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Winnipeg City is exploring the possibility of switching to electric transport to reduce harmful emissions into the atmosphere from its fleet of 2200 vehicles. Two electric cars Chevrolet Bolt were purchased and now the possibilities of their use and the possible benefits from this are being studied. Also, the city submitted a request for the installation and maintenance of two stations for fast-charging with a deadline until February 21. "Support for elect...

Zero waste is very popular not only among those who are environmentally minded but also for people who want to stick with this type of life, but do not know how. "The easiest way to start is to become more aware of the waste that you generate," said the representative of Zero Waste Canada. According to the man, the greatest harm comes from the packaging of the products that people buy. As a rule, it is stored at home and cannot be recycled, as it is made o...

Robert Nuttall stuck on reef in Honduras. Robert Nuttall is 66. He is from Winnipeg and he decided to fulfill his old dream – to have a trip around North America. The man sold everything he had and bought a sailboat. However, his dreams did not come true. Unfortunately, the boat got stuck on the coral not far from Honduras. At that moment it was only one-third of the intended distance. Now the man will probably return home. The incident occurred on Februar...

Thousands of new visitors every single year come to Canada and become citizens. Immigration in Canada is always was a big part of the country`s development and growth. With a great number of refugees coming into our country, the Federal Government wants to attract the brightest and hardworking young people to move to Canada and become permanent residents. The Bonito family moved to Winnipeg from Venezuela after a home invasion in which gunmen tied the fami...

Fellow Winnipeggers the time has come, it’s income tax time! The end of 2018 marks the beginning of new deductions for employees. Canada Pension contributions are going up but Employment Insurance premiums are going down. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) opened its electronic filing service Monday for 2018 income tax and benefit returns. If you didn’t prepare your paperwork before, now is the time to deal with it. Last year nearly 30 million Canadians filed...

Animal shelters are full of animals that are just waiting for someone to take care of them and bring them to a place they can feel safe at and could call it home. Doggy daycares across Winnipeg are filling up fast due to harsh weather conditions. January, February, and March is pretty much the peak season for daycare and boarding. The rescue has been busy getting dogs from northern parts of the province this winter, with many being sick or injured prior to...

What time is it? It`s food time! How often do you order food to the office or your home, Winnipeggers love food and new food delivery businesses appear every year. Food delivery service Uber Eats now offers deliveries from two 7-Eleven locations on their app and online, and yes, that includes Slurpees. With your Slurpee, you can also purchase hot food, candy, chocolate, chips, milk and if you’re tired, hungover or have a sore throat – energy shots, painkil...

Many people fear that after the resignation of Indigenous cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, the process of reconciliation in Canada will significantly slow down. The Story Studio project for Inner City Youth Alive, the new project of Winnipeg’s non-profit, aimed precisely at maintaining positive trends in this process. After the resignation of the Minister, the relevance of this project has increased significantly. The essence of the project lies in t...

Martha Barwinsky, a forester from Winnipeg, explained that prolonged cold temperatures can positively affect the trees in the city. In this situation she is talking about pests, many of them will not be able to survive such a cold. There are no exact data now, but the scientist is sure that soon the connection between extreme cold and extinction of many pests will be revealed. “There has been some research done for the emerald ash borer, for example, and t...

Pollock’s Hardware Co-op members gathered to vote on the closure of the store on Saturday. A few weeks ago there was information about Pollock’s Hardware closing. More than 100 members gave their vote against the store closing. After that, another voting took place.  Replacing the board of directors was discussed there. “This is the first time that membership has had to deal with something this serious, so people are concerned,” said Walchuk, the former ge...

On Sunday, the triathlon which raises money for the homeless took place in the Forks. Despite a rather frosty day, many residents of the city went outside to take part in the triathlon and to contribute to helping the homeless people of the city. Beat the Cold participants had to run, bike and skate. Each section was 5 km long. All funds raised were given to 1JustCity's Just a Warm Sleep emergency warming centre.  The organizer of the triathlon said he was...

The long-awaited vacation turned into a real tragedy for Holly Twoheart, a woman from Winnipeg. Holly Twoheart went to the Dominican Republic with her daughter, Danielle Twoheart, 26. However, their rest ended earlier than expected — the girl fell from the balcony and died. The woman said that at about 2 a.m. she was woken by the hotel staff and was said that her daughter had fallen from the balcony of the third floor. "They said there'd been an accident a...

Between 10-15 cm of snow blanketed Winnipeg last week. Winds are also causing low visibility on the roads. Strong wind gusts near 50 km/h created snow drifts throughout the city, according to Shannon Moodie of Environment Canada. If your vehicle gets stuck in the snow and there are no heavy duty vehicles around to help and pull it out on the road, well…there are other ways to do it! A few young people figured out how to pull the car out on their own. They...

Recently the acts of vandalism based on racial and religious hatred happening more often in Winnipeg. Most of such cases never get solved and the investigation leads nowhere. A very violent attack was made on the North End's Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. Friday, February 15th the community discovered how bad it was. All rooms s in the building were robbed of anything valuable and trashed, the furniture damaged and destroyed. The images taken at the c...

Winnipeg Jets is an amazing team and has a huge army of fans and supporters. Go Jets Go! Every game there are millions of fans watching our team perform on TV and support at a game in person, all hoping for a win and the first places for Jets. Unfortunately, the last game was not successful for our team. On Saturday, February 16th Ottawa Senators got a win 4-3 over the Winnipeg Jets. Both teams worked hard and showed great skills, but the Senators overpowe...

Residential fire is always a scary and dangerous thing, people might get hurt or killed, especially children and elderly citizens since they are not able to react fast and evacuate the building by themselves. On Sunday, February 17th a fire occurred in a house on Jarvis Avenue. Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service crews responded to reports of a fire in a two storey multi-family home around 2:05 a.m. Firefighters tried an exterior attack but after knocking...

Festival du Voyageur is going to start in the city on Friday, February 15. Due to the fact that the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, it was decided to make a guitar that can reflect the history of the festival. Christian Dupont, a Franco-Manitoban luthier, was the master who was asked to make the instrument. "Since the festival is a celebration of music and culture, a guitar just fits in so perfectly," said Dupont. "We're celebrating 50...

Winnipeg relationship expert said that attention to the partner can be shown not only by big gestures on Valentine's Day. Little things also matter. The expert explains that in order to show real feelings and to strengthen a relationship, it is not necessary to arrange a grand celebration on February 14th. “For couples who don’t want to follow that commercialization, you can honour this day by being mindful and telling each other why they love each other,”...