The Morden Immigration Program, like many other programs, has been deeply affected by the COVID-19. “Because of the border restriction, the people that have been approved for permanent residency to land in Morden haven’t been able to land,” said Shelly Voth, Immigration Coordinator for the City of Morden. The pandemicContinue Reading
Born and raised in Nigeria, Africa, ‘Segun Olude is a graphic designer, university professor and storyteller here in Winnipeg. When it comes to design, he’s done everything from brochures, stamps for Canada Post and corporate identities. He taught graphic design at the University of Manitoba for 11 years. Also, HeContinue Reading
Andrew Johnson has been in the radio industry for 13 years. He first started as a board operator and is now the Station Manager of Elemnt FM Toronto. The radio station is owned by APTN, where Johnson first started working as a production manager and then helped launch the projectContinue Reading
Opportunities for Employment (OFE) is a government-funded employment service agency created in 1996 that helps job seekers and employers to create long-term sustainable matches and grow Winnipeg’s labour market. They offer free services to anyone who is 18 and older and classify as a newcomer, refugee, person with disabilities, ex-offenders,Continue Reading
Cameron Robertson is a Cree speaker and writer who grew up near Norway House with his grandfather before moving to Winnipeg. Robertson now writes books inspired by Indigenous history and perspective, such as his new novel “The Forgotten Soldier.” The book is colour-coded and uses software that teaches you howContinue Reading
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Don Amero has been a full-time musician for the past 14 years. He lives in Transcona with his wife and three kids. “There’s no other road that I think would’ve been as much of an enjoyable rollercoaster ride as this one has been,” said Amero.Continue Reading
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Dr. Femke Holwerda is a Paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta. Dr. Holwerda got her master’s in bio-geology in university back home as a stepping stone into the science world and worked in research for a couple of years after that.Continue Reading
https://youtu.be/1U1ZwCGWheM Finally unveiled to the public – the sculpture “What can we do to respect each other” is now on display at the Forks. Created by Indigenous artist KC Adams and commissioned by the Winnipeg Foundation – the piece tells the story of reconciliation. “I really wanted to talk aboutContinue Reading
https://youtu.be/5tOtoA-Ss5Y After being fully closed for seven months, the Canadian Human Rights Museum officially reopened its doors to the public in July. The Museum has a few exhibits never seen before, such as the “Witness Blanket” – a piece of art created by an Indigenous Mastercarver that contains over 800Continue Reading
After last year’s virtual opening ceremony – Gerry Fest was finally able to come to life at the St. Norbert Arts Centre. New artists and musicians from all over Winnipeg were invited to celebrate the legacy of local artist Gerry Atwell. “Today’s an expression of the values that Gerry AtwellContinue Reading
Celebrating their 60th anniversary, the Scandinavian Culture Centre of Winnipeg is creating a wrap-around mural. Local muralist Charlie Johnson will paint it. It will represent all the contributions the Scandinavian countries have made to Canada. “We have to have a visual representation of that,” said Sonja Lundstrom, President of theContinue Reading
