News
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Here’s to never growing up
When Avril Lavigne announced her first tour in 10 years, the internet went wild – especially those who eagerly waited to buy tickets for her upcoming Winnipeg show on May 17 at the Canada Life Centre.
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Where three points meet
Long before the Assiniboine and Red Rivers became a frozen hub for skaters, cyclists and winter recreationists of all kinds, it was a meeting place where the Lakota, Nakota, Dakota peoples from the west, the Anishinaabe from the south and the Cree from the north convened.
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Jazz Winnipeg hosts virtual summit
Jazz Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba’s (U of M) Desautels Faculty of Music have been hard at work planning the Canadian Jazz Summit.
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Student Services
Klinic Health Services// Spring Graduation// Study Skills Workshops// UWinnipeg Award Applications Now Open// Student ID Cards// Webinar Wednesdays// Fall/Winter Term Courses – Final Withdrawal Date// Reading Week// Winter Term Courses – Final Withdrawal Date// Student Services Goes Remote// Use the myVisit App//
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PROFile: Advancing through movement
Advanced movement instructor Zorya Arrow started teaching for the University of Winnipeg’s (U of W) theatre and film faculty at the start of the 2022 winter term.
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‘Learning to live with the virus’
The Manitoba provincial government, led by Premier Heather Stefanson, has been giving every indication that it wants to move past the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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Feds fund affordable housing units
On Jan. 11, the federal government announced an investment of upwards of $12.7 million to create affordable housing units in Winnipeg. This falls under their Rapid Housing Initiative and will create approximately 59 units.
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City briefs
Have your say in parking signage// River Trail officially open// Understanding genocide in international law// Reading week, rescheduled// Main Street Project gets millions// Reading and Q and A with Lindsay Wong
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Environmental crisis the foundation of new theatrical works
Theatre has been a medium for change for centuries. Theatre Projects Manitoba (TPM) is contributing to that history with their new show Climate & Main, which will bring attention to climate-related issues.
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Inclusive Productions
Good + Plenty WPG was founded in January 2020 as a vehicle to promote local music and live events by women, non-binary and trans artists. With a full programming schedule planned, mass cancellations led the creative team to rethink their plans to connect with the music community through a recently launched Producer’s Club and a corresponding podcast.
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Comeback Kid is making Heavy Steps
On Friday, Jan. 21, Comeback Kid released their seventh studio album via New Damage Records. The aptly titled Heavy Steps is the band’s first release since their 2017 LP Outsider.
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Pathways to a digital legacy
The new year started well for Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Indigenous activist and digital artist Buffy Sainte-Marie. In addition to her new deal with Cameron Strang’s Howe Sound Publishing and a documentary being produced by White Pine Pictures, Sainte-Marie is getting the recognition she deserves for her lasting impact in the Canadian arts and culture scene through an exhibition at Urban Shaman Gallery in Winnipeg.
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Waste not, want better
In 2019, the Riel Community Committee asked the Standing Policy Committee on Water and Waste, Riverbank Management and the Environment to have the Winnipeg Public Service look into enacting a ban on single-use plastic bottles, straws and stir sticks at City facilities, parks and events. Three years later, the City of Winnipeg
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Campus briefs
Tuition fees for Winter Term// Fall Term Grades// Spring Graduation// Study Skills Workshops// Webinar Wednesdays// UWinnipeg Award applications now open// Student ID Cards// Student Services goes remote// Klinic Health Services re-opens// Use the myVisit App
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Building your CV with Classics and Crossings
Students are often excluded from participating in many of the activities, events and accomplishments that are hallmarks of academic careers as academics themselves. But at the University of Winnipeg (U of W), there are initiatives trying to change that and engage undergraduate and graduate students as academics rather than assistants.
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Restrictions, uncertainty and politicking
Exactly one year ago, on Jan. 20, 2021, Joe Biden was inaugurated as the United States’ 46th president, succeeding Donald Trump. The 45th president’s tenure was a tumultuous time in American politics, which culminated with the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC and Trump’s second impeachment for “incitement of insurrection.”
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Two new Amazon warehouses in Winnipeg
Amazon, the multinational tech company known for its e-commerce website, recently opened two delivery warehouses in Winnipeg. These stations, which became operational in December 2021, are located on Regent Avenue and Plymouth Street.
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City briefs
Vaccine walk-ins at RBC// Oral history overview// UWSA student space launches on Discord// nēhinawēwin launches in the App Stor// Sara Riel receives housing grant// UW alumni honoured by Government of Canada
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Arts briefs
In conversation with Maureen Gruben// Through and Through// Artist talk with Grace Nickel// Music, mavens and more// Pulling heartstrings at home// Winnipeg New Music Festival
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Languages speak louder than barriers
Communication is key to fostering relationships, establishing professional connections and for simple tasks like asking for proper directions to a destination. Learning a new language has become a necessity for many people living abroad, as well as an important means of expression for families with international backgrounds.