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A former Ukrainian soldier’s warm Winnipeg welcome involved scaling a 60-foot tower of ice — and he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. “I felt joy from the fact I succeeded,” said Michael Malets, an electrical engineer who joined the fight against Russia before deciding to start a new life here. He arrived just two weeks ago and is embracing a new winter sport. Katie May has the story.
Michael Malets, who is a former Ukrainian soldier, celebrates climbing to the top of the 18-metre (60 foot) ice tower during Festiglace on Sunday. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press)
On this date
On Feb. 6, 1925: The Manitoba Free Press reported Parliament was considering the issue of ocean freight rates; word was the government would legislate a reduction, but this had not been officially confirmed. The secretary of the Retail Butchers Association told an audience in London that Britain should increase its imports of Canadian cattle. Meanwhile, 35 carloads of livestock went east, headed for Europe, the largest individual shipment that had left western Canada for 15 years. Search our archives for more here.
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