Amanda Emms

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  • Newcomer women trace journeys through footwear

    Ten newcomer women living in Winnipeg will soon share their personal stories using high heels, sneakers and hiking boots as metaphors.

  • Why more people have become okay with grocery theft

    In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.

  • Winnipeg lags to adopt city-run composting

    Winnipeg remains the largest Canadian city without a city-run composting program.

  • Favourite local achiever over 60

    1. Fred Penner
    2. Scott Oake
    3. Al Simmons

  • A new vision for Portage Place

    In collaboration with several organizations and decades of community demands, the West Broadway Tenants Committee (WBTC) developed and recently released a plan to convert the site of the former Portage Place mall into a community centre.

  • Flying in the face of stereotypes

    Challenging character stereotypes, normalizing mental-health struggles and a pure love for the horror genre all shine through in David A. Robertson’s Version Control, the second installment of the local author’s graphic-novel trilogy The Reckoner Rises