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Each year, Labour Day weekend in Manitoba marks the end of the summer holidays and the beginning of a new season and changes in school and work. Yet, some say the September holiday this year is more important than it’s ever been. Janis Thiessen, a history professor at the University …
Read More »Winnipeg embraces final summer fling as Labour Day weekend marks back-to-school countdown – Winnipeg
Winnipeggers are embracing their final summer celebrations as Labour Day weekend marks the back-to-school countdown for many and brought lots of heat and crowds to the city’s local parks. On Saturday afternoon the temperature climbed up to 36 degrees and many flocked to pools and shaded parks to enjoy a …
Read More »Summer holidays end on a hot one for southern Manitoba with weekend highs in the 30s – Winnipeg
The Labour Day long weekend is seen by many Manitobans as summer’s last gasp, before schools reopen and fall starts to settle in. And according to Environment Canada meteorologist Robyn Dyck, this upcoming weekend will pack a punch where summer heat is concerned. Dyck told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the …
Read More »Swatting mosquitos with style: Winnipeg’s drone pilot project takes off – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg is launching a pilot project this summer to test the use of a drone for mosquito control operations. The city says as part of the pilot project, a drone measuring one meter in diameter and operated by contracted professionals from Manitoba-based …
Read More »Inflation, flight delays impacting summer holiday plans for Canadians: poll – National
A third of Canadians have changed or cancelled their vacation plans due to inflation, according to a new survey by Leger. Of those who have changed their vacation plans, 46 per cent are also cutting back on dining out, found the July survey of 1,526 Canadians. Inflation slowed to 2.8 …
Read More »Powerful summer storm leaves 150K in the dark, floods streets in Quebec
Quebecers are surveilling the damage Friday after a powerful summer storm — that produced at least one confirmed tornado — flooded roads, downed trees and left thousands in the dark. Hydro-Québec says about 150,000 households were still without electricity as of 11 a.m. on Friday. The situation is improving as …
Read More »After summer storms bring torrential rain, evacuees start heading home in Quebec
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After hard and heavy rain over the past few days in southern and central Quebec, some evacuees were given the green light to return home Wednesday. In Sherbrooke, 150 kilometres east of Montreal, officials said residents could head home after they were …
Read More »Winnipeg family gets creative with summer fun that won’t break the bank – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg family is getting creative during their children’s break from school — without breaking the bank. Rae Metcalfe recently put together a list of at least 100 free and inexpensive activities, to make this summer accessible and affordable for their two kids. Metcalfe’s family’s dollars aren’t going as far …
Read More »‘Reconnecting with our ceremonies’: National Indigenous Peoples Day and summer solstice
Tasha Jacko was taught to honour Grandfather Sun every summer solstice. “We would start off the day with a pipe ceremony and a sunrise ceremony,” she said. “So you would arrive right before the sun came up and … once you’re in the presence (of a pipe carrier) you’re going …
Read More »Lack of lifeguards at Victoria Beach in Cobourg, Ont. this summer prompts concerns
Some residents in Cobourg, Ont., say not having any lifeguards this summer at Victoria Beach is “reckless.” As part of its 2023 municipal budget, the Town of Cobourg council approved not having lifeguards at the popular Lake Ontario beach this summer. No debate or discussion was held on the staff …
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