December 10 is International Human Rights Day I was born and raised in Winnipeg, and currently live just an hour north of the city. But it took me three years to finally visit the...
celebrating polar bear week Each year, polar bears are celebrated during the first week of November for Polar Bear Week. This year, the event is celebrated October 30th until November 5, 2022. I absolutely...
As the largest rural film festival in Canada, the Gimli International Film Festival (GIFF) was thrilled to be back in full force for its 2022 run. Initially known as the Gimli Film Fest, the...
I know that many of us are glad to have left 2021 behind. The threat, hardship, and inconvenience the past year has brought to all of us via the COVID-19 virus and via all...
This blog often takes us to exotic locales in search of chocolate and other delectables. But in this post, I’d like to salute my own home turf in honour of Manitoba Day. I was...
This post features Palette de Bine bean-to-bar chocolate maker based in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
Canada’s largest city of Toronto is a fabulous place to seek out great chocolate. My favourite is SOMA chocolatemaker, for the quality and creative variety of their chocolate offerings, the artfulness of their eco-friendly...
The Fort Garry Hotel of Winnipeg has always been the favourite hotel property in my hometown. For weekend getaways, to host incredible events of various types, for the best Sunday brunch in town, and...
Winnipeg is a relatively small Canadian city of 705,000 residents in the metropolitan area, and just under 800,000 if you include the surrounding region. But it is very big on culture. There are many...
When I travel abroad or interact with people internationally and say I’m from Manitoba, people often don’t have a clue where that is. But nearly everyone has heard of Winnipeg, the capital city of...
