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Every winter in Winnipeg there is special parking rules implemented to help snow cleaning services move the equipment around the city and clean the streets to make it possible and safe to drive and get to work and back home. The city authorities use special signs to mark places that are prohibited from parking, which are priorities for snow removal. All schools in the Red River Valley School Division are closed today. Schools in the western region of the B...

Fellow Winnipeggers, everyone who loves and supports Blue Bombers, get your tickets early for the next game or for the whole season! Let us all come together and show our support for our city team. If you are not going to visit the game, let us plan a game night at home with friends and family! On Tuesday, January 22nd the Blue Bombers announced Michael Couture had been signed to a one-year extension for the 2019 CFL season. Couture was the Blue Bombers se...

Winnipeg police say they have seen a steady increase in the number of bike theft incidents over the last several years. Between 2012 and 2018, the number of incidents went up more than 82 percent, from 717 to 1,304, according to police. They note an "incident" may involve more than one stolen bike. After consulting with the Winnipeg Police Service, retail stores, specialty stores offline and online, an offer was made to register bikes at the time of purcha...

Canada lichenologists unite to choose a lichen for each province. Now, Manitoba has official bird, tree and flower and in the nearest future it might also have its official lichen. Hundreds of studies are conducted across the country to identify lichens and, accordingly, to create a new official symbol of Manitoba and other provinces. The idea came back in 2016, and in 2017, Canadian scientists began to draw attention to it. People usually do not pay atten...

Now, all Winnipeggers can come to Icy outdoor bar and relax with their friends on the frozen Assiniboine River. Festi-Bar on Ice opened its doors officially on Wednesday, January 23. Beer lovers can order a drink in a glass made of ice. Those who wish to get warm and lovers of hot chocolate will also find options for themselves. Festi-Bar is hosted by Festival du Voyageur. This year the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. Communications and marketing...

A few days ago, the residents of Manitoba were able to get acquainted with the new food guide. It is significantly different from the previous version because this time special attention is paid to plant protein and foods that grow in the place where people live. Some people expressed their concern because the guide has practically no animal protein. That means that the amount of meat and dairy products has significantly decreased. However, Dr. Joyce Slato...

Clara Monias got the nickname 'Walker of Garden Hill' many years ago, and now the woman is returning to her workout. Monias has a terrible disease – diabetes. She explained that exercising was almost the only thing thanks to which she felt much better. However, she took a break in exercising. Now, Clara Monias is ready to start over! "I wanted to be healthy for my grandchildren so I can take care of them. I've got 14," said Monias. The woman also said that...

Now, Manitoba residents can get acquainted with a new food guide that dietitians released several days ago. This time, dietitians pay attention not only to healthy eating but also to products that grow in the region. According to the new food guide, people should pay more attention to food, rather than to the size of their portions. "Before, they were still very much focused on portion sizes. Now they're focusing more on culture, and coming back to more tr...

The first bench created from recycled plastic bags appeared in Winnipeg. Manitoba students took part in an annual recycling program under which they collected almost a million plastic bags. The recycling program turned the plastic bags into benches that Manitoba schools can use now. More than 150 schools in Manitoba participated in the collection of plastic bags for the recycling program. On Tuesday, one of the benches appeared in Winnipeg at General Byng...

Are you planning to return to work after a parenting gap? For many people, this decision can be very scary. You should take a look at some essential tips that job experts from Manitoba are sharing. Here are 5 main mistakes people usually make: 1.Don’t underestimate volunteer jobs You should remember all the experience you had while you were at home, including the work of volunteers. “If you talk about running a major fundraising campaign to build a playgro...

Everyone wants to live in a big house, with many rooms and the property big enough to drive around in a golf cart, with a pool and four-car garage, but not everyone can afford it, especially counting the fact that after purchasing a house like this for a hefty price, you will have to pay annual taxes on the property that could reach like $40-50 thousand dollars annually. Sales were down 5 percent from 2017, and down 6 percent from the record-setting year 2...

Winnipeg`s authorities recognize the growth of our city`s needs, the population grows every year and the workforce visiting Winnipeg constantly increases as well. Public transportation is a very important part of city infrastructure modernization and development. In addition to putting surveillance cameras inside buses, the city is also working on installing cameras on the side of all buses so drivers can see who is getting on and off the vehicles. The cit...

Sales of pickups in Canada began to grow rapidly when the economic crisis came to an end. Then came the year 2018 and five years rise streak of the pickup came to an end. But anyway, Canadian businesses, government agencies, and individuals, in any case, acquired more new pickups in 2018 than in any of these years after the recession, driving.ca reports. But the growth rate was clearly not sustainable. Total car sales rose by almost 40 percent between 2009...

Methamphetamine is a real problem in Canada, the majority of people involved are youth and older teenagers. There is a study conducted by Winnipeg Police department about how people on meth are no longer productive, so they have to find other ways to get money to fuel their addiction and get more drugs. People on meth turn to pity theft and other, more serious crimes. Bike theft, residential break-ins, garage theft is now a rising problem in the city. On F...

Neil McCritchie, 62, is a famous Kung Fu instructor and a manual therapist from Winnipeg. However, now the man can not work due to problems that he faced after putting a hip implant. "I'm pretty beat up. I've had five hip surgeries now. It's a little bit of a hit to your force field shields," said McCritchie. "I feel exhausted. That's how I feel. I feel that I need a beach to lay on for a year. That's how I feel. I feel like I've been through a lot." In 20...

A new study showed that more than 50% of Manitoba residents receive less money than they need for their monthly expenses. The residents of Saskatchewan also found themselves in a similar situation. During the last survey, which was in September, only 14% of Manitoba residents complained that they were on the verge of financial insolvency. This figure has almost tripled now. The same survey showed that every third person in the province is not able to pay h...

Winnipeg retailers explain that they need to improve the security system because baby formula became product number one that is stolen in the shops. Munther Zeid, the owner of Food Fare store, said that thefts have greatly increased lately. “I would say more than half was being stolen,” he stated. “It’s almost at the point where you have to put all those hot commodities under lock and key.” Now baby formula is locked up behind the cash register in his stor...

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. Just yesterday, January 21st a big residential fire occurred in one of the buildings on Maryland Street. Firefighters were called, once crews entered the three-story building, they were forced to leave and move to a defensive attack. One nearby home...