Woodstock, Manitoba style
On Sunday, May 24, 1970, 50 years ago this month, Manitoba experienced its very own Woodstock. Billed as the Niverville Pop Festival, the event was staged in a farmer’s field
Notes from the bridge
By Adam Glynn In over a decade of working in broadcasting I never thought I’d have a commute of only 10 steps, or a dress code which permits me to
Artist Spotlight for May: Gordon Lightfoot
By Helen Harper Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. was born in Orillia, Ont. in 1938. This “Canadian National Treasure” is credited with helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and
CJNU Personality of the month : Susan Earl shares her background
My pre-retirement life involved working in health care as a nurse manager in Burns, Plastics, and Head and Neck Oncology, and lastly, as a Director of Care in a long
Pollyanna’s “Glad Game”
In 1960, Pollyanna, the movie, came out. It was about a 12-year-old orphan daughter of missionaries who arrives in a small town to live with her rich and strict aunt.
Sri Lankan Seniors kept busy with yoga and monthly get together by using Zoom technology
Senaka Samarasinghe The committee members of Sri Lankan seniors called a number of committee meetings via Zoom. We finalized weekly yoga sessions conducted in collaboration with Trinity United Church (TUC).
We are in this together
Peggy Prendergast There is an old saying “There is nothing new under the sun.” The Spanish flu pandemic that ravaged the world a century ago took the life of my
Let No One Be Alone needed now more than ever before
Brenda Tonn ‘The Let No One Be Alone’ grass roots initiative started in 2012 as a result of a sleepless night. In my role as a resource coordinator, I felt
Why should government be taking EI funds into general revenues?
By Fred Morris After World War 1 and the Spanish Flu pandemic, the population of Canada’s urban centres surpassed the rural population. This led to increased problems in the urban
Let’s call a john a john and stop using “news” to cover up
“If you do not read the newspaper, you are not informed; if you read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” Mark Twain Does mainstream news publish false stories? Definitely, for young