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Pot plans should benefit more than a chosen few
Information on how marijuana retailing will work in Manitoba has been billowing in since the announcement that pot sales will be a “hybrid privatization” with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries distributing to private retailers.
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Are you Textbroke?
University of Winnipeg (U of W) students spent anywhere between $100 and $1,900 on textbooks this fall, according to Megan Linton, vice-president external affairs for the University of Winnipeg Students’ Association (UWSA).
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Spoken word between the stacks
Anyone who’s ever been shushed in a library probably doesn’t associate that space with the phrase “spoken word."
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Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews changing
The Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association (DMSMCA) has selected Jesse Gair as their new executive director.
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Stickers a cause for concern on campus
Students have spotted stickers featuring the phrase “It’s okay to be white” on the outskirts of the University of Winnipeg (U of W).
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Let the board games begin
A pair of board game cafés have popped up to meet a growing demand for these kinds of venues in Winnipeg.
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The purpose of walkways
On Sept. 27, Winnipeg City Council approved the $10-million St. Boniface Tache Promenade project.
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News Briefs
Gendering Racial Violence // Information session // Canada 150 medal reception // Classics Department's research series // Transcona library reuse options
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Outdigenous
Before I get down to business, I just want to confess something: I am in no way affiliated with CanLit.
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Overdose training sessions assist in harm reduction
"We all know and love people that use drugs,” Veda Koncan, project coordinator at the Manitoba Harm Reduction Network (MHRN), says.
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Embodying truth in photography
Winnipeg boudoir photographer Teri Hofford and local business owner JT believe that a greater variance of images in media would lead to a positive shift in perceptions of what women actually look like. They promote this concept through their work.
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The Famous Sandhogs
The album cover for this CD was, and still is, a drawing of a red guy done in marker with the name of the band and album taped onto it. This is because The Famous Sandhogs are a Wacky Band.
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CRITIPEG: The Road Forward
Marie Clements’ The Road Forward bills itself as a “musical documentary” exploring the history of Indigenous activism in Canada.
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CRITIPEG: Gas Can
Mattias Graham’s Gas Can is a seemingly simple short film.
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Trivia nights celebrate knowledge
Trivia nights are an opportunity for fans to gather and show their knowledge of their favourite show, movie or book.
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Arts Briefs
Half Moon Market // Cold Specks // Pitaloosie Saila at the WAG // Holiday movies at the Park // Terra Botanica // New Constellations at WECC
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Whose house? Sonya’s House!
Sonya Ballantyne is at the forefront of Winnipeg’s new wave of Indigenous cinema.
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Going on 30
This week’s paper is our last regular issue of the year, but we’re already hard at work on a special treat for you next week.
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Sex workers are not illegal
Since a law change in 2013, sex work in Canada is not illegal. Currently, sex work falls under the category of asymmetrical criminalization, meaning the purchase - not the sale - of sex is illegal.
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Fashion Streeter
I think I look like a marshmallow
University of Winnipeg and downtown community newspaper