WINNIPEG, MB – How many times have you sat waiting at your destination for your bags to come off the carousel and wondered to yourself why your bag always seems to be the last one? If you’re tired of waiting on your luggage, or broke from paying the extra fees for your checked bags, you…
Hot Eats Winnipeg – The Mitchell Block
WINNIPEG, MB – Previously operating under the name Tre Visi, owner Sean McKay, rebranded his McDermot Street restaurant, The Mitchell Block. The name pays homage to the Mitchell Drug Company that built the building for their pharmacy and laboratory in 1886. While the restaurant no longer offers traditional Italian fare you can still find an…
Early Manitoba Bigamist Leaves Lasting Legacy
WINNIPEG, MB. – Englishman Percy Criddle’s unconventional lifestyle would not prevent many of his 13 children from creating an indelible mark on our history. Percy Criddle brought his nine children and the two women who bore them: his common law wife, Elise Vane, mother of five; and his legal wife, Alice Nicol, mother of four,…
Winnipeg Hot Eats – Clementine
WINNIPEG, MB. – I am happy to say that I have been to Clementine on Princess Street on a number of occasions. Each time I have been impressed with their culinary offerings as well as their warm, laid-back service. This is no surprise as Clementine is the “little sister” of Segovia’s Tapas Restaurant and Bar…
Manitoba Business Profile – The wisdom of Alfred Lea, Indigenous entrepreneur
Manitoba Post is 100% locally owned and as such we strongly believe in supporting all Manitoba Businesses. That’s why we’re proud to present Business Profiles. WINNIPEG, MB. – Alfred Lea’s intelligent take on the world of commerce knows no boundaries. He is an entrepreneur, through and through. A lingering smile warms Alfred’s face. You have…
Old Buildings Do Die And Take Part of Us With Them
WINNIPEG, MB. – As we grow older, many of the buildings that were important in our lives have been replaced. The former Moore Business Forms building on Erin Street, where my parents worked, was recently demolished and turned into a parking lot. This change makes sense as the neighbourhood evolves. However, sudden and unexpected changes…
OPINION – 6 Questions for a Hydro Public Enquiry
WINNIPEG, MB. – I’m not ready for double or triple hydro rates, are you? It is not good enough to lie down quietly and accept that we and our kids and our kids’ kids and their kids after that are going to have to pay for the NDP debacle that is Hydro. The scandalous mismanagement…
15 Unsung Heroes of Winnipeg and Manitoba
WINNIPEG, MB. – We introduce this feature to Manitoba Post and Lifestyles 55 as a way of saying thank you to the remarkable men and women of our city and province who work hard and quietly in many endeavours, for which they never get thanked or acknowledged. Some of our candidates are in the news…