History
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Lost and found again
Barb Bottle and Briony Haig aren’t afraid to ask the big questions.
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Out of the closet and into the streets
The term “safe space” can be traced back to lesbian and gay bars in the 1960s.
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City briefs
Budget shortfalls// Winnipeg Transit fares increase// Use of solar energy in Winnipeg// Petition to ban horse slaughter// Brady Road landfill reopened// Progress on National Inquiry into MMIWG action plan
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Stranger in a strange land
Change is never easy, especially when your new neighbours speak a different language.
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It’s Bands all the way down
Frustrated with Winnipeg’s failure to attract blockbuster musical talent?
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Growing a new Leaf
The line to purchase tickets to enter The Leaf is long.
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Chip and pepper on rye
Sometimes, good news comes from truly surprising places.
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Colonizing skating in Winnipeg
Winter in Manitoba can last for six to eight months, which leaves little time for residents to enjoy outdoor summer activities.
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Favourite local publication (that isn’t The Uniter)
1. The Winnipeg Free Press
2. Stylus
3. Border Crossings / The Manitoban (tie)
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Favourite Winnipeg neighbourhood
1. Wolseley
2. West Broadway
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Favourite local public art piece
1. Forever Bicycles by Ai Weiwei
2. Bloody Saturday by Bernie Miller and Noam
3. Chip’s Vintage mural by Hanna Reimer -
Favourite local outdoor gathering place
1. The Forks
2. Munson Park
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Favourite local grassroots group
1. Bear Clan Patrol
2. Winnipeg Police Cause Harm
3. Mutual Aid Society Winnipeg -
An inaccessible city
Transportation and infrastructure in Winnipeg centres on cars.
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It’s a family affair
Winnipeg is home to a large preserve of turn-of-the-century architecture.
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A modern-day patron of the arts
With dozens of releases and a family of artists whose music ranges from roots to shoegaze, Winnipeg record label Transistor 66 has been part of the city’s rock scene for decades.
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PROFile: ‘A positive perception of North American Indigenous people’
Born in Dortmund, Germany, Roland Bohr remembers his mother reading him the biography of Sitting Bull, the Lakota spiritual leader from South Dakota.
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Courage, defiance and the sea
Stanley Wany is an Afro-Caribbean artist. His work For Those Who Chose The Sea is a multimedia installation that engages with the past, present and current effects of the transatlantic slave trade.
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The rising tide of Indigenous Storytellers
Shortly after confederation, the Red River Resistance saw Indigenous peoples in Manitoba organize and take action for their rights in the face of the Canadian state.
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The Northern sun also rises
Forty years ago, Hinode Taiko planted roots in Winnipeg following an inspiring Folklorama performance.