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Charitable Choices: Lorie English of West Central Women’s Resource Centre

June 9, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For 25 years, the West Central Women’s Resource Centre has been showing up for women and gender diverse people in Winnipeg’s inner city — long before the broader conversation around gender equity caught up to […]

Homegrown Business: Shane Halliburton of Søbr Market

June 8, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Redefining the way people experience alcohol-free drinks, Søbr Market is a national retailer, importer, and distributor dedicated to bringing the best non-alcoholic beverages to consumers and businesses across Canada and beyond. With bottle shops in […]

Old Photographs of Main Street in Winnipeg (1871-1949)

June 4, 2026 admin

This gallery presents a visual journey along Winnipeg’s Main Street from 1871 to 1949, tracing nearly eight decades of growth, change, and everyday life in the city’s historic core. Beginning with early images of muddy, […]

Homegrown Business: Quinton Anderson of Knapsack Coffee

June 1, 2026 Jocelyne Sobie

Knapsack Coffee has built its presence around movement, curiosity, and a genuine love of the craft. From a vintage Boler camper turned mobile café to pop-ups, private events, and a daily brick-and-mortar setup on Sherbrook […]

Charitable Choices: Seren Jocelyn of Agape Table

May 26, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For over 45 years, Agape Table has been showing up — every single morning — for the most vulnerable people in downtown Winnipeg, and the numbers tell only part of the story. As Winnipeg’s longest-running […]

Homegrown Business: Milena of Just the Goods

May 25, 2026 Bronwyn Lewis

Winnipeg-based natural skin-care company Just the Goods provides customers with handcrafted vegan, plant, and mineral-based products, including “just the goods” and nothing else. Just the Goods founder Milena first started making natural skin care items […]

Charitable Choices: Kristin Funari of Taking Charge!

May 19, 2026 Emilea Semancik

For 30 years, Taking Charge! has been quietly changing lives in Winnipeg — one single parent at a time. What began in 1995 as a joint government pilot project has grown into a full-service educational […]

Charitable Choices: Tami Bradford of Nature Manitoba

May 12, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Nature Manitoba has been championing the natural world since 1920, and Program Coordinator Tami Bradford is one of the passionate people helping to bring that century-old mission into the modern era. As a volunteer-driven organization […]

Homegrown Business: Julia Plett of Milieu Market

May 11, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Julia Plett is the owner of Milieu Market, a Winnipeg-based eco-friendly refillery and sustainable living shop. Founded out of Plett’s passion for environmental protection and low-waste living, Milieu Market offers customers an accessible alternative to […]

Homegrown Business: Alyssa Winzinowich of Prairie Wolf Bakery

May 4, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Alyssa Winzinowich is a Winnipeg-based baker and entrepreneur—and one of the co-founders behind Prairie Wolf Bakery, a micro-bakery rooted in Manitoba soil. Co-owned with her sister Natasha, the business specializes in handcrafted sourdough breads and […]