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Charitable Choices: Jonathan Niemczak of The Canadian Pride Historical Society

August 4, 2026 Emilea Semancik

History doesn’t preserve itself — it takes people willing to track down the photographs, the oral histories, and the stories tucked away in basements and community archives before they’re lost for good. That’s the work […]

Live Horse Racing Returns to Assiniboia Downs: A Winnipeg Tradition Worth Experiencing

August 3, 2026 admin

For many Winnipeggers, summer isn’t complete without a night at Assiniboia Downs. Whether you’re a longtime racing fan, looking for an affordable family outing, or simply searching for something different to do on a warm […]

The Great Winnipeg Flood of 1950: Historic Photos Show the City Under Water

July 30, 2026 admin

For weeks in the spring of 1950, floodwater turned Winnipeg streets into waterways, forced around 100,000 people from their homes and transformed the way the city would deal with the Red River forever. Winnipeg’s relationship […]

Charitable Choices: Patrick Krawec of Save Our Seine River Environment Inc.

July 28, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Patrick Krawec is the Executive Director of Save Our Seine River Environment Inc., known as SOS, a volunteer-powered nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring the Urban Seine River Greenway in Winnipeg. When SOS first formed […]

Homegrown Business: Linda M. Zuzanski of Love Nest

July 27, 2026 Bronwyn Lewis

Love Nest first started as in-home parties hosted by Owner and Founder Linda M. Zuzanski (Proulx). From there, she opened a small boutique in the basement of her home in 1990. Now, Love Nest has […]

Homegrown Business: Nicole of Blush Stitch Studio

July 13, 2026 Emilea Semancik

Nicole is the one-woman operation behind Blush Stitch Studio, a Winnipeg-based handmade accessories brand built on the belief that everyday essentials should be anything but boring. She picked up a needle at age 12 and […]

Charitable Choices: Greg Georgeson of Oyate Tipi Cumini Yape

July 7, 2026 Emilea Semancik

“A furnished home provides more than comfort—it provides dignity, stability, and hope. At Oyate Tipi, we believe everyone deserves not just a house, but a place they can truly call home.” — Greg Georgeson Describe […]

Homegrown Business: Alana, Sydney and Jane MacDougall of The Third Place Winnipeg

July 6, 2026 Emilea Semancik

The Third Place Winnipeg was founded by sisters Alana, Sydney, and Jane MacDougall with a simple but meaningful goal: to create a welcoming space where people can gather outside of home and work to connect, […]

How Nellie McClung Changed Canadian Voting Rights

July 2, 2026 admin

In Manitoba’s political history, few names carry as much cultural weight as Nellie Letitia McClung. Author, orator, activist, legislator, and reformer, McClung was one of the defining voices of the early 20th-century women’s movement in […]

Charitable Choices: Yulia Zmerzla of Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario

June 30, 2026 Emilea Semancik

When Yulia Zmerzla stepped into the role of Executive Director at the Lions Foundation of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario in February 2025, she quickly found herself immersed in stories that underscore just how critical access […]