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Arctic Glacier Winter Park Programming
Many believe that not much happens around here in the winter months. What kind of events and activities could you possibly do in the winter time?
Teekca's Aboriginal Boutique
Like many Forks Market tenants, Marilyn Tanner – Spence didn’t initially plan on owning her own business. Prior to taking the huge step of opening her own boutique, Marilyn was involved...
Making of the Red River Mutual Trail
A step-by-step guide to winter fun The Red River Mutual Trail is a skating and multi-use path along portions of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers. Some years, The Red River Mutual Trail has made the Guinness Book Of World Records as the longest natural ice skating trail in the world (8.5...
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.