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‘Write your own story’
Liz Howard is a renowned writer of mixed settler and Anishinaabe heritage. Her debut poetry collection, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent, was the winner of the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize, and her second collection, Letters in a Bruised Cosmos, made the 2022 short list.
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A city in decline
A recent report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) shows that the City of Winnipeg’s wage decline is causing drastic service cuts, resulting in a risk of further decline and the most extreme strike action by City workers since 1919.
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‘A human cost’
Between 2010 and 2017, 100 hypothermia deaths were recorded in Manitoba, 24 of which occurred in Winnipeg.
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City briefs
Minimum wage increases// Less than three weeks to vote// Winnipeggers show support in Iranian protests// UWSA byelection campaign week// Pride for newcomers// Future on Fire
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Curing loneliness at a cost
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies transitioned to remote work. Employees remained at home and often lacked social interaction.
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Arts briefs
Writing the city// Multimedia connections// Celebrating moving image// The Handmaid’s Tale at RWB// Call for Indigenous filmmakers// Network at Royal MTC
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Morel guidance
Every day, a handful of the 16.6 thousand members of the Foraging Manitoba Facebook group log on for some morel support. No, that’s not a typo.
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Police services aren’t corporations
Recent inquiries into the actions of the RCMP in high-profile cases over the last few years, including the 2020 killing of 22 people in Nova Scotia and the multiple stabbing attacks in Saskatchewan in recent weeks, have put discussions regarding RCMP responses, and police reform and transparency, at the forefront of many Canadians’ minds.
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Student services
Study Skills Workshops: Advice & Tips for Academic Success// Volunteer Fair// Webinar Wednesdays// Fall Reading Week// Career Chats on Instagram// Exchange Opportunities// Need a Spot to Store your Stuff? Rent a Locker!// Use the myVisit App
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PROFile: ‘Everyone has a story to tell’
Originally from Toronto, Robyn Flisfeder moved to Winnipeg with her husband Matthew and their two children in 2016.
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Klinic on campus returns
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought “unprecedented times” for everyone, students at every age were (and are) especially impacted.
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A royal cancellation
Queen Elizabeth II’s recent death and the appointment of King Charles III seems to have had a psychological and symbolic effect on many Canadians.
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City briefs
Disarm, Defund, Dismantle// New Indigenous Orientation Toolkit// Culture Days in downtown Winnipeg// Advance voting at specific polling stations// U of W closed for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation// Indigenous, political leaders sign healthcare anti-racism declaration
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Hidden in plain sight
On the first floor of Lockhart Hall at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) is a room unknown to many. From the outside, it looks like almost any other classroom on campus.
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Arts Briefs
Indie across the Prairies// Taking Reel Pride// Métis experiences in residential schools// Going baroque// Fall supper harvests support// Honouring Truth and Reconciliation
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When dystopia becomes reality
A modern classic with increasingly relevant dystopian themes will soon return to the Centennial Concert Hall.
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Showcasing the absurd
In the cinematic imaginary, Winnipeg is largely defined by Guy Maddin’s award-winning My Winnipeg (2007), which portrays the city as a remote absurd oddity characterized by a combination of horror, mysticism and sentimentality.
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Greater than the sum of its arts
Should you wander near Provencher during the night of cultured revelry that is Nuit Blanche, you may find yourself in an ethereal space where the boundaries between art and aesthete are blurred.
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Warming huts competition returns to The Forks
The Forks’ warming-huts competition is back for a 14th consecutive year.
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Observe & interact
It’s a sunny Sept. 24 at The Forks when Melanee Tessler frowns at the end of the broken wire. LED lights became disconnected from the wires that lead into the programming box during setup.