Electric vehicle development
By Volker Beckman Part one of a two-part piece. Have you heard? There is a tsunami coming! Or as some say, a major disruption in transportation around the globe. Well,
Let the people know
By Wayne Douglas Weedon I used to live in Holman Island, now known as Ulukhaktok, a hamlet in the Canadian Arctic. In the spring of 1966, on a daily basis,
Dorothy and Shauna go West
As the publishers of Canada’s Local Gardener magazine (previously Manitoba Gardener, Alberta Gardener and Ontario Gardener), my daughter Shauna Dobbie and I head west to explore the gardens of B.C
Lifestyles 55 August 2021 issue
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Pride in Flin Flon extends beyond hockey and the arts
Flin Flon, MB is now a small town though to be completely truthful, it was never very big. It reached a population of approximately 13,500 in the 1960s and was
Taylor McCaffrey brings passion for opera centre stage
By Darlene Ronald Timing is everything it’s said, which is why it’s so encouraging that Taylor McCaffrey picked 2021, pandemic and all, to become a Manitoba Opera sponsor. “Manitoba Opera,
People of Influence…
Thirteen years with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and ten years with the Winnipeg Folk Festival have flown by. I often wished for even one boring day, but for twenty-three years
Mindfulness
July 24th is National Self-Care Day. Self-care is an important aspect of living well, whether we are engaging in regular activities that keep us healthy, such as sleeping and feeding
Building strong communities
By Connie Newman On the theme of collaboration, the ongoing work of Manitoba Association of Senior Centres (MASC) and the Age-Friendly Manitoba Initiative (AFMI) continues to be strongly influenced by
Evolving Lifestyles 55 possibilities
A lifetime has often been referred to as “three score and ten” or 70 years. That is no longer the case. Life expectancy for many is now well into the