News in brief: Residential school history hosted at Harrow United Church

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Residential school history hosted at Harrow United Church

South Winnipeg KAIROS and Harrow United Church (955 Mulvey Ave.) are hosting an exhibit on the Brandon Indian Residential School this month.

The exhibit, titled Remembering the Children, is a project of the Assiniboine Presbytery of the United Church, Brandon University, and the Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation. It documents life at the residential school, which operated from 1885 to 1972.

The exhibit will be available for viewing by the public at Harrow United Church on Tues., March 14, from noon to 9 p.m., and Wed., March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

On the evening of March 14, residential school survivor Clara Kirkness will share her story about attending the school in Brandon.

For more information call 204-284-0079.

Offer a hand at Assiniboine Park

The Assiniboine Park Conservancy has put out a call for 150 volunteers for the summer season.

The conservancy is looking to fill roles across the park, including positions in Assiniboine Park Zoo.

“Park and zoo volunteers perform a wide variety of roles throughout the organization and are an integral part of our team,” Shaun Leonoff, advisor for volunteer resources, at the park said. “If you love the outdoors, wildlife and engaging with people, I encourage you to apply to our program today.”

Positions are open to anyone 16-years-old or older and have varying commitment levels.

The park is looking for youth age 15 to 19 to help out with the “Zoo Camp Crew.” The position is an opportunity to earn community service hours and work with six to 12-year-old campers under the direction of the zoo’s education team.

Current volunteer opportunities include:
• Ambassadors;
• Interpreters;
• Visitor services concierge;
• Special event assistants, and
• Zoo camp crew

The application deadline for this season is May 26. For more information and to apply, go to www.assiniboinepark.ca/volunteer or email volunteer@assiniboinepark.ca 

Childhood arthritis awareness month marked with luncheon March 10

The Arthritis Society of Manitoba is putting a face to childhood arthritis this month.

The organization is marking Childhood Arthritis Month with a luncheon on March 10 at The Met from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The event will highlight the stories of eight Manitobans living with juvenile arthritis.

Donna Wills, regional manager of The Arthritis Society, said the youth have spent much of their lives dealing with the challenges of juvenile arthritis.

“Together, those years represent nearly a century of surgeries, of chronic pain, of needing walkers or wheelchairs, and medications. Arthritis takes a serious social, emotional and physical toll on a child and often presents challenges for the entire family. It affects 1,500 infants-young adults in Manitoba. There is no cure,” Wills said.

For more information or to buy tickets to the luncheon go to arthritis.ca/childhood

Assiniboine river walk closed temporarily

The City of Winnipeg has closed the river walk from the Osborne Bridge to the Main Street Bridge temporarily as river levels rise.

The path will be closed to pedestrian traffic and barricades have been installed indicating the walkway is closed, officials say.

Light standards along the Assiniboine River walk have also been temporarily removed to prevent potential damage from river ice during the spring break-up.

The city is reminding the public that there will be no lighting along the walk overnight.

The river walk will be reopened and light standards will be reinstalled when conditions allow.

Crosswalk coming to Beresford Avenue

The City of Winnipeg will be installing a crosswalk at Beresford Avenue across Osborne Street come fall.

The crosswalk will include overhead signs and flashing amber beacons to help pedestrians cross Osborne Street near Park Alleys.

The installation date is scheduled for September.

French cinema festival runs March 22 to 25

Crescentwood-based Alliance Française du Manitoba and Cinematheque are collaborating for the third annual Winnipeg French Cinema Festival.

This year’s theme is “Love and Violence” and is scheduled to coincide with French Language and Francophonie week.

The festival will showcase films from France — both classic and contemporary works — and productions by local directors.

Local directors showing works at the festival include Danielle Sturk, Matthew Rankin, Caroline Monnet, and Alek Rzeszowski. All films will be screened at Cinematheque (100 Arthur St.) between March 22 and 25. For more information visit afmanitoba.ca

Literature in exchange for litter

The Winnipeg Humane Society is looking for donations of gently used books and DVDs of all genres for a fundraising sale in April.

The pet shelter is accepting novels, non-fiction, and general books in good condition, as well as DVDs, Blu-rays, and video games for PlayStation, Xbox, and Wii.

The deadline for accepting donations is April 5 and items can be dropped off at the front reception at 45 Hurst Way.

The sale will be held at the Winnipeg Humane Society on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 9 from 12 to 6 p.m.

The Winnipeg Humane Society said it can’t accept: VHS movies; dictionaries, encyclopedias, or textbooks; Time Life series; magazines, manuals or newspapers;     Reader’s Digest; board games or puzzles; library books; equipment such as VCRs, DVD/CD players, TVs, computers or gaming systems; and CDs, cassette tapes, books on tape, and records.

The shelter said all proceeds from the sale will support animals receiving veterinarian care, behaviour support, and finding loving homes.