Winnipeg. The new carbon tax on gasoline, diesel and heating fuels is now implemented in Manitoba since Monday, April 1st. The federal tax is $20 a tonne for this year and is set to increase by $10 annually until it reaches $50 a tonne in April 2022. The fuel prices vary in different cities, gas prices can differ for about 10-20 cents and even more. The prices can vary about 10-30...