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Winnipeg is a great and constantly growing city. Our city authorities recognize a need for constant growth and development as the city`s population grows every year. Waverley Underpass project slated to be completed in 2020, now being pushed to open this year! The total cost for the project is now $98 million, down from the original $156 million budget. The construction at Waverly was completed ahead of schedule and $57 million under budget. The Waverley S...

Most Winnipeg residents sleep warmly and comfortably on cold January nights, but there are those who are less fortunate. Instead of staying at home, Mark Stewart, the director of the Salvation Army's emergency shelter, sits behind the wheel and drives through the city’s streets to help the homeless. Thus, the most vulnerable population of the city feel that they are not alone in such a frosty period. "The vulnerable people within our community in this area...

Blizzard appeared at the zoo in 2014. After 5 years he died. Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park Zoo staff and all the volunteers who knew the bear are very sad about the death of the animal. Their work is usually connected to a particular animal, to which they are attached very much. The zoo's director of veterinary services, Chris Enright, said that Blizzard was an unusual bear, very kind and communicative with people. It all started about 2 weeks ago when the b...

Chet Breau, a famous guitarist from Winnipeg, passed many tests over the past two years and plans to return to the scene. Two years ago, Breau was brought to the hospital, and his life was in great danger. He had too much extra weight, and therefore there were big heart problems. "They had to do surgery immediately in order to save me," Chet explained. "They weren't making any promises if I was going to live or not, that's for sure. If I didn't go by an am...

City residents gathered under the roof of one of the churches of Winnipeg to show that they did not forget what happened 2 years ago. On Tuesday, Winnipeggers marked the 2nd anniversary of Quebec mosque shooting and remembered people who died on that terrible day. About thirty people took part in the meeting to show their respect. Shahina Siddiqui, the head of the Islamic Social Services Association in Winnipeg, said that they devoted that day not only to...

Approximately ten months ago a scary crash happened in Saskatchewan, experts believe it was not an accident. On April 6 last year 16 people were killed and 13 injured, when a westbound semi-trailer truck struck a northbound coach bus near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The semi-trailer had failed to yield at a flashing stop sign at the intersection of Highways 35 and 335. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu had 70 regulation violations in the days leading up to April 6, 2...

Everyone likes to eat the food that tastes good, but also we need to think about the health aspect of the food we consume and the nutrients and vitamins it gives our body. For the first time since 2007, Canada has updated the healthy nutrition guide and did not include the recommended daily intake of dairy products. The new document includes general recommendations on nutrition, for example, Canadians were recommended to increase the consumption of fresh v...

Health Minister Cameron Friesen promised a plan to overcome the local methamphetamine crisis in October, but a report from a new task force to combat drug trafficking said the plan would not be available to the public until June 2019. Crime Stoppers announced the 100% increase in rewards for tips that help to fight meth crisis and arrest criminals dealing drugs and selling it to teenagers and even youth. Winnipeg Officials say methamphetamine has become su...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. But sometimes too much snow can bring some problems like difficult driving conditions and power outages. The winter forecast for Canada shows different temperatures and not as much snow, as it was last year. It is expected that the eastern part of the country throughout the winter will have a lot of rain in the form of rain and snow, predicts Accuweather. This week will deliver the coldest t...

The West End community organization is grateful to all residents of the city for not being indifferent and helping the victims of the recent fires. As the housing co-ordinator from Spence Neighbourhood Association, Benjamin Simcoe, said, donations exceeded all expectations. At the moment, the organization only requests items such as sofas, beds, tables, cots and prams. There are more than enough other things for all people. The organization asked for help...

February is the month of love. All shops, cafes and restaurants are ready to put festive decorations to plunge into the atmosphere of St. Valentine’s Day. Book critics from Manitoba are no exception. They prepared 10 of the most interesting books about love, which are definitely worth reading in February. 1.Tin Man by Sarah Winman This is a story about three friends who found themselves in a love triangle and do not know how to get out of it. This unusual...

Is it a miracle? Winnipeg resident found a butterfly in his garage on a cold January day. On Sunday a family from Winnipeg did not believe their eyes: a live butterfly hid from the cold in the garage. Now they sheltered it at their home. "It can't do anything but put a smile on your face, you know, to just see something so beautiful like that when you're not expecting it," said John Watson, who made such an unusual discovery on Sunday. "I look on the groun...

Bowman said that the city council should be prepared to take political risks to shake things up for the better, and that, although he calls 2019 the “year of transit,” the council will have to go beyond the current authority. On Monday, January 28th Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman was in Ottawa for a meeting of the Big City Mayors’ Caucus, and he says one of the issues that has been at the top of the agenda is public transit funding. Bowman said he and his cou...

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 Monday, January 28th Philadelphia Flyers got a win 3-1 over the Winnipeg Jets. Both teams worked hard and showed great skills, but the Flyers overpower...

Should Winnipeg have more heated bus shelters? At the moment, about 14% of all bus shelters are heated in the city. The mayor of the city said that he intended to establish more such bus shelters to make people not freeze on the streets while waiting for the bus. However, some residents of the city are sure that first of all it is worthwhile to improve the quality of services provided by the transport company. Recently, Brian Bowman said the following: "Th...

Everyone loves snow days and beautiful weather the winter brings. But sometimes too much snow can bring some problems like difficult driving conditions and power outages. The winter forecast for Canada shows different temperatures and not as much snow, as it was last year. It is expected that the eastern part of the country throughout the winter will have a lot of rain in the form of rain and snow, predicts Accuweather. This week will deliver the coldest t...

Unfortunately, almost every day a police report filed about a missing person in Canada. Most of them a found fast and returned home safely, but for in some cases, the search continues for months. A missing person is always a tragedy for the family and friends. People have no rest, can’t sleep peacefully, when a family member is not at home and safe. But the police and family members work hard every day to locate the missing person and provide help if neede...

Aly Raposo, the programming director for Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba, reports that people living in Manitoba should not be afraid of loneliness. Winter is the time of year that is associated with it most of all but people should not fall into despair and fill their heads with bad thoughts. "If you believe it to be so, it kind of increases. It increases that solitude, it increases that sadness about the negativity in it," she said. "But if you ki...