Tell us about your Local Heroes

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This article was published 11/01/2021 (1828 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

The anxieties and stresses of life during COVID-19 have shown us many things about ourselves. Some of these have been exemplary, others much less so.

We’ve all heard about the highs and lows of behaviour in the face of this global pandemic. But here, at the local level in Winnipeg and its surrounding communities, many of the stories that haven’t been told are those of the heroes in our neighbourhoods who have gone out of their way to make life a little better for those around them.

You probably know what I mean. I’m thinking of the quietly generous community members who help others simply because it’s the right thing to do in these difficult times.

People such as the mother-and-daughter team that organizes a toy drive so that other, less-fortunate families can enjoy a good Christmas. Those Good Samaritans who do the grocery shopping or pick up prescriptions for their older neighbours. The parents who flood and shovel rinks on our rivers so that local kids have places to skate. The many folks who give freely of their time to volunteer or raise money for all kinds of worthy causes.

Well, now is the time for these local heroes to shine brightly in the spotlight.

We’re asking you, our readers, to nominate people in your neighbourhoods whom we should profile as Canstar Local Heroes.

Please send an email telling us who from your community should be profiled as a local hero, and why, to news@canstarnews.com

When you do, we’ll tell their stories in our newspapers and online at www.canstarnews.com

John Kendle is managing editor of the six weekly newspapers published by Canstar Community News.