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Pollock’s Hardware Co-op members gathered to vote on the closure of the store on Saturday. A few weeks ago there was information about Pollock’s Hardware closing. More than 100 members gave their vote against the store closing. After that, another voting took place.  Replacing the board of directors was discussed there. “This is the first time that membership has had to deal with something this serious, so people are concerned,” said Walchuk, the former ge...

On Sunday, the triathlon which raises money for the homeless took place in the Forks. Despite a rather frosty day, many residents of the city went outside to take part in the triathlon and to contribute to helping the homeless people of the city. Beat the Cold participants had to run, bike and skate. Each section was 5 km long. All funds raised were given to 1JustCity's Just a Warm Sleep emergency warming centre.  The organizer of the triathlon said he was...

The long-awaited vacation turned into a real tragedy for Holly Twoheart, a woman from Winnipeg. Holly Twoheart went to the Dominican Republic with her daughter, Danielle Twoheart, 26. However, their rest ended earlier than expected — the girl fell from the balcony and died. The woman said that at about 2 a.m. she was woken by the hotel staff and was said that her daughter had fallen from the balcony of the third floor. "They said there'd been an accident a...

Between 10-15 cm of snow blanketed Winnipeg last week. Winds are also causing low visibility on the roads. Strong wind gusts near 50 km/h created snow drifts throughout the city, according to Shannon Moodie of Environment Canada. If your vehicle gets stuck in the snow and there are no heavy duty vehicles around to help and pull it out on the road, well…there are other ways to do it! A few young people figured out how to pull the car out on their own. They...

Recently the acts of vandalism based on racial and religious hatred happening more often in Winnipeg. Most of such cases never get solved and the investigation leads nowhere. A very violent attack was made on the North End's Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. Friday, February 15th the community discovered how bad it was. All rooms s in the building were robbed of anything valuable and trashed, the furniture damaged and destroyed. The images taken at the c...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters. Go Jets Go! 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 Jets. Unfortunately, the last game was not successful for our team. On Saturday, February 16th Ottawa Senators got a win 4-3 over the Winnipeg Jets. Both teams worked hard and showed great skills, but the Senators overpowe...

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. On Sunday, February 17th a fire occurred in a house on Jarvis Avenue. Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service crews responded to reports of a fire in a two storey multi-family home around 2:05 a.m. Firefighters tried an exterior attack but after knocking...

Festival du Voyageur is going to start in the city on Friday, February 15. Due to the fact that the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, it was decided to make a guitar that can reflect the history of the festival. Christian Dupont, a Franco-Manitoban luthier, was the master who was asked to make the instrument. "Since the festival is a celebration of music and culture, a guitar just fits in so perfectly," said Dupont. "We're celebrating 50...

Winnipeg relationship expert said that attention to the partner can be shown not only by big gestures on Valentine's Day. Little things also matter. The expert explains that in order to show real feelings and to strengthen a relationship, it is not necessary to arrange a grand celebration on February 14th. “For couples who don’t want to follow that commercialization, you can honour this day by being mindful and telling each other why they love each other,”...

On February 14, the atmosphere of love reigned in Winnipeg. Many residents of the city left the house to celebrate this day with their soulmate. Some Winnipeggers decided to tell their stories in honour of this wonderful holiday. Here are some of them: Evan Rogers met his girlfriend two years ago, that’s why he loves this holiday so much. “She made me this heart-shaped thing filled with chocolates and special stuff filled with memories,” he said. Diana Bro...

Two years ago, Winnipeg Transit driver was killed on St. Valentine's Day. Two weeks ago, the killer was convicted. After his death, Winnipeg Transit drivers displayed Rest In Peace banners on their buses to show love and memory. However, this year, they were told not to do this. The Union is shocked by the situation. "It is petty, as far as I'm concerned. It's very petty. It's a kick when somebody's down. It's not the right thing to do at this time. We tho...

Hundreds of city inhabitants took to the streets to show their love for missing or murdered Indigenous girls and women on St. Valentine's Day. Many of them were holding posters depicting a butterfly, the names and dates of the disappearance or death of people from their family. This event has been held for over 50 years in different cities of the country on St. Valentine's Day. "We are walking for our community and we're walking for our loved one: My grand...

The organization, headquartered in Winnipeg, explained that at the moment thrift sales are as low as never. "This is somewhat of a wake-up call for us to make sure that we are on our toes," executive director Rick Cober Bauman said. "Certainly there is a lot of competition in the second-hand industry." Cutting of programs will affect also staff positions. At least three coordinator positions will be closed in Winnipeg. Aileen Friesen, an assistant professo...

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra hopes that the government will be able to allocate $2.6 million to repair acoustical shell. At the moment the acoustical shell is in a disastrous state and the director has repeatedly asked for help. "The lack of a functional shell is really desperate," Trudy Schroeder, WSO executive director, said. "We've been waiting, we've been very patient." Schroeder even went on stage to ask for help from the audience. The woman asked...

Girls from Balmoral Hall School in Winnipeg learned Indigenous culture better on Wednesday, February 13. The event was held with the help of Winnipeg's Indigenous community and local charity 1JustCity. "It was an honour for me to do that, to be invited here to do the teachings," said 1Justcity volunteer. "It's a great honour to provide that information for students that haven't heard that before, and can see the values and the customs that belong to our tr...

Winnipeg women's shelters feel care and love from Sikh community. Thanks to this, women will feel that they are not alone. On Wednesday, members of Sikh community were preparing packages to send to women who became victims of domestic violence. The packages contain hygiene products, chocolates, and baked goods. In total, more than 100 packages were created. "There's definitely a lot of love going into the packages," said Imreet Kaur, leader of the project....

Finally, the weekend is near. It's time to decide what to do. If you still have no plans, we know what to offer you. So, here are three best ideas for the weekend of February 15-17: 1. Festival du Voyageur This festival is the most anticipated event for all residents of the city, especially for those who like to spend time outdoors. The festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and the opening ceremony will take place on Friday at 7.30 pm. All vi...

Winnipeggers are so lucky to have such a great team in our city as Jets. Winnipeg Jets always show a great game and a spectacular show. Every game there are thousands of fans and followers support the team and pray for a victory! On Tuesday, February 12th our own Winnipeg Jets shoved a great will and worked hard for the victory. The Jets beat New York Rangers 4-3. Jets defenceman Joe Morrow recorded his first goal of the season and Andrew Copp also scored...