Something to celebrate
25 years later, the Preferred Perch is still blazing trails in Manitoba November holds some important dates for The Preferred Perch. First, November 1st marks the 25th anniversary of the
Mickey & Bunny were bigger than the Guess Who
In the mid 1960s, the biggest selling Manitoba-based recording act was not the Guess Who but Ukrainian language country duo Mickey & Bunny. Their recording of Woody Guthrie’s This Land
Legislature restoration project
In 2019, the Manitoba Legislative Assembly passed The Legislative Building Centennial Restoration and Preservation Act. The purpose of this is to fund the upkeep of our beautiful Legislative Building. This
Taking the fear out of the most dangerous room in your home
When we are young, we haven’t a care in the world, and as we progress through life we learn to adapt to all of those experiences, forever learning and developing
Home cooked Southern Fried Chicken
Sometimes my mind craves chicken. I know, I hear you say, we all do! The thing about chicken is that it is a very versatile meat; there are so many
Income security
It is difficult to talk about income security in this time of a pandemic, with the election in the United States and all the economic chaos around government aid; the
Amazon Partners with the BE A SANTA TO A SENIOR Program for the 2020 Holiday Season!
Nothing stops Santa from delivering gifts, not even a global pandemic! The Be A Santa To A Senior program is more important than ever before for many isolated and/or in
Art gladdens the snow chilled heart
Indigenous artist Catherine Blackburn at NorVA Another month into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the re-imposition of restrictions and as we write this, little skiffs of falling
Go North young man, go North…
There will never be a better time for Manitobans to see the polar bears. The hotels have room and the prices are good. This time next year, everything will be
Dehydration past 60 can cause signs of dementia, confusion and worse
By Dorothy Dobbie When old people become confused, the first inclination is to blame it on early signs of Alzheimer’s or senility or a tumour, but the cause could be