Silver City screening Ozzy documentary

Unhappy Dynacare staff refuse OT shifts; doors could be closed at clinics with Saturday hours

Some Winnipeg Dynacare sites normally open on Saturday were closed last week, and may continue to be because staff are refusing to pick up overtime shifts after they were forced back to work amid a labour dispute with the company.

Restaurants ‘under pressure’

Happy hour outings are on Jackie Piggott’s calendar — but even those are fewer.

She and her husband might visit a restaurant once a month. It’s a change over the past year: earlier, they may go twice, thrice or weekly.

“It’s something that we’ve talked about, my husband and myself, just because the pricing is so expensive,” Piggott said, stopping during a grocery run in St. Vital. “It’s also better for our health.”

She’s in the majority: a new Restaurants Canada report found 80 per cent of Canadians are eating out less frequently because of higher living costs, up from 75 per cent in 2025.

Province invests $3.8M in culinary arts training facility for francophone high school students

A new dedicated culinary arts training facility will give francophone high school students a place to learn the trade in French.

The Manitoba government announced this week that it is providing $3.8 million toward the purchase of a property at 170 Marion St. and beginning design work for its renovation.

The facility will be the first dedicated vocational education site operated by Division scolaire franco-manitobaine, and the first fully French-language culinary arts program for Grade 11 and 12 students, preparing them for work in the restaurant and service sector.

“French-language education is a fundamental part of Manitoba’s identity and strength,” Education Minister Tracy Schmidt said in a news release. “It is an exciting step that will help strengthen both the francophone community and our skilled workforce.”

Silver City screening Ozzy documentary

ROCK'S music's most lovable burnout is front and centre in the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, screening at Silver City Polo Park next Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m.

The film tells the life story of Osbourne, from his early childhood in war-torn Birmingham, England to his years as the front man of Black Sabbath and his later-in-life resurgence in the reality show The Osbournes, all seen through the eyes of his son Jack.

In addition to hitherto unseen archive footage, the film also includes interviews with some of Osbourne's musical contemporaries, including Paul McCartney, Tommy Lee and Henry Rollins.

Tickets are $10.25 and can be purchased at Polo Park's box office, through the Cineplex Mobile Apps and online at www.cineplex.com/events. The film is rated 18A.