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Campaign Bag Up engages schools in collecting plastic bags in order to get useful things from recycled plastic that will be sent back to schools. This year more than 150 schools in Manitoba joined the action. Last year, bird feeders made from plastic were sent to schools. Now, frisbees will be presented to children who actively took part in the program. Bag Up Manitoba started in 2007, and since then over 9 million bags have been processed. This program is...

The public is worried very much about the safety in the hospitals due to the increasing number of cases of violence, especially on the wave of meth crisis. Health Minister of Canada states that hospital guards may intervene and use force in emergency situations and cases of violence, with which the unions disagree. Representatives of unions insist that under the law, security officers in medical institutions do not have special powers, except when they hav...

All applicants for the mayor's seat gathered together to discuss economic issues at an event organized by the Jewish Business Council on Thursday. It was the first forum devoted exclusively to economic issues, and it is remembered from the fact that most candidates could not clearly answer questions about their economic platforms. The film director and the mayoral candidate Ed Ackerman distinguished himself more than others. However, this was not due to hi...

A donation of $40,000 from SkipTheDishes is aimed at saving the 108-year tradition of holding Winnipeg’s Santa Claus parade. This company gave $40,000 in addition to about the same amount collected earlier online. In total, $100,000 is required for the parade, which means that before October 5, it is necessary to raise another $20,000 to make the Santa Claus parade this year. SkipTheDishes is located in Winnipeg and works in Canada and North America. Using...

71-year-old world-famous singer Elton John has included Winnipeg in the list of cities he will visit with concerts during his last world tour Yellow Brick Road. The concerts will be held on 4-5 October 2019 in Bell MTS Place. Altogether, Elton plans to visit five continents and give more than 300 concerts during the three-year tour. 25 of these concerts will be held in North America, including Winnipeg. Elton John's world tour has already started this mont...

A criminal thriller Siberia is out. All residents of Manitoba can watch a movie that was filmed in the province. Keanu Reeves starred as the main character. He walks through Siberia in an autumn coat, hunts a bear and communicates with the Russian mafia. The action takes place in St. Petersburg and the diamond capital of Russia - Mirnyy. The film is called Siberia, but the species of snow-covered Yakutia with birches were shot in Canada. Keanu Reeves plays...

A lot of accidents on the road happened because drivers are in a hurry, distracted or simply intentionally do not follow the rules and regulations. Every year, about 421,000 people are injured in crashes that have involved a driver who was distracted in some way. Over 78% of all distracted drivers are distracted because they have been texting while driving. In 2018 that number is already much higher throughout Canada. Manitoba alone seeing a 25% increase i...

Its game season again!!! Go Jets Go! Yesterday game Winnipeg Jets vs New Jersey Devils had some good news for locals, the event parking prices dropped down to $12 at Winnipeg Square Parkade. The Jets now have 16 forwards, nine defensemen, and two goalies remaining at training camp. Mathieu Perreault, Kyle Connor, and Skyler McKenzie scored for the Jets, but the New Jersey Devils came out on top 5-3. Next game is scheduled on October 9th Winnipeg Jets vs Lo...

At the beginning of September, a vehicle was stolen from the Rossmere neighborhood. Later the same week on Friday, September 7th, around 3 p.m. the owner came across his vehicle that was reported stolen and in wanted by police, it happened on McLeod Avenue. The owner tried to stop the driver from leaving but unfortunately didn’t succeed, was dragged by the moving car and got injured. He was later delivered to a hospital in a stable condition. Winnipeg poli...

Unfortunately, the crime level in Canada keeps growing every year. Mostly with small crimes and thefts, but sometimes just unspeakable thing happen and this leaves some families really scared for life. Eight years ago a shocking tragedy happened, that took a life of a little girl and changed her family member’s life forever. Back in 2009 an 8-year-old girl Tori Stafford was raped and murdered, it happened on April 8. Two killers were arrested and convicted...

Another missing person search is happening now in Manitoba. On Wednesday morning a 21-year-old man was reported missing in Skownan First Nation. Local police are searching for missing man and working with everyone, who is ready to help with information or by any other means. Reported missing is Dwayne Lavalle, 21, is a 6`2” tall, approximate weight is 200 lbs, he has couple tattoos on his arms. One tattoo on his left arm is a small cross, another one on hi...

A new company helps teenagers if their photos are distributed on the Internet. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection together with Winnipeg Police decided to create a new program that can help teenagers understand what to do if they see that their intimate photos are distributed on the Internet without their permission. Nowadays, too many teens can face such a problem, and they do not know where to turn and what to do. The representative of the Canadian...

The city authorities announced the search for the best Christmas tree for the upcoming holidays. All Winnipeggers can offer their tree if it meets all the requirements. Do you have a great variant to offer? If your tree grows not far from your house, it is 12-15 meters high and symmetric, try your luck and offer it for the main tree of the city. There are also several more features your tree should have: It should be next to any telephone or hydro wires; I...

The girl wrote letters to her future husband, and after she met him, she collected them in a book. It all started in 2013 when Reese Nevis was 22. At that moment she was not married, and she wanted to find her soulmate. She decided to write letters. Firstly, they were like prayerful letters to God. But after a while, her letters turned into letters to her future husband. The girl wrote about everything. She wrote about what her future spouse should be, wha...

On Wednesday, the 6th pre-season match of the NHL team Winnipeg Jets was held, in which hockey players from Winnipeg unfortunately could not defeat the team of Minnesota. This is the second defeat of the Jets in the pre-season games, now the score of their exhibition series is 4-2. It should be noted that in the match in the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota everything turned out for Winnipeg's team very well before the start of the third period. The Jets le...

On Wednesday, the PC government informed that $82 million loan should be paid between 2014 and 2058 by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, University of Manitoba and City of Winnipeg, as it was expected before. As it became known, Manitoba’s provincial government is going to write off the second loan part for IGF (Investors Group Field). Brian Pallister noted that in his opinion Triple B Stadium Inc. can pay such an amount of money. The President and CEO of the Win...

Meth-related visits number is growing rapidly lately. Along with some patients that willingly come to the hospital to seek help, there are some, which are brought in by their family members against their will or even by police, if officers think detainee requires medical help to calm him down or in life-threatening cases. Such patients express anger and sometimes act violently towards the doctors, nurses and other hospital staff. As per the Manitoba Govern...

On Wednesday, Winnipeg Police Chief Danny Smyth spoke about the struggle with meth in the city at an information session. The session took place at the Gonzaga Middle School in North Point Douglas, there were about 75 people present and the event started 7 p.m. Some were there just to listen and get some information. Others were present because they have somebody in their family or among their friends battling a meth addiction or dealing with a stress afte...