Katlyn Streilein

Katlyn Streilein

Community Journalist

Katlyn Streilein was a reporter/photographer for the Free Press Community Review in 2021 and 2022.

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West Winnipeg — Looking back at 2022

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West Winnipeg — Looking back at 2022

Kelsey James, Cody Sellar and Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTERS 15 minute read Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022

January: Walking in a Wolseley Winter Wonderland

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Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022

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The team at NorWest Co-op Community Health celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 23.

A new home for the holidays

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A new home for the holidays

By Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Friday, Dec. 16, 2022

BY KATLYN STREILEIN

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Friday, Dec. 16, 2022

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The Veriasov family, Kate, 29, (centre), Dima, 28, (left) and their two young sons Dima, 4, Timothy, 18 months, and Kate’s mother Larysa, 61, are greeted by Mandy Kwasnica of the Charleswood Rotary Club at the Winnipeg, her husband and two children at the airport on Dec. 4.

Mayberry Fine Art presents Islands – Lake of the Woods

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Mayberry Fine Art presents Islands – Lake of the Woods

Katlyn Streilein 4 minute read Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

Lake of the Woods has a shoreline of 25,000 miles — 65,000 miles if you count the space where the basin’s thousands of islands, large and minuscule, meet the water.

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Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

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(From left) Shaun Mayberry, gallery director for Mayberry Fine Art; Dana Mayberry, Tuxedo gallery manager; and Randolph Parker, artist; are seen with one of the 220 paintings in Parker’s Islands - Lake of the Woods exhibit. The collection is on display at both Mayberry Fine Art locations until Dec. 24.

NorWest turns 50

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NorWest turns 50

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 4 minute read Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

NorWest Co-op Community Health is celebrating its 50th birthday with a video series, 50 Success Stories, highlighting its members, clients and decades of achievement.

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Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

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The team at NorWest Co-op Community Health celebrated the organization’s 50th anniversary on Nov. 23.

Non-profit tree lot carries on the tradition

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Non-profit tree lot carries on the tradition

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 3 minute read Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

Every day is Christmas at the Winnipeg Y Service Club tree lot.

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Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

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(From left) Winnipeg Y Service Club tree lot volunteers Mike Wahl, 39; Colin McDougall, 41, and Darcy Nazar, 39.

The season of giving draws near

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The season of giving draws near

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

On a fiercely cold and bright early winter morning, shoppers poured through the doors of the nearly one-hundred-year-old Gothic revival Tabernacle Baptist Church for its first holiday craft and bake sale.

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Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

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Pastor Dave Heinrichs (left) and congregation member Jacquie Schmitke hosted a craft and bake sale at Tabernacle Baptist Church on Nov. 19. The market will likely be the first of many to come.

Assiniboia committee nixes Apex Street project 2-1

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Assiniboia committee nixes Apex Street project 2-1

Katlyn Streilein 4 minute read Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

The Assiniboia community committee met on Nov. 21 following a hiatus owing to the municipal election. Newly appointed councillors Shawn Dobson (St. James) and Evan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) joined Janice Lukes, three-term councillor for the Waverley-West ward, at City Hall.

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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

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The Assiniboia community committee turned down a proposal for seven two-storey detached condos along Apex Street between Elmhurst Road and Cathcart Street in Charleswood. Coun. Janice Lukes voted in favour of the plan, while Coun. Shawn Dobson (St. James) and Coun. Evan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) did not.

Sleepy Owl Bread awakens

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Sleepy Owl Bread awakens

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

Like a healthy sourdough starter, Sleepy Owl Bread keeps giving.

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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

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Sleepy Owl Bread has reopened. Michel Saltel, bakery manager, spent countless hours prepping for the relaunch.

Westwood Collegiate to perform Rent: School Edition

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Westwood Collegiate to perform Rent: School Edition

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 4 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

Ten years. One hundred and twenty months. Three thousand six hundred fifty days. That’s how you measure the Westwood Collegiate theatre program’s quest to produce Rent.

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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

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The Westwood Senior Musical Theatre Troupe will host four showings of Rent: School Edition from Dec. 7 to 10 at 7 p.m.

Warriors adept at adapting

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Warriors adept at adapting

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

The Westwood Warriors AAAA girls hockey team won’t back down.

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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022

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The Westwood Warriors AAAA varsity girls hockey team had a 7-3-3 record at press time, good for fourth place in the Manitoba Women’s High School Hockey League Division 3.

Nothing ruff about new grooming business

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Nothing ruff about new grooming business

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

One lifelong Westwood animal lover has broken from the pack and started her own at-home dog grooming studio.

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Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

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Westwood resident Sydney McPhail, 29, launched her at-home studio, Syd’s Suds, in June.

Transcona students honour veterans

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Transcona students honour veterans

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

An event that saw more than 500 students from River East Transcona School division descend upon Transcona Cemetery on a brisk November morning was uniquely poignant for one veteran.

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Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

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Over 500 students from the River East Transcona School Division took part in the No Stone Left Alone Ceremony at Transcona Cemetery’s Field of Honour on Nov. 7.

Portage la Prairie library offers radon screening kits

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Portage la Prairie library offers radon screening kits

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

The Portage la Prairie Regional Library has added an unusual new offering to its circulation.

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Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

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The Portage la Prairie Regional Library recently launched a free radon screening kit loaner program.

‘There will always be veterans’

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‘There will always be veterans’

Katlyn Streilein 4 minute read Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022

One Charleswood Legion member and Royal Canadian Air Force veteran wants people to remember the poppy as a symbol of remembrance — not war.

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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022

Warriors take early lead in Platinum division race

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Warriors take early lead in Platinum division race

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 3 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

The Warriors are sweeping the battlefield.

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Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

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The Westwood Warriors AAAA varsity boys hockey team ranked first in the Platinum Promotions Division at press time.

Val Vint unveils new art at U of M

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Val Vint unveils new art at U of M

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 4 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

A new sculpture in the University of Manitoba’s Elizabeth Dafoe Library is creating a sense of belonging for some students who have been historically underrepresented in the education system.

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Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022

Celebrated local Métis artist Val Vint unveiled a new sculpture at the University of Manitoba’s Elizabeth Dafoe Library on Oct. 26.

Paranormal investigator to appear in Bell TV show

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Paranormal investigator to appear in Bell TV show

Katlyn Streilein 4 minute read Monday, Nov. 7, 2022

Paranormal investigator Victor Martin doesn’t believe in ghosts. Or demons. He believes in spirits. When Martin feels cool air on his neck, or when his hand-held electromagnetic field meter flashes red, that’s when he’s in his element.

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Monday, Nov. 7, 2022

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Local production company Folks Films recently recorded Victor Martin of Victor’s Investigation of Paranormal Inc. during a search for spirits at Seven Oaks House Museum as part of the upcoming Bell Fibe TV show, Ghost Kitchens. The show is scheduled for release in early 2023.

Kkiko’s Grill finds home in West End

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Kkiko’s Grill finds home in West End

By Katlyn Streilein 4 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

A new restaurant and delivery business specializing in authentic Filipino cuisine won’t leave you hungry.

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

(From left) Restauranteurs and chefs Mary Kate Estanislao, Janel Francisco, Kiko Cadorna opened Kkiko’s Grill (1060 Ellice Ave.) last month. Kkiko’s Grill specializes in authentic Filipino food served in-house and for delivery.

Branch & Pyre offers simple, online cremation service

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Branch & Pyre offers simple, online cremation service

Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 4 minute read Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

WINNIPEG

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

Lee Barringer, 53, recently founded Branch & Pyre, an online, direct cremation service. The River Heights resident has more than three decades of experience in funeral services.

West Kildonan author wins national literary award

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West Kildonan author wins national literary award

By Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

NORTH END

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2022

Harriet Zaidman, 70, recently won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People for her novel Second Chances.

Dobson takes St. James

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Dobson takes St. James

Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

Consistency was key for Shawn Dobson, who was elected city councillor for the St. James ward on Oct. 26.

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

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Shawn Dobson, 63, is the new city councillor for St. James.

Oak Park JV Raiders are team to beat

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Oak Park JV Raiders are team to beat

By Katlyn Streilein STAFF REPORTER 3 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

The Oak Park Raiders AAAA junior varsity boys football team is on a roll in the Winnipeg HIgh School Football League’s JV division, and had posted a 6-0 record at press time.

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

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Onan Furst is one of the top running backs in the Winnipeg High School Football League, says Raiders head coach Chad MacKay.

Canada Post issues Sgt. Tommy Prince stamp

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Canada Post issues Sgt. Tommy Prince stamp

By Katlyn Streilein 3 minute read Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

Canada Post is recognizing the life and achievements of decorated war veteran and Anishinaabe activist Sgt. Tommy Prince with a new stamp.

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Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022

The new Sgt. Tommy Prince stamp is available for pre-order at www.canadapost.ca and will be available at post offices on Oct. 28.

Six Pines Haunted Attractions offers frights for all

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Six Pines Haunted Attractions offers frights for all

By Katlyn Streilein 1 minute read Monday, Oct. 24, 2022

On a recent warm late October evening, as the haze from the fall harvest settled over the farmer’s fields, Six Pines Haunted Attractions was alive with the screams and shrills of terrified patrons.

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Monday, Oct. 24, 2022