Your forecast
High of 23. Mix of sun and cloud today with chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Read more from Environment Canada here.
What’s happening today
📽️ Bouchra, the first feature film by visual artists Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki is on now until Thursday at Dave Barber Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St.
Today’s must-read
School trustees are calling on the province to bolster public education around e-bike and e-scooter safety ahead of back-to-school season.
The Manitoba School Boards Association brought members’ concerns about a growing number of students using electronic devices to get to and from classes to the education minister’s office this month. Maggie Macintosh reports.
On the bright side
Growing up with ties to the community of Manitou, Gillian Potvin has found great inspiration in the traces of Nellie McClung’s legacy.
The 39-year-old has spent nearly a decade channelling that inspiration back into the community by being a key part of the Nellie McClung Museum of Canada’s marketing and events planning since it opened at 55 Main St. in the southern Manitoba town in 2017.
Potvin grew up in St. Adolphe and inherited her admiration for the author and social advocate from her mom, who came from Manitou, where McClung lived most of her life. Tiago Resko has the story of Potvin’s volunteerism.
Gillian Potvin, 39, holds a mannequin while setting up for a Hidden Attic exhibition which was held in June. Potvin has been volunteering doing marketing and events planning for the Nellie McClung Museum of Canada since it opened in 2017. (Nellie McClung Museum / Supplied)
On this date
On Aug. 17, 1927: The Manitoba Free Press reported out of eight aircraft that took off from Oakland, Calif., attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, only four remained in the competition; at stake were $35,000 in prizes. The Lord Chief Justice of England, his wife and their daughters stopped in Winnipeg for two hours, en route to Banff and Lake Louise, during which they were welcomed by a committee and visited Manitoba’s legislative buildings.
Today’s front page
Get the full story: Read today’s e-edition of the Free Press.
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