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Winter Wonderland
With Christmas just around the corner (9 days and counting), and as my oldest son Connor turns sixteen, five days before Christmas, I’m reminded of when he was little and the fascination that... Warming Huts
We recently announced the winners of the Warming Hut v.2013: Art and Architecture on Ice. One winner from Cambridge, one from New York and one from Winnipeg. As well we rolled out our invited architect from Montreal and the U of M entry. Hempyrean : Your Eco-Friendly Clothing Company
It is easy to recognize the value of natural ingredients when it comes to food, health and beauty products. But what about the value of natural clothing? While most people know basic types of fabric, not many concern themselves with the impact that their clothing makes on the environment.... Soul of The Forks
It’s been almost 20 years since my mother’s sister last visited her home town Winnipeg. During a family visit this past summer my aunt, a former antique shop owner and now an aspiring poet, story teller and writer, recalled how she always enjoyed “the shops in those... Taking Green to the Next Level
We’ve got an impressive goal with our Target Zero initiative: zero garbage, zero water consumption and zero carbon emissions. This year, we saw some real green when it came to this initiative, both environmental and cold, hard cash. Chilean Corner
For over eight years now Marta Reyes has been serving up exceptional Chilean cuisine at The Forks Market. Those... The Waterfront
As many of you may know we are working on a long term plan for Winnipeg’s downtown waterfront – really a 20-30 year vision of what can be... Yudyta's Ukrainian Food
When Judy Woligroski opened Yudyta’s Ukrainian Food in The Forks Market in 1989, she didn’t even know how to make a perogy. The only thing Judy knew for sure was that she liked The Forks because it was a “cool place to... 