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Hydro’s green wash shows signs of fading
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Hydroelectric power is generally promoted as a renewable, green source of energy. In Manitoba, hydroelectricity provides for the bulk of our energy needs and acts as a major energy export, bringing hundreds of millions...
Long live the Queen!
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Queen Elizabeth was in Winnipeg earlier this month for just over six hours, but no one can say they were not spent productively. She came, she waved, she stood by the Sals on Esplanade...
What ya gonna do when the police want to talk...
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Last month’s G20 conference in Toronto saw, according to a report on CBC.ca, “more than 900 people arrested during the .” Additionally, an untold number of people had their person, bags and vehicles searched....
Of foul weather and fouler politicians
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Manitobans love to complain about the weather. It’s either too hot, too muggy or too buggy; too wet, too windy or too dry; too cold, too much snow or not enough. Granted, Manitoba depends...
City girl to farm girl
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I think of myself as pretty lucky when I look at all the opportunities I have had to do the things I love. During the summer it’s not uncommon for me to be...
Sophistication according to George Roy
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Animal House, Old School and other college movies portray university life as a laidback, drunken experience. This is not true.
Obviously there are opportunities to relax and have fun, but university life is much...
Adventures in close-to-campus wining and dining
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Although I now share a cozy apartment just off Corydon with two roommates, I have spent the majority of my three years in Winnipeg living in Fort Richmond. Conveniently close to the university —...
