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Tag Archives: Winnipeg
Such Friendly People
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
Posted in Culture, Education, Travel
Tagged friendliness, manitoba, Socializing, Winnipeg
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A Response to the Signs
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
The High Today is Minus 8
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
Posted in Climate Change, Media, Winnipeg
Tagged weather, Winnipeg
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Beware of the Fog in Winnipeg
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
Posted in Climate Change, Education, News, Winnipeg
Tagged climate change denial, forecasting, weather, Winnipeg
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Hostile Architecture 2
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
Living in Cities and Hiding in a Box
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
Posted in Culture, Development, Internet, Social Media, Winnipeg
Tagged cities, urban landscape, Winnipeg
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Hostile Architecture
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
Back in Winnipeg—Again
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
The Long Drive from Toronto to Winnipeg
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
Posted in Travel
Tagged car repair, hitchhiking, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Winnipeg
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The Gutting of the Community
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
Posted in Activism, Winnipeg
Tagged Bribery and Corruption, Fighting City Hall, Osborne Village, Vi-Ann, Winnipeg
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