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Ryan Malec of the West End BIZ TAG Team, paints over a tag left along a fence on Hargrave Street last week.
Mild weather keeps graffiti erasers busy
The surprisingly balmy start to winter has been keeping Winnipeg;s graffiti cleanup crews unusually busy, as taggers have remained outside hard at work instead of sheltering themselves from the cold.
“Anytime the weather is milder that of course generates more (graffiti),” said Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner, executive director of the West End ...
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.jpg "From left: Golden Gate teacher Donna Beynon-Patterson, and students Aimee Souka and Ciarra O’Reggio are part of the school’s Brush Out Poverty group.")
Golden Gate students fight poverty with art
Painting pals are the new pen pals.
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.jpg "From left: Jackie Safonovs, Susan Morgan, and Lana Noonan, of Equal Opportunities West, which moved into its new location at 851 Cavalier Dr. in mid-December.")
Centre offers tools for a better life
A St. James-based organization that helps people with disabilities is on the move.
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.jpg "Carpathia Road resident Bruce Duggan is set to lose his property, seen behind him, if the preferred option for widening Kenaston Boulevard gets approved by council.")
Route 90 widening project drives forward
Residents are dealing with mixed emotions as the City of Winnipeg moves forward with plans to widen a stretch of Kenaston Boulevard to six lanes.
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Boulders don’t violate fire code, city says
The pile of boulders placed in front of the entrance of D-Jay’s & Ichabod’s in St. James does not contravene city fire codes, city officials say.
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.jpg "The Atlantic-Garden City United Church, located at 725 Atlantic Ave., has undertaken approximately $250,000 in elevator and façade improvements and will be hosting an official opening event on Sun., Jan. 29 at noon.")
Church completes elevator and façade project
A North End church congregation is putting the finishing touches on its very own, modern-day stairway to heaven.
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Home really is where the heart is
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Neighbourhood Forum
Home really is where the heart is
My family and I recently came back from a wonderful vacation in our former country. The Philippines was the only home known to me before migrating here almost five years ago.
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Community Correspondent
West End BIZ has plenty in store
The West End Business Improvement Zone is an organization dedicated to enhancing communities in the area.
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