Features
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The 2017 Uniter Fiver
Choosing just five new local bands to showcase in our annual Uniter Fiver contest is a pretty tall order. This year, we started with 16 amazing submissions and put them to readers and local music lovers to choose the final five.
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Athletics for all
Breaking down student athletic and rec fees
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There’s no one new around you.
Being single is often seen as a problem to be fixed. If a person were looking for it, they’d find an endless stream of reading material that promises to explain why they remain uncoupled, and what they can do about it.
For some Winnipeg singles, there’s a lot more to it than that.
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Favourite Local Independent Publication
1. Winnipeg Free Press
2. Red Rising Magazine
3. Stylus Magazine -
Favourite Local rec league or casual sport
1. Dodgeball Winnipeg
2. Ultimate Frisbee (Winnipeg Rec League)
3. Softball -
Favourite winnipeg Winter Activity
1. Skating on the river trail
2. Festival du Voyageur
3. Staying inside -
Favourite Local Activity for a date
1. Movies
2. Eat food
3. Visit the Forks -
Favourite Local theatrical production
1. Shrek the Musical
2. Heavenly Bodies (Gislina Patterson)
3. zahgidiwin/love (Frances Koncan) -
Favourite Local Neighbourhood
1. Wolseley
2. The Exchange District
3. West Broadway -
Favourite Local Political Moment
1. Steinbach March for Equality
2. Honourable mentions: Judy Klassen named as interim Liberal leader, Robert-Falcon Ouellette tweeting he was against pipelines, civilian oversight of police, coverage of U.S. election at local bars -
Favourite Local blog
1. Winnipeg Love Hate
2. SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS
3. Witchpolice -
Favourite Local radio show or podcast
1. Witchpolice Radio
2. Couch Surfin’
3. HUNKS Comedy -
Favourite Local Album
1. Something Got Lost Between Here and the Orbit (Royal Canoe)
2. Tie: Winter Wheat (John K. Samson) / Forgiver (Yes We Mystic)
3. Rushing River (Tin Can Bandits) -
Favourite Local place to see live music
1. The Good Will Social Club
2. The Handsome Daughter
3. Honourable mentions: The West End Cultural Centre, The Park Theatre -
Favourite Local Brewery
1. Half Pints
2. Barn Hammer
3. Fort Garry -
Favourite Local theme night at a bar
1. Bands as Bands
2. Soul Night at the Cavern
3. Honourable mentions: Pity Party at The Handsome Daughter, Trivia Night at The Handsome Daughter, Karaoke at The Good Will Social Club -
Favourite Local New independent business
Tie: Saikel Indoor Cycle Studio, Oh Doughnuts, Strong Badger Coffee House, Forth Projects
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Favourite Local charity / non-profit
1. Winnipeg Harvest
2. Lake Winnipeg Foundation
3. Resource Assistance for Youth -
Favourite Local Boutique
1. Tiny Feast
2. Foxy Shoppe
3. Out of the Blue -
Favourite Local Coffee Shop
1. Thom Bargen
2. Little Sister Coffee Maker
3. Forth