Samuel Swanson
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World heritage site in question after Doer announces 10-year delay
The timeline for the establishment of a 4 million-hectare world heritage site (WHS) on the east side of Lake Winnipeg has been called into question and unresolved since mid-August, when Premier Gary Doer said it will take another 10 years for the WHS designation to be complete.
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Our big, fat public sector
A recent study from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy shows that Manitoba’s public sector is larger than other provinces and that we’re paying more for it than other provinces.
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Barlow talk raises concerns over water privatization
Citizens concerned about Winnipeg’s move towards water privatization packed University of Winnipeg’s Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall on Monday, Sept. 21 to hear a speech on the topic by Maude Barlow, national chairperson for Council of Canadians.
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Taking time off
The idea of a shortened work week might sound like a sweet deal to some, but union leaders are warning workers not to participate in the provincal government’s Voluntary Reduced Workweek (VRW) program.
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My campus is greener than yours
Despite the jam-packed bicycle racks at the University of Winnipeg, the school’s participation in last year’s Campus Commuter Challenge was less than two per cent. Resource Conservation Manitoba challenges students of various Manitoba campuses to see which can register the most students for the challenge.
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Mondragón, Natural Cycle and other businesses could disappear if building sold
The headquarters for Winnipeg’s anti-capitalist movement may soon be put on the open market unless a co-operative made up of the businesses currently operating there can take over the building.
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‘Culture capital’ title dubious
Winnipeg was recently named one of the three cultural capitals of Canada for 2010. Our city will be receiving $2 million for arts programs from the federal government, so we probably shouldn’t complain, but it still begs the question – exactly what is a “cultural capital” and why are there three of them?
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Face-lift for sports venues in Portage la Prairie
Next year’s Power Smart Manitoba Winter Games are to be held in Portage la Prairie. Along with the attention will come renovations to old facilities as well as the potential unveiling of a brand new facility for the ice sports.
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Warming hearts and homes
A program that retrofits homes in the inner-city is helping low-income residents save on their heating and water bills while helping inexperienced workers learn work and life skills.
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Private public water
City Council recently passed a proposal for a public-private partnership (or P3) for Winnipeg’s water and waste department, which means the city will be striking a deal with the private sector to manage its water refineries.
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A full doll’s house
Shakespeare, Ibsen and Brecht were all masterful playwrights. But as societal views change, are the meanings of our classic plays getting lost in the passage of time? And if so, how are we to keep the classics relevant in the modern age?
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University’s faculty chips in
The economic situation is hitting the investments the University of Winnipeg relies on to fund scholarships and bursaries, but faculty is trying to turn the situation around.
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Folk Fest preview
The Dust Poets put a unique and quirky twist on traditional folk music. Not every band can say a cowboy poetry reading in Brandon, Man. brought them together, but the Dust Poets can.
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There’s some powerful shit going down here
When asked about slam poetry, local poet T’ai Pu’s response is simple: “People really need to know how exciting this shit can be.”
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Music for nothing and the hits for free
Remember when we all thought Radiohead had the shittiest business model ever when they decided to sell In Rainbows for, well, whatever you were willing to pay for it? Proving a good many people wrong, In Rainbows was surprisingly successful and profitable.
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Various Artists - War Child presents Heroes
Compassion, guilt or publicity – it doesn’t matter why the artists on War Child’s Heroes album agreed to do a cover of one of their favourite songs.
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Going back to the prairies
There’s a plethora of prairie literature in your local bookstore, but has academia done its part in terms of appreciating and interpreting that body of work? Sue Sorensen doesn’t think so.
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Talkin’ trash
A group of four University of Winnipeg students have been talkin’ trash in Regina.
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Public - …And In The End, Release
After the first two songs of Public’s EP, ...And In The End, Release, I thought I was listening to tracks that didn’t make the cut for a Strokes album. That’s because the best tracks are thrust to the beginning of the EP.
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Sports Briefs
Not guilty for murder charge; There is no gold in pot smoking; Blood, violence and controversy at CFC; Fight not over yet