Foraging for food
We all have to eat; we might as well eat well. Eating well can be more than a strict fixation on carbs, sugars, gluten, or…
2015
Futuristic edibles
It’s common knowledge that human beings, especially those living in the industrialized world, have seriously impacted the Earth’s environment. We know that the cars we…
Turn up at the Hub
After unsatisfactory financial results prompted the summer closure of the University of Manitoba’s campus bar, the Hub is performing well in the new school year…
From wastes to wonders
The brainchild of Jason Neufeld, Wood Anchor is a wood reclamation company established in 2005. Neufeld, referred to as “el capitano” of Team Wood Anchor,…
Exchange creative energies
Exchange Studios is a photography studio based in the Exchange District of downtown Winnipeg. The studio is meant to be an affordable space for photographers…
A mother’s (artistic) intuition
A committee of female artists in Winnipeg found that post-graduation, women artists were falling off the grid. Even though the majority of graduates from fine…
Unsettling the settlers
After reading Settler: Identity and Colonialism in 21st Century Canada, a settler Canadian would know more about themselves than they would like to. Two Canadian…
Rayannah – “Boxcar Lullabies”, 3/5
Winnipeg’s Rayannah is very much a one-woman band. Using a variety of pedals, she is able to loop vocal patterns, layering each individual piece into…
Murray Pulver & Friends – “The Guest List”, 5/5
Former Crash Test Dummies and Doc Walker guitarist Murray Pulver has been a prominent figure in the Winnipeg music scene for decades. The Guest List…
Vacation is not a treatment
I fully support an UMSU campaign on mental health. Public health insurance does not fund most mental health services, particularly preventive ones. The university offers limited student counselling, but it’s not the university’s role to operate as a pseudo-healthcare system. As such, students may be unable to access the care they need when they need it.