Winnipeg, MB – The perfect remedy for a cold Manitoba day is to curl up with a good book, and this Saturday there are activities for the whole family at a Winnipeg library near you! On Saturday, February 2, the Winnipeg Public Library will be celebrating Take Your Child to the Library Day at branches…
All Star Awards presented at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Each year at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts presented by Bayer, the Awards & More All-Star Team is selected by the members of the Manitoba Curling Media Association in attendance at the event. The All-Star selection process is supervised by the Association’s President Clayton Dreger of Golden West Radio. The Awards this year were handed…
Mayor Bowman: Reflections on 2018 and Anticipations of 2019
MAYOR BRIAN BOWMAN – At the heart of any healthy democracy is an elected institution debating issues that matter to the citizens it represents, and 2018 was no different. As we look forward to a new year, it’s a good time to reflect on the many positive developments and challenges faced and overcome by our…
All Library Fines Donated to Charity this Saturday
WINNIPEG – Dig out that outstanding library book and bring it, along with your fine to the Winnipeg Public Library this Saturday. In recognition of Family Literacy Day, the Winnipeg Public Library will be donating all fines and fees collected at all branches on Saturday, January 26 to The Winnipeg Foundation’s Literacy for Life Fund.…
Jeanenne Fontaine Was Like a Butterfly — Beautiful, Small and Strong.
WINNIPEG — The best friend of a woman who was killed during a botched robbery broke into a mourning song during her victim impact statement at a sentencing hearing today in a Winnipeg courtroom. Melissa Stevenson said Jeanenne Fontaine was like a butterfly — beautiful, small and strong. Fontaine was shot and her home was…
Breakfast with the Bears at the Zoo
WINNIPEG – At least the polar bears are happy with weather and they want you to join them for breakfast this Saturday morning! The Assiniboine Park Zoo is inviting Zoo visitors to enjoy Breakfast with the Bears on Saturday mornings from January 26 to February 23. In addition to breakfast at the Tundra Grill, visitors…
Marty Gold: Threats to Transcona Schools Unnerving Families And Staff
There’s a sick new game being played in East Transcona the last few weeks, and it continued on Monday. Another threat to an area school, seemingly being transmitted via Snapchat and another social media platform. Understandably this has the community edgy, and it was made worse by the arrests last week in an unrelated crime,…
‘Guilty’ for Two Men in Shooting Death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG — A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high−profile shooting death of a Winnipeg woman inside a home that was then set on fire. Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur were charged after Jeanenne Fontaine was killed in March 2017. She was the cousin of Tina Fontaine, a teenager whose body…
Police Looking for Witnesses to Pedestrian-Vehicle Collision
WINNIPEG – Police are looking for witnesses to a pedestrian-vehicle collision yesterday morning at 7:45 am. that took the life of a 71 year-old woman. It is believed that she was struck by a southbound vehicle as she crossed Henderson Highway near Slater Avenue. She was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died…
Canada Goose Makes Winnipeg Car Wash its Winter Home
WINNIPEG — A wildlife group isn’t giving up on a real−life wild goose chase. Staff and volunteers with the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Winnipeg have been trying for weeks to catch a Canada goose that has made a car wash its home for the winter. Animal care co−ordinator Tiffany Lui suspects the bird has…