News
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Winnipeg Is: DIY venues
Bands are playing under-the-radar shows in Winnipeg, if you know where to look.
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Winnipeg Is: Protest
On March 14, hundreds of Winnipeggers participated in a Canada-wide Day of Action by marching and protesting against Bill C-51. Apparently I am not the only Canadian who finds the Harper Government’s proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill to be alarming and Orwellian. If you aren’t alarmed already, here is why you should be.
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Winnipeg Is: Growth & Diversity
Winnipeg faces significant demographic changes in the years ahead, both in terms of our overall population as well as our cultural diversity. Embracing those changes and building an inclusive community will be essential to ensuring our city has a strong future.
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West End Snapshots: Saigon Park Memorial
Across the street from the Ellice Avenue entrance to the University of Winnipeg, in what is called Saigon Park, there is a memorial tree and stone commemorating the nine people who were killed in the Haselmere Apartments fire of 1974. It was a blaze that led to a showdown between the City and landlords and changed how Winnipeg’s fire code was enforced.
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Does this bug you?
Let’s face it, we’re not in kindergarten anymore. Calling out “ew, that’s gross” and puckering our faces in disgust won’t make the brussel sprouts, cabbage other “ew” food just turn into ice cream.
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Fighting homelessness with creativity
Michael Turner might be homeless, but that’s not stopping him from making a name for himself in Winnipeg’s visual arts community.
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The PROFile - Devin Latimer
While the rest of us shoveled snow in a bitterly cold January, Devin Latimer was in New Delhi, India presenting at The 5th Asia-Oceania Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
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The people behind the portrait
Winnipeg’s downtown will be soon be home to a powerful art exhibit debunking racial stereotypes.
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To waste, or waste not
When Megan Redmond, 24, realized how wasteful some Winnipeggers had become she was inspired to make a change.
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Fairy tales in the real world
If you’re a fan of modern fairy tale films that are an edgier, more provocative version of the original, odds are good you’ll want to attend this upcoming University of Winnipeg (U of W) event.
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Anyone Can Shoot
Winnipeg is a movie makin’ city. Huge talents such as Guy Maddin, Noam Gonick and the Astron-6 crew have been crafting strange and beautiful cinematic gems locally for years. Their work has inspired many others to follow suit and pick up a camera. But it’s not easy. Your idea, your story, your script is only the first small step on a very long journey.
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Day pass delirium
Once again, a public outcry has arisen surrounding Vince Li.
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UWSA election season off to slow start
In less than two weeks hundreds of University of Winnipeg students will take to the polls to elect the 2015-16 board of directors for the U of W Students’ Association (UWSA).
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u of w’s graduate studies program awarded competitive grant
The University of Winnipeg’s Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) has been awarded an $825,000 grant to be distributed through 2018, and more than half of the funding will go to incoming international students.
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A celebration of scholarship
“The first time I set foot on campus was at the spring powwow eight years ago,” current powwow co-ordinator Grace Redhead-Clarke says over coffee in the Aboriginal Student Lounge.
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These white eyes on me…
“Dear White People, please stop touching my hair, does this look like a petting zoo to you?"
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Feminism and a Falafel - Streeter
In this instalment of Feminism and a Falafel, Brittany asks students at the University of Winnipeg what Feminism means to them.
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Girls to the Front
Winnipeg’s music scene can be a straight, white, able-bodied boys’ club, but some people have been working over the last few months to try and change that stereotype.
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Up All Night With Paranoia and Playtex
I have a confession to make. I’m scared to walk at night alone.
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Energetic debate
TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline promises to benefit the economy and create jobs but critics argue those benefits come at a cost.