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“Ice it to Work Day” Feb 15 2013

From the Metro News website; http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/ “Winnipeggers are encouraged to leave their cars at home this Friday and instead take the river trail to work for the second…

Winter Fun on the Rivers, Jan 29 2013

         http://www.warminghuts.com “Warming Huts v.2013: An Art + Architecture Competition on Ice, was an open competition, endorsed by the Manitoba Association of Architects. Proposals for…

ManyFest, Sept 8 2012

Manyfest The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate Downtown Winnipeg’s largest festival: ManyFest: All together downtown. Manyfest will see an anticipated 30,000-plus people celebrating on Broadway September 7…

Manyfest, Sept 7 2012

The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate Downtown Winnipeg’s largest festival: ManyFest: All together downtown. Manyfest will see an anticipated 30,000-plus people celebrating on Broadway September 7 to…

Road Trip, August 25 2012

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Road Trip, Aug 24 2012

From Crawford Bay to Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park                                        …

Road Trip, Aug 23 2012

                             

Road Trip, Aug 16 2012

A big walk around Vancouver featuring Granville, Gastown, Chinatown and Canada Place …and all of the John Fluevog shoe stores we could find. (all two of them)  …

Road Trip out West, Aug 7 2012

Heather and I rented a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta and are driving all the way out to Vancouver Island from Winnipeg. Road Trip! The first day we always camp…

Millennium Library Park grand opening, July 20 2012

Millennium Library Park officially reopens By: Bartley Kives Winnipeg Free Press July 21 2012 “The work has been done for weeks, but politicians have finally had a chance to…

Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, July 18 2012

The first day of the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. A scorching hot day in Winnipeg!                          …

Cuthbert Grant Day, July 14 2012

Cuthbert Grant Day at Grant’s Old Mill St James, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada featuring a visit to Manitoba and Saskatchewan by Sir James Grant of Grant Lord Strathspey 33rd…

Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 7 2012

The 39th annual Winnipeg Folk Fest Birds Hill Park, Manitoba                                    …

Winnipeg Folk Fest, July 5 2012

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is a year-round arts organization that presents one of North America’s premier outdoor music festivals each July. The inaugural Winnipeg Folk Festival was held…

Canada Day in Osborne Village, Winnipeg, July 1 2012

The weather was great this Canada day in Winnipeg. Almost so great that it was too hot to even walk around! I walked around trying to get some…

Winnipeg Kids Fest, June 2012

The Winnipeg International Children’s Festival began in 1983 at Assiniboine Park. 1,700 people paid to see twenty performing artists supported by 300 volunteers who helped make the Festival…

Leif Norman Photo display at Portage and Main, May 29 2012

Pop Up Art in the Exchange is inspired by the Chicago Pop-Up Art Loop, which “transforms empty storefronts into a moveable feast of public art galleries and exhibits.”…

emptyful, in progress, Artist: Bill Pechet, May 12 2012

emptyful in progress Artist: Bill Pechet, 2012, Winnipeg Arts Council Public Art Program http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php http://pechetstudio.com/ New Major Public Art project moves in downtown Winnipeg A major new work…

Jane’s Walk, Winnipeg, Wolseley 1912, May 5 2012

Winnipeg Walks: Wolseley 1912 Guided by George Tacik Date    Saturday, May 5, 2012 Start Time  10:00 am Duration     2 hours The walk is about a portion of…

Transcona’s 100th, Dedication Ceremony, April 12 2012

On Thursday, April 12, we’ll kick off the celebration of our 100th Anniversary at the Transcona Legion Branch 7 on Regent Avenue at 11:30 where dignitaries will help mark…

Muddy Puddles in Osborne Village, March 27 2005

Wandering around Osborne Village in Winnipeg, avoiding studying for final exams.                        

Helicopter machinery lift to the roof of the Richardson Building, Mar 4 2012

Mustang Helicopters lift some heavy H-Vac and cables to the roof of the Richardson building. http://www.mustanghelicopters.com/ Much cheaper than building a tall crane, and also does not require…

Winnipeg Police Service Mounted Patrol Unit, March 2 2012

Police on Horseback The cops everyone wants to talk to! Since at least 1909, (and probably before that as well), Winnipeg has used horses in the Police Force….

The Forks River Trail, Feb 20 2012

Winter seems to be giving up entirely at The Forks in Winnipeg. People were skating through mush. Spring is just around the corner!          …

Ice it to Work, Feb 17 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012 Ice It To Work http://www.rivertrail.ca/wp/ “Join us on the ice on the Assiniboine Credit Union River Trail and skate, ski, snowshoe, bike, run or…