WINNIPEG, MB – Having company? Why not try something different for a change? Why not, for example, let your friends create their own dessert? I tried this the other day as a surprise ending to a five-course meal I cooked for some friends. I didn’t know how we’d fare, but I have to tell you…
How the Upcoming Tuition Hikes Affect You
WINNIPEG – There’s a group of people between the ages of 18-37, who feel as though they’ve been getting the raw end of the deal when it comes to what they’re being left for their educational future here in Manitoba. The group, which has been dubbed “millennials” (although the majority of the people in this…
Hot Eats Winnipeg – Across the Board Game Café
WINNIPEG, MB. – Across the Board Game Café is a unique style of restaurant in Winnipeg’s Exchange District where friends can gather for a meal and game night. This is their second location, and it is situated in an absolutely stunning room with soaring ceilings, chandeliers and two walls of windows. Cheerfully adorning a number…
Victoria Hospital Cuts Toast for Patients in Day Surgery
WINNIPEG – Health services in Manitoba are on everyone’s hot list this year as the government makes changes to the way the Regional Health Authorities work, based on a report prepared for but never exercised by the NDP. The reason they failed to act is that these changes are necessarily disruptive. Along with necessary disruption,…
We Celebrate 148 Years This Manitoba Day
WINNIPEG – On May 12, 2018 Manitoba will be 148 years old. Quite the accomplishment! Our province was the fifth to join Canada and became a province through the Manitoba Act, passed by the Canadian Parliament in 1870. Manitoba began as a postage-stamp-sized province before growing into the Manitoba that we see today. We have…
OPINION – Downtown Winnipeg Needs to be a Priority
WINNIPEG – The provincial PC government is well into its first mandate and while many priorities, such as reducing the deficit and improving health care, are being tackled, it is yet to be determined if downtown Winnipeg is a priority. We know that the physical face of our downtown reflects on the state of our…
Graham Mall, The Next Corydon?
WINNIPEG – Over the years I’ve seen many streets come to life and Graham Mall in downtown Winnipeg is definitely in for changes that Winnipeggers can look forward to. In my younger years, I remember walking up and down Corydon Avenue frequently. At the time it was a mediocre street with only three or four…
OPINION – Is Winnipeg Subsidizing The Province?
WINNIPEG – Glen Murray’s New Deal complained about the city getting only seven cents of every tax dollar. Successive mayors have continued to complain about being short-changed by various provincial governments in many different ways. Mayor Bowman recently threatened to cut 22 transit routes, and he increased fares by 25 cents. He blamed the province’s…
Going Green – The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors
WINNIPEG – Stepping outside into the warmth of a spring day is one of my favourite moments of the year. After a long, cold winter, those first few bursts of spring seem to rejuvenate my weather-worn soul and I feel reborn. That mental health reboot is just one of the many benefits the great outdoors…
Recipe – Leftovers Great to Renew and Recreate
WINNIPEG, MB – We all have influencers in our lives when it comes to spending time in the kitchen. Mine was my gran, and I have tried to emulate some of her classic recipes with a little modern twist. Here is one that will leave you wanting leftovers that much more often. Typically, around Easter…