News
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Sustainable commuting with new app
The Green Action Centre is launching their GoManitoba app and hopes to encourage workers to find alternatives to lone person car commutes.
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Hydro rate hikes a risk-management strategy
Consumers in Manitoba may experience multiple hydroelectric power rate increases of 7.9 per cent, as Manitoba Hydro plans to deal with the risk debt imposes.
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PROFile: Julie Nagam
Nagam is the chair of Indigenous Arts of North America and an associate professor at The University of Winnipeg. She’s also an artist, and she and Jamie Isaac co-curated INSURGENCE/RESURGENCE, which is currently set up at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG).
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News Briefs
New pedestrian bridge // Public forum on refugees // Psychology colloquium // Winnipeg Pet Show // Nurses at St. Boniface Hospital
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Profile: Conor Whatley
Studying ancient Greek and Roman history was not where professor Conor Whately thought his university career would end up.
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More than a week for mental health
The University of Winnipeg (U of W) and the student groups it houses offer resources to support the mental health and well-being of students in a number of ways.
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Why do fringe banks fill the inner city?
Within the last 30 years, accessing financial services has became trickier in low-income areas like Winnipeg’s North End.
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New playing field for cabs
Big changes are planned for taxicab regulation in Winnipeg.
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News Briefs
Food Services // City Hall Christmas tree // Skywalk Lecture Series // Leadership debate // Dominica Relief Fundraiser // Winnipeg Op-Shop
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Accessibility concerns with campus washrooms
The University of Winnipeg has been adapting its campus to address the needs of gender non-conforming (GNC) individuals in the past few years. However, accessibility to gender-neutral washrooms is still an issue.
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PRofile: Alan Diduck
Community engagement is a common theme that pops up throughout environmental studies and sciences professor Alan Diduck’s career.
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Provincial survey may not be representative
The Province of Manitoba released a new healthcare poll, but an expert says it’s not representative, and some are concerned it constrains discussion.
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Breaking Ultimate world records
On Sept. 12, Connor Lawrence and Shayne Pfeifer broke the Guinness World Record for the most behind-the-back flying disc catches in one minute. Their record was 34.
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Condo uptick in Winnipeg
Within the mid 2010s, condo construction spiked in Winnipeg. Many different groups of consumers and different types of condos are behind this.
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News Briefs
Generation Green // TEDx UWinnipeg // Westland Foundation contribution // IHOP // Jane Goodall // Bike Blowout
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PROFile: Chantal Fiola
Professor Chantal Fiola reflects on the publication of her first book.
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Do you know about the unions on campus?
Of the four workers unions active on the University of Winnipeg (U of W) campus right now, three have collective agreements that will end in the next few years.
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Tony’s Canteen reopens in Leatherdale Hall
Tony’s Canteen (Tony’s), found in Leatherdale Hall, officially opened for business on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Although Leatherdale Hall is new to the University of Winnipeg, Tony’s has already seen many years in the downtown campus.
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City brownfield strategy taking time
Old industrial sites can be a headache for cities to deal with, but they can also an opportunity for sustainable city growth, two city councillors say.
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Indian and Métis Friendship Centre plans to go on
Winnipeg’s Indian and Métis Friendship Centre (IMFC) was founded in 1958 to provide a space for urban Indigenous people to meet and form supportive communities. Within the last nine months, however, turmoil made the Centre’s future shaky.