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What’s happening today
Tonight at McNally Robinson Booksellers’ Grant Park location at 7 p.m., longtime Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker will discuss her new book Heart on My Sleeve: Stories from a Life Well Worn, which melds memoir with recollections of memorable clothing and jewelry that had an impact on the iconic TV host’s life, her musings on how we think about what we wear and more. She’ll be joined in conversation by CTV Morning Live host Rachel Lagacé. Jen Zoratti has a full preview here.
Jeanne Beker’s latest memoir tells the story of her life through clothing. (Paige Taylor White / The Canadian Press)
Today’s must-read
A Brokenhead River environmentalist is vowing to keep fighting to protect the waterway in her backyard despite a judge dismissing her request to intervene in a new water treatment plant’s operations.
In January 2023, cottage owner Aliza Delwar sought a judicial review of the province approving the town of Beausejour’s plan to upgrade its water system using a “reverse osmosis” purification process.
The filtering system separates usable water and concentrate. The latter — reject minerals, metals and organics — are then dumped into the river. Maggie Macintosh reports.
In January 2023, cottage owner Aliza Delwar sought a judicial review of the province approving the town of Beausejour’s plan to upgrade its water system using a “reverse osmosis” purification process. (John Woods / Free Press files)
On the bright side
The volunteers behind a free designated-driver program are asking for donations so that they can operate during the upcoming holiday season. Operation Red Nose Winnipeg organizers are seeking to raise $100,000 by Nov. 15. Qualico is matching cash donations up to $5,000.
“We know Winnipeggers are a generous lot, so I’m hopeful we can get this off the ground,” says Elisha Dacey, the committee’s volunteer media liaison. Aaron Epp has more here.
‘We know Winnipeggers are a generous lot, so I’m hopeful we can get this off the ground,’ says Elisha Dacey, the Operation Red Nose Winnipeg committee’s volunteer media liaison. (Ruth Bonneville / Free Press)
On this date
On Oct. 21, 1924: The Manitoba Free Press reported in Toronto, Ontario’s former provincial treasurer as well as high-ranking managers of a brokerage firm faced charges of theft and conspiracy in court over actions they allegedly took in 1919 and 1920. W.H. Baird of Mason City, Iowa, spoke to the trade board in Manitoba on the prospects of sugar manufacturing from beets. Read the rest of this day’s paper here. Search our archives for more here.
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