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Such Friendly People

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Barry Pomeroy

When I first moved to Manitoba, I couldn’t avoid noticing the license plate. Each car proudly proclaimed—even while they were swerving in front of me for the advantage of a few metres—that I had arrived in friendly Manitoba. I made … Continue reading →

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A Response to the Signs

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

When a sign about the exploitation of children went up in my neighbourhood, I thought little about it, partly because it didn’t look professional enough to have come from the desk of an official service. Instead, it had more in … Continue reading →

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The High Today is Minus 8

Posted on January 5, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

The weather in Winnipeg is normally quite stable. We typically have four days of sun followed by four days of cloud. Of course, locally, Winnipeggers respond to their climatic conditions like any others. They complain that the day is hot, … Continue reading →

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Beware of the Fog in Winnipeg

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

I have heard the warnings associated with fog in Winnipeg nearly every year that I have lived in the city. Over that more than twenty year period, the normal weather is usually reported fairly accurately. The weather here in the … Continue reading →

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Hostile Architecture 2

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

I have commented before on hostile architecture in Winnipeg, but now that I have collected a few more examples, I thought I would share what we walk by every day and ignore. Perhaps our own privilege blinds us. For if … Continue reading →

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Living in Cities and Hiding in a Box

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

Increasingly we gather in cities. All around the globe the movement is toward the urban areas, and here in the west, just outside the principal urban areas, into the suburbs. The glitz and excitement of the city is not experienced … Continue reading →

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Hostile Architecture

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

I recently read an article about hostile architecture and began to wonder about my own city. I’d noticed the trend before in Winnipeg but foolishly, although I should have known better, I hadn’t viewed it as a movement. As our … Continue reading →

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Back in Winnipeg—Again

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

I was hoping to attend a few meetings this summer but they are scheduled strangely. The May meeting was midmonth, the June one on the 20th, and the July one on the 27th. Instead I used the time in Winnipeg … Continue reading →

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The Long Drive from Toronto to Winnipeg

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Barry Pomeroy

I had driven across Canada some fifty times and at one time people began to plan around my visits, they were such a sure thing. Even the Toronto to Winnipeg trek I had traversed countless times. Even driving a car … Continue reading →

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The Gutting of the Community

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Barry Pomeroy

Osborne Village was once a thriving community, but now the edges are being nibbled by big box stores and franchises. Of the coffee shops at the corner of Osborne and River none are locally owned and operated. That is a … Continue reading →

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