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The August Long weekend is coming and everyone is excited about the extra days off. But that also means that many stores and other businesses will be closed, to be able to let people go and enjoy the weekend. Terry Fox Day will take place on Monday, August 6, 2019. This weekend is also often referred to as August Long Weekend and the second last long weekend of the summer. Since it isn’t a statutory holiday, most places will remain open: Grocery stores wil...

Folklorama began in 1970 and has since grown into an annual two-week festival of global culture. Over 40 volunteer-run pavilions participate each year. They showcase unique cultures in venues throughout Winnipeg. Pavilions feature lively entertainment, cultural displays, warm hospitality, and authentic ethnic cuisine. Folklorama is the largest and longest-running multicultural festival in the world will run in Winnipeg from August 4 – 17, 2019! This is goi...

This summer is one of the hottest one for the last couple of years, naturally, people looking to cool off and new activities. So, a family pool day sounds like an amazing idea! Winnipeg residents are encouraged by the City to come in, cool off, and get a drink of water from city facilities this weekend, during their regular hours. Spray pads and wading pools will also provide relief this weekend. Also, a very important safety reminder: When using additiona...

This year Manitoba is experiencing the driest first half of the year in over a century. The amount of precipitation that Manitoba has experienced this year is over 60% less than our normal amounts. Now Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the City of Winnipeg, and much of southern Manitoba. As per Environment Canada: Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging...

The Icelandic Festival is coming to Manitoba!! The Festival was recently named one of the 40 Best Arts and Cultural Festivals in North America. Get ready for the August Long Weekend. The Icelandic Festival will run in Gimli, Manitoba from August 2 to 5, 2019. The 130th festival theme is “Take a Viking Voyage”. Gimli, MB is located just an hour north of Winnipeg and is a very popular summer destination. Please follow a link below for more information and ev...

The estimated hike in water-and-sewer tariffs by 4.7% was to increase the average household bill by $61 a year, but the executive police committee decided to postpone it. The City of Winnipeg uses a combined sewer system, which collects rainwater, snowmelt and wastewater from homes and businesses, all in the same pipe. It then takes it to the treatment plan and then releases it into the river. But when there’s heavy rainfall or snowmelts, the sewers are ov...

Everyone dreams of hitting a lottery jackpot, but not everyone even tries and buys lottery tickets. Life is full of surprises, not always good ones, but sometimes it's just your lucky day! A Winnipeg father and son, both named David Hunter, will share in a $2 million dollar lottery prize after the elder man descried to make good on a vow. The winning ticket was a free play redeemed at a lottery kiosk inside a Real Canadian Superstore on Portage Avenue, the...

Missing person cases involve people of any age who are lost or abducted, have run away or have mental health issues, among other things. Winnipeg police are now requesting help in locating Wesley, who was last seen in the Point Douglas area of Winnipeg on July 29, 2019. The man is described as Indigenous in appearance, around 5'6" tall with a skinny build, with short brown hair and a goatee. He was last seen wearing a black tank top that has red trim, blac...

Nowadays people go missing in Canada almost every day. Most of them are found fast and returned home safely, but for in some cases, the search continues for months. Mary Byman, from Piney, Man., went missing while out picking blueberries with her friend near Menisino, Man. Family, friends, volunteers and search and rescue personnel looked through thick forest and dense brush for Byman. RCMP said planes and helicopters were also used in the search. Byman’s...

A 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. The church had not even received a call after the fire on Sunday night and discovered it themselves Monday morning. Someone had set a fire on the exterior wall of the church. It looks like they used an accelerant and blackened the whole side of the building, pl...

Nobody likes to wait, in the line of a grocery store or just your local Tim Hortons, but waiting for a doctor or an ambulance to provide, sometimes life-saving, service that is totally unacceptable! Gladly it is not the case with Winnipeg Ambulance services. July 29th, during the day, just on the street, at the intersection, an elderly woman felt bad and needed some immediate assistance. Caring bystanders called the emergency services and the ambulance arr...

Fire can be a scary and destructive force. Many residential fires occur because of the tenant's fault or negligence of fire safety and common sense. A fire in the industrial building or a business office brings a great danger and life-threatening panic to people inside and near the building. Even scarier is a school on fire. The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to a fire at a Transcona school in the early morning hours of Saturday. The fire at a s...

Sport is good for your physical health and mental state. Many Winnipeggers enjoy fitness and workout as family time, for sport and soul recreation. But some people do not have the ability or limited abilities to workout at regular gyms and fitness locations. So Whyte Ridge Community Centre opens new accessible fitness park. The new Whyte Ridge Accessible Fitness Park was officially opened on Saturday. All the exercises are performed primarily with your own...

It is time to relax and enjoy various concerts with your friends and family. Make sure to preorder your tickets and bring your loved ones. A crowd took over St. John's Park on Saturday for a free concert in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. In Winnipeg’s north end this weekend as the 12th annual No Stone Unturned free concert honoured hundreds of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) in Manitoba. Art, music, and e...

Lately, there were a huge number of calls to the Winnipeg Police Department about the armed individual’s aggressive behavior in the Millennium Library. To assist in individuals entering the library safely, lockers have been made available since the week of June 10, 2019, for visitors who would like to store and secure their belongings while at the Millennium. But as an additional security measure, a decision was made in favor of personal screening. A scree...

Every parent who wants to find an interesting hobby for their kids is looking forward to the start of the registration for the spring-summer 2019 season. RiverWild Day camp has powered up and is having an amazing summer. This day camp encourages kids to power up in their faith and friendships as they go on adventures, field trips, learn about God and play lots of games! Winnipeg offer kids attend swimming lessons, summer camps, fishing lessons and more. Ad...

Our own Winnipeg Blue Bombers is a great team with a bright future and the fans show their support each and every game! New players are always welcomed on the team. Bombers management is constantly in search of new talents to show great performance and result for the team. The linebacker Adam Bighill will be back in the lineup on Friday for the showdown of division leaders with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was held out of the lineup the past three games whi...

Winnipeg Jets fans give big support for the team at every game, and fans can get rewarded with the team win or with a much better gift. Get your tickets now for the next game, if do not have it already or plan a game night with your friends and family to support our own Winnipeg team! Andrew Copp has signed a two-year contract with an average annual value of US$2.28 million dollars. The move comes a day after an arbitrator awarded Copp a two-year, $4.56-mi...