July 2, 2009 Edition « Last week´s issue

It\'s never too late to graduate

Elmwood man among latest crop of RESTD adult grads

Hearing his name called probably never sounded so sweet to Brad Machado. Inside a packed auditorium on the evening of June 24, Machado rose from his [more…]

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Fruit stands becoming a thing of the past

Fruit stands that once dotted highways across the province appear to be on the verge of wilting into obscurity. It’s a fact that hasn’t escaped the [more…]

Whittier Park offers cyclists one wild ride

Sometimes if you want a good place to ride a mountain bike, it’s best to create it yourself. The proof is in Whittier Park where dedicated [more…]

Tour provides youngsters with a glimpse of Metis culture, heritage

A new walking tour is providing young Winnipeggers with a better understanding of the region’s rich Metis history. The More than Metis the Eye tours, which [more…]

South end green thumbs prepare for garden tour

Nature Manitoba will soon celebrate a decade of flora, fauna and fun with its 10th Annual Natural Garden Tour. Fittingly, the tour takes in 10 gardens [more…]

Cricket sensation bowling fans over

Trevor Manoosingh wants to bat and bowl his way onto the Canadian senior cricket team. And if the Vincent Massey Collegiate student continues to win accolades [more…]

Arctic courage earns a star

Military men see a lot of ceremonies. But late last month, as Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean stepped to the podium in an Ottawa ballroom, Sgt. [more…]

Professor getting inside their heads

It would be too easy to call Mary Silcox a brainiac. After all, the University of Winnipeg professor is now known across the world as [more…]

Group bringing hope to Haiti

When Amanda Gallop stepped off a tiny propeller plane and onto the soil of coastal city Cap-Haitien on May 19, she didn’t know much about [more…]

No more than full speed ahead for filmmakers

Even though Amanda Jonker spent days crafting a video encouraging Manitobans to ease up on the gas pedal, she admits she’s no angel behind the [more…]

St. James Collegiate students defies odds to attend grad

Nothing was going to stop Jessica Bondar from receiving her high school diploma last week. The Grade 12 student from St. James Collegiate had been hospitalized [more…]

Award winner a working class guy

When Harry Paine was a young lad growing up in England, his Irish-born mom used to sing him songs. Many of the tunes she sang were [more…]