Quiet Voices delivers impressive display (Portage Daily Graphic)

6 September 2008, 1:20 pm

The cacti bloom in the Carberry sandhills. The delicate yellow blossom of the plains prickly-pear cactus is in sharp contrast with the prickly stems of this brittle plant.... read more

A meeting place for 20 years (Winnipeg Free Press)

6 September 2008, 9:29 am

The Forks blew out the candles on 20 years of existence Friday night. It has now been a full generation since the 65 acres of land was liberated from being private property covered by rail yards, hidden behind the CN Rail station on Main Street.... read more

1978 message in a bottle returned (CNews)

6 September 2008, 4:24 am

It was exactly 30 years ago today that 11-year-old Kathleen Keeling wrote a note, put it in a bottle and launched it in the Assiniboine River behind her Portage La Prairie home.... read more

whatsup@uptownmag.com (Uptown Magazine)

4 September 2008, 11:33 am

Let us know about your happenings! Contact us at: , Fax: 953-4305. Mail to: What’s Up, c/o Uptown, 1355 Mountain Ave., Winnipeg, Man., R2X 3B6. No phone calls please. Deadline for submission to listings is Monday at 9 am. Listings are free – but placement cannot be guaranteed.... read more

BROE GROUP MAKES DONATIONS TO U OF W (CJOB News First)

4 September 2008, 10:29 am

The Broe Group, an affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., is contributing $100,000 to The University of Winnipeg’s Institute of Urban Studies (IUS) to develop a Sustainable Development Plan for Churchill... and the company is also donating 200 thousand dollars to support the renewal of the Churchill Norther... read more

In Brief (Winnipeg Free Press)

30 August 2008, 1:29 am

Winnipeg's Greek community is coming together to host the first annual John Scouras Memorial Golf Classic to benefit the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Manitoba. The tournament is being held at Breezy Bend Golf and Country Club on Sept. 4. For more information contact Aris Economou at aris@shaw.ca... read more