Ethan Cabel
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Winnipeg taxis beef up security
A recent wave of attacks against Winnipeg cab drivers has prompted the Manitoba Taxicab Board (MTB), the provincial regulator, to seek new security measures that will expand the plastic shield that separates cab drivers from their passengers.
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Portage Place is ‘cheap’ without the ‘chic’
Over the last 12 months, three large stores – Carlton Cards, Smart Set, and Barnes & Castle – along with several temporary kiosks and experimental stores have vacated Winnipeg’s Portage Place Shopping Centre. The result? A wealth of empty retail space in a mall that lags behind its competition in sales and desirability.
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Rockin’ the boat for a good cause
Don Woodstock, a Winnipeg Transit bus driver and environmental activist, has a dream – a dream of a greener and more socially conscious Manitoba.
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Is the NDP taking over Winnipeg?
Mayor Sam Katz says that political parties are taking over Winnipeg’s City Hall. And only he can stop them.
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Citizens against police brutality
Winnipeg Copwatch, a non-profit and volunteer-based organization that works to stop police violence in Winnipeg, have planned a series of events surrounding the March 15 International Day Against Police Brutality. Copwatch has scheduled a march from Selkirk Avenue to the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre to be held on Saturday, March 13 at noon in solidarity with the victims of police brutality.
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Politicians use social media to advertise, educate
What do Stephen Harper, Greg Selinger and Karl Rove have in common?
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Employing the unemployed
Winnipeg’s downtown sidewalks may look a lot cleaner thanks to a program that employs the city’s homeless population with beautification projects – like picking up litter or removing snow – along the streets and sidewalks of the inner city. The Mission: Off the Streets (MOST) program was created in 2006 as a partnership between the Downtown Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) and Siloam Mission.
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Prorogation back on national agenda
The nationwide uproar may be over, but the Liberal Party of Canada, the NDP and several grassroots organizations are still lobbying the federal government to limit the prime minister’s power to prorogue Parliament.
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Christianity in 2010: Who cares?
Part 1 of a 3 part series: Christianity was in the news this month when it was reported that Youth for Christ, an evangelical social-service organization, plans to build a $11-million youth centre at the northwest corner of Main Street and Higgins Avenue.
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Local developers cashing in on iPhone apps
The release of the iPad and Apple’s continued supremacy over the mobile phone market has many local software developers cashing in on the new demand for fun, convenient applications.
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Landlords giving renters the boot
Imagine being told you must leave your home. You must give it up for months of construction and then return, unable to recognize it – or afford it.
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Landlords duck rent control with legislative loophole
If you rent a place in Winnipeg, you may have already been affected by what tenants and community organizers are calling a loophole in rental legislation that gives landlords the power to raise the rent well above provincial rent controls.
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Provincial plans address plastic problem
The Manitoba government is cracking down on plastic bag use, one of the most widely available and environmentally hazardous products in the province. The province plans to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags by 50 per cent in the next five years, with conservation minister Bill Blaikie holding consultations with the public and interest groups starting in the spring.
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Is Winnipeg green?
Do you think Winnipeg is doing enough to be green?
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When the water mains break
Forget about Winnipeg’s roads. Many local businesses are now calling for the city to take a closer look underground.
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Prorogation not proroguing political work
Parliament may be prorogued until the beginning of March, but local Members of Parliament couldn’t be busier as they reach out to constituents, partake in budget consultations and return to Ottawa to aid in party politics.
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Igg man on campus
Canada must invest in post-secondary education if it is to be prosperous in 2017, the year of its 150th birthday, Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) leader Michael Ignatieff told a packed atrium at the University of Manitoba on Jan. 14.
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Campus News Briefs
Grant helps innner-city students learn science; DCE sends students on a PacMan hunt; Hockey, yoga, and meditation to beat winter blahs; Green technology research on campus; What’s happening on campus this weekend?
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Suburbs vs. inner city
What do you think of living in the suburbs vs living in the inner city?
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Plowing the streets, blocking the sidewalks
As Winnipeg settles into deep winter, residents with disabilities and opposition city councilors are calling for the city to rethink its snow removal priorities.