
Sheldon Birnie
Community Journalist
Sheldon Birnie is the reporter/photographer for the Free Press Community Review. The author of Missing Like Teeth: An Oral History of Winnipeg Underground Rock (1990-2001), his writing has appeared in journals and online platforms across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. A husband and father of two young children, Sheldon enjoys playing guitar and rec hockey when he can find the time.
Email him at sheldon.birnie@canstarnews.com
Call him at 204-697-7112
Recent articles of Sheldon Birnie
Much ado in Elmwood this August
2 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 29, 2022Holiday spirit alive and well in July
3 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022Kilcona Park’s Harbour View in need of major revamp
4 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022Elmwood Giants ‘drive for five’ still alive in playoffs
2 minute read Preview Wednesday, Jul. 27, 2022ELMWOOD
ST. BONIFACE
With the Manitoba Junior Baseball League regular season wrapped up, the Elmwood Giants’ drive-for-five was still alive heading into playoffs.
Elmwood, which has won the provincial title for the past four years in a row, finished the regular season on top of the eight-team league, going 21-3. Defence and pitching were key to the team’s success.
Kilcona Park’s Harbour View in need of major revamp
4 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 22, 2022Holiday spirit alive and well in July
3 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 22, 2022Elmwood Giants ‘drive for five’ still alive in playoffs
2 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 22, 2022ELMWOOD
ST. BONIFACE
With the Manitoba Junior Baseball League regular season wrapped up, the Elmwood Giants’ drive-for-five was still alive heading into playoffs.
Elmwood, which has won the provincial title for the past four years in a row, finished the regular season on top of the eight-team league, going 21-3. Defence and pitching were key to the team’s success.
Plenty to do this summer at Transcona Museum
4 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 15, 2022No objection at recent ESP public hearings
2 minute read Preview Friday, Jul. 15, 2022EAST ST PAUL
East St. Paul municipal council held a planning meeting on June 28.
Among other general business, three public hearings were held. The first, for a conditional use application for 2978 Birds Hill Rd., to allow for an animal shelter, was approved. No objections to the application were heard, though one resident registered for information.
Council heard a variance application for 732 Wallace Ave. to increase maximum area of detached garage by about 100-square-feet, to a total of 945-square-feet. The old garage, built nearly 50 years ago, was damaged by excessive snowfall this past winter and the owner is looking to rebuild using the same footprint. With no objections, the application was approved.