City Essentials
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City Essentials
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Written by Staff
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The birds and the bees isn’t such a good explanation anymore (was it ever?) when it comes to talking to teenagers about sex. |
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City Essentials
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Written by Staff
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YOU'RE NOT THE BABY, SO DON'T ACCESSORIZE LIKE ONE
No dad wants to carry around a quilted pink diaper bag, no matter how much he loves to hang out with his little princess. Thankfully many companies have started making diaper bags in messenger and backpack styles, with designs that can go from mom to dad in a flash. Check out the Baby Sherpa (babysherpa.com—E-Children, U.N. Luggage, A Child’s Place, Baby Bin Boutique), an ergonomically designed, Manitoba-made product that’s been winning design awards left and right. |
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Written by Staff
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In January, James Richardson and Sons Ltd. announced a $1 million gift to the city’s four largest arts groups: the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Manitoba Opera, Manitoba Theatre Centre and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. The donation is to be directed towards new artistic creations and audience-building initiatives. The WSO has said that they will use a portion of the funds to fund a new program: Up Close and Orchestral. Aimed at gaining a new, younger audience, the program brings the orchestra to select junior high and high schools across the city. MTC announced that the gift will be directed to a production of Our Town, which will open the theatre’s 50th anniversary season this fall. |
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Rushing through the airport with your suitcase in tow—one wheel hopelessly wobbling—you realize that those files you set out on your desk, are still right where you left them. Then, as you wait in an impossibly long line at Tim’s, waiting for your double-double, you notice that your phone battery is blinking red and suddenly visualize the charger sitting in your glove compartment…in your garage. Ahh business trips, often an exhausting and stressful experience. To help you find the zen traveler inside, we, along with Jon Thiessen from U.N. Luggage have put together our top business travel tips. |
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Written by Staff
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New credit card reward points could earn you a posh billiard table or the keys to a very hot car If you like the finer things in life, and tend to use your credit card to get them, then you might just be able to cash in for some high-end rewards from American Express. For Platinum and Centurion cardholders, American Express has introduced the First Collection line, clearly targeted to the high rolling man. |
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Written by Staff
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It takes a team of 16 firefighters, working 24 hours a day, to keep the Winnipeg Airport Authority—and everyone in it—safe. Captain Brian Gierl is one of the four fire captains that lead the four teams of four firefighters as they rotate shifts to cover the airport 365 days a year. |
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Written by Staff
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This word made it into the local lexicon late last year when Syrotech, a local recycling company, stopped offering disposal services of it to local schools. The “it” in question is out of date computers, which, like most of our favourite electronic toys, can be loaded with hard plastics and toxins, including cadmium, barium and lead. |
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Written by Jillian Austin
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Noel Bruce was just 14 years old when he first went to the Boys and Girls Club of Winnipeg on Aberdeen Avenue. Growing up with a single mother, Bruce says he was always searching for male role models to look up to, and he experienced firsthand how the volunteer mentors helped kids like him. |
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City Essentials
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Written by Chris Brown
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Are you looking for your next favourite artist? Are all your friends lame and listening like lambs to the latest offerings from James Blunt or the Canadian Idols? Maybe your homies are all stuck listening to bands from when they were 19. Sound familiar? So where do the cool kids go to find the best new music? Fire up that shiny new computer and follow me down the rabbit hole, Alice. |
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Written by Staff
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Your dog secretly wants to be human, so why not take off the leash for a little while and let him run free? With 11 off-leash dog parks across the city, there’s likely one close to your neighbourhood where you can let Spot get some exercise and mingle/sniff with the other dogs. |
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