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Your forecast: This week’s forecast suggests we’re getting a lot closer to autumn than we’d like to admit. There’ll be plenty of sunshine but temperatures will remain in the low 20s for most of the week, beginning with a high of 20 C today. The mercury dips down each night, so no great need for the AC this week.
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JOHN WOODS / WINNIPEG FREE PRESSMatt Henderson says he would like to see development of the former barracks that would offer First Nations a chance for economic growth.
Old base back in news: On Friday, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled the Canadian government failed to properly consult four Manitoba First Nations when it decided to sell the Kapyong Barracks. The old military base on Kenaston Boulevard has sat empty since 2004. First Nations leaders have publicly stated their desire to establish an urban reserve on the site. READ MORE
Yes, it was their first rodeo: Winnipeg’s inaugural Interstellar Rodeo music festival was a huge success, with strong attendance (averaging around 2,500 – 3,000 per day) and a smooth-running experience. Crowds were pleased with the performers and it seemed the rookie music festival lived up to its slogan: Just Be Awesome. READ MORE
Up next
Graham Hughes / The Canadian PressNDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is scheduled to make a campaign stop in Winnipeg later this week.
PM hopefuls heading to town: NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will make stops in Winnipeg this week. Trudeau has set his first official Winnipeg campaign stop for Wednesday at the Holiday Inn South on Pembina Highway. His event announcement said Trudeau will make a policy promise related to “growing the middle class.” Mulcair, making his first trip to Winnipeg since November, will host a rally at the RBC Convention Centre on Thursday evening. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a brief stop in Winnipeg for a speech to party loyalists last Thursday.
More room at the WHS: The Winnipeg Humane Society is building an addition to the animal shelter at 45 Hurst Way, thanks to a donation from Jim Gauthier in memory of his late wife, Joyce. Construction has begun on the Joyce Gauthier Behaviour and Training Centre, which is scheduled to open this fall. With the addition, the WHS says it will increase programming, with more training and agility courses available. The centre also gives shelter animals more opportunity to work on socialization and behaviour skills.
Around the water cooler
SUBMITTED PHOTOMany won’t embrace a defective carrot.
Wasteful Canadian consumers: Millions of tonnes of food are tossed out each year in Canada, Statistics Canada says. One recent estimate found the value of food waste in this country is $31 billion. Food is wasted in grocery stores and in homes because of spoilage, while more than half of veggies grown are discarded in fields or used as cattle feed. READ MORE
B.C. wildfire wreaks havoc: A large and fast-spreading wildfire in southeastern British Columbia has so far wiped out 30 homes and forced hundreds to flee with little more than the clothes on their backs. The blaze in Rock Creek began by a highway junction and is believed to be human-caused. B.C. Premier Christy Clark visited a community centre packed with evacuees in Midway, B.C., on Sunday, telling reporters she wants to see harsher penalties for people who start forest fires. The premier said the cost of fighting fires this season could balloon to as much as $400 million.
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Jason Day: The 27-year-old Australian golfer won the PGA Championship on Sunday, becoming the first-ever player to win a major at 20 strokes under par.
#TeenChoiceAwards: Some of the biggest stars in music, movie, TV and the Web were on hand for the awards show Sunday that let teenagers decide who wins. Singer group One Direction was a big winner, while Empire won for best breakout TV show
On this date
On August 17, 1917: The Manitoba Free Press reported that assaulting columns of British and Manitoban troops took Hill 70 in France from German forces: “The assault was the most impetuous charge I have seen yet,” despite a heavy barrage against them, wrote the reporter. Four Divisions of Canadians were engaged in Flanders. The price of wheat was to be fixed in Canada and the U.S. at $2.40 for 1916-17 stock. Canadian veterans opposed a national election that would fall during wartime.
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