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Heidi Wright is fifteen and she is a grade 11 student at Technical Vocational High School in Winnipeg. The girl told that she likes music and history most of all among school subjects. So, it is not a surprise that Heidi decided to write a song about historical events of World War I. Her song is about Corporal Leo Clarke, Sergeant-Major Frederick William Hall, and Lieutenant Robert Shankland. All these men grew up in Winnipeg, distinguished themselves by t...

Several years ago the news about the construction of a commercial center of the two towers became public and in 2016 the construction officially began. The first tower and the only office space in Winnipeg since 1990 appeared on 242 Hargrave. Signature architecture, floor-to-ceiling glass, flexible floor plates, advanced construction technology, modern heating, and cooling systems and of course exciting rental offers. The tower with a height of 17 floors w...

Snowfalls have come to Manitoba, but if you live in Winnipeg, you may not see them. Apparently, Perimeter Highway created an invisible protective field around the city. “Last night, the snow came close to Winnipeg, and it slowly moved all night. But a few hours ago, when it seemed that it would get into the perimeter of the city, suddenly the direction had changed,“ said The Environment Canada meteorologist Dan Fulton on Tuesday, November 6th. "The snow wa...

Wonderful news - Winnipeg again won first place as the best cultural city according to Culture Days rating. This organization creates a rating of cities due to registered activities during Culture Days weekend. This is the sixth time when Winnipeg gets the first place. Nicole Matiation, co-chair of Culture Days Manitoba and Nuit Blanche Winnipeg informed that Winnipeg is a very valuable place in the arts and culture for the inhabitants of Manitoba. Culture...

NDP MLA Bernadette Smith introduced a bill to amend the law on children and family services. The woman said that she had to go through this law in childhood, and if the changes had been made when she was small, then perhaps her life would have been better. Bernadette said that her mother was not given appropriate support from the government, and therefore the girl had to live in a group home. She faces many cases every day when children are taken from the...

There are just regular days, but there are some…, well just not your days! It was a rough Tuesday morning for a 30-year-old driver, who was pulled over for speeding in two different vehicles by the same RCMP officer. Just yesterday, November 6th the woman was clocked at 124 km/h – resulting in a $364 fine – on the west Perimeter at 8:27 a.m. She was pulled over just three and a half hours later with a further $299 fine at 11:55 a.m. while traveling 119 km/...

A scary and dangerous incident occurred in the residential area right next to a school full of children right during classes. Last Friday, November 2nd Winnipeg Police blocked the street outside the Shaughnessy Park School in response to what its spokesperson called a "serious incident." Police units were positioned on Chudley Street south of Tyndall Avenue starting at 4 a.m. and asked people to avoid the area. There were around 25 police units at the scen...

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says the city will get stronger every single year during his speech after being re-elected. Everyone who voted for the current mayor is celebrating the victory with the Bowman, people showed their support as he showed good work on his electoral promises from the last campaign. Bowman stated that it is still a long way to go for the city to work on all the issues and problems of the city, but his team is ready to work hard and ma...

A private corporation will build a new centre with 74 child care spaces in the first half of 2019. This company will receive $10000 in tax credits for each new child care space.  As it became known, this company is creating a new child non-profit centre. All workers of the centre and Sage Creek families will be able to take its services in the nearest future. This child centre will have 16 children's and 58 preschool places. $740,000 in tax credits will be...

In Manitoba, two black bears scrambled onto an electric pole and, hugging it, fell asleep. Rescuers have already launched a special operation to save the animals but the bears got off themselves. This curious case was told to the electricity company. The incident occurred in the Canadian province - Manitoba. To save the animals, rescuers launched a special operation and turned off the power supply. When the people got to the bears on the elevator, they saw...

Last week, October 29th the truck was reported stolen by Manitoba RCMP, later located by police in Ontario. Police officers got a call about the dangerous incident at the gas station on Imperial Road at approximately 12:20 a.m., later the pickup was found in the area of Woodlawn and Edinburgh roads, but the driver was able to run away. The vehicle was later found unoccupied in the area of Burns Drive and police said they also found break-in tools. Just a f...

Christie Amoyo, a mother of many children and a pastor, decided to tell the readers her difficult story and released a book called The Promised Child. In it, Christie talks about building a family and all the difficulties of this path. She also shares with readers how she and her husband came to faith, after unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant, the loss of a child and the terrible verdict of doctors. The first pregnancy of the woman ended in the loss of...

Brian Bowman began his second term as mayor by appointing his deputies and Executive Policy Committee members. 5 councillors had already worked in EPC. They are Matt Allard from St. Boniface, Scott Gillingham from St. James, Cindy Gilroy from Daniel McIntyre, Brian Mayes from St. Vital and John Orlikow from River Heights-Fort Garry. Sherri Rollins from Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry will become a new face in EPC. She will head Standing Policy Committee on Prot...

On Monday, November 5th Mark Wasilyw, Trustee for the Winnipeg School Division said that for now, students have to live with the consequences of decisions they cannot influence on or affect the outcome. According to recent polls and researches, those who voted once will vote again. However, if people will not start voting in their teens, chances are they’re never going to vote at all. So implementing the decision to exercise the citizens constitutional rig...

Lake Winnipeg over the past 15 years has become a popular place for winter fishing, and the results of a recently published market study paint a powerful picture of the impact of recreational fishing on the region's economy. At the request of the Manitoba Wildlife Federation, Winnipeg-based Probe Research surveyed more than 700 fishermen who were fishing in Winnipeg Lake in winter. The bottom line: a “green” approach to Lake Winnipeg means big money in Man...

Clubs of black smoke filled the surroundings of St. Boniface due to a fire in a processing plant. A fire brigade arrived at the Friendly Families Farms fire site at about one in the afternoon on Monday. They faced difficulties because they were not familiar with seed oil and were not sure how to act in such a situation correctly. Later it turned out that black smoke, which stands above the fire, does not pose much danger. It is a product of burning vegetab...

The VW Atlas is a very spacious 6-7 seater SUV that replaces the VW Touareg, which is no longer sold in North America. Atlas cannot be called a direct descendant, as it is noticeably larger and more impressive. The model was introduced in Los Angeles in November 2016 and entered the dealerships of Canada and the United States in May 2017. The exterior of the Atlas is fascinating - a stylish and elegant body of a classic SUV, and beautiful front optics, the...

Last Friday, November 2nd Third Charity Autumn Ball took place in Winnipeg. Charity Autumn Ball is based on the best traditions of the Russian Empire. A noble purpose and a beautiful celebration organically merged together. Elegant ladies and gentlemen, dinner time for conversations and acquaintances with melodic guitar sounds and of course attractive appetizers, all of this made the night just magical. The entrance to the banquet room was decorated with c...