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📸 Over 100 newcomers, job seekers, and aspiring professionals in Winnipeg received free headshots to boost their confidence and career opportunities. 🌟 Thanks to photographer Mark Eadie’s community initiative, participants left feeling seen, empowered, and ready to shine. https://u-channel.ca/how-one-photographer-is-helping-job-seekers-make-their-mark/

Thousands gathered at The Forks on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 🧡, honouring survivors and calling for urgent action on housing, food security, and mental health. ✊🏽 Change is happening, slowly, but advocates stress reconciliation must be a collective journey, walking together for justice. 🌎 https://u-channel.ca/change-is-slow-but-coming-indigenous-organization-urges-action-be...

Nonprofits in Manitoba are stepping up their digital game 🎯, with Volunteer Manitoba launching workshops on tech, social media, and AI to help organizations thrive online. 💻✨ The focus is to empower people, not replace them, and finding balance in the human–AI–human cycle. 🤝🤖 https://u-channel.ca/volunteer-manitoba-embracing-technology-to-strengthen-the-nonprofit-sector/

Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park Conservancy 🌿 is the first in Manitoba to join PaRx, Canada’s nature prescription program helping patients improve health through time outdoors. With discounts on memberships at The Leaf and Zoo 🦋🦁, the partnership makes wellness in nature more accessible for all. https://u-channel.ca/assiniboine-park-conservancy-becomes-first-manitoba-organization-to-partner-for-new...

Winnipeg’s Nuit Blanche lit up the city with glowing art, powerful storytelling, and high-energy performances, drawing thousands to celebrate culture and community. 🎨✨ From beadwork that honours ancestors to neon “Plant Parties,” the night showed how art strengthens connection and fuels downtown vibrancy. https://u-channel.ca/nuit-blanche-brings-thousands-to-winnipeg-streets/

🎬🌈 Winnipeg’s Reel Pride Film Festival kicked off its 40th year with record-breaking ticket sales, bold storytelling, and a powerful message of visibility. ✨🙌 As Canada’s longest-running 2SLGBTQIA+ film festival, organizers say the celebration is about joy, resilience, and ensuring queer stories continue to shine. https://u-channel.ca/canadas-oldest-2slgbtqia-film-festival-marks-40-years-in-wi...

🌿 Tending the Wild , a new exhibit at Galerie Buhler Gallery, invites visitors into a living garden of art, history, and hidden perspectives, blending Métis and Indigenous artifacts with contemporary works by Winnipeg artists. 🎨 Through themes of healing, playfulness, and community, curator Hannah_g hopes each visitor discovers their own story in the collection. https://u-channel.ca/new-exhibit-...

🧶🇨🇦 At Winnipeg’s 14th annual Fibre Festival, farmers and makers raised concerns over U.S. tariffs, rising costs, and Canada’s shrinking wool infrastructure. 🌾 Yet amid challenges, the event highlighted community, creativity, and efforts to rebuild a sustainable local fibre industry. https://u-channel.ca/winnipeg-fibre-festival-highlights-tariff-struggles-and-push-to-rebuild-canadas-wool-industr...

🏘️ The City of Winnipeg is moving forward with plans to build supportive housing at five sites, holding public sessions last week to provide information and gain community input. 🤝 These projects aim to provide stability, dignity, and on-site supports for residents facing housing insecurity. https://u-channel.ca/winnipeg-hosts-public-discussions-on-supportive-housing-at-five-proposed-sites/

🏛️✨ Dalnavert Museum marked its 130th anniversary over the September long weekend with Dalnavert Days, a free community festival featuring tours, crafts, and games. 🎉 The celebration brought Winnipeg’s history to life, connecting families, first-time visitors, and longtime residents with one of the city’s most iconic heritage homes. https://u-channel.ca/dalnavert-museum-marks-130-years-of-histor...

✂️💇🏳️‍⚧️ Free haircuts at Vq Salon gave trans and non-binary youth a safe space to explore their identities. 🌈✨ Stylists Darla, Ava, and Tyler created a space that inspired confidence, community, and celebration. https://u-channel.ca/local-salon-hosts-free-haircuts-for-trans-and-non-binary-youth/

🎮🦬 The Manitoba Museum launched a free game, Anishinaabemowin with the Amik , teaching 21 animal names in Ojibwe through fun levels for learners of all ages. 🌿✨ This initiative supports Indigenous language preservation and community engagement, aligning with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. https://u-channel.ca/new-game-teaches-the-basics-of-anishinaabemowin-to-suppor...

🚍⚡ Winnipeg has become the first city in Canada to put 60-foot zero-emission buses on the road, giving riders 30 days to test out the new fleet. 🌱🔋 The trial will help transit officials refine performance before expanding to 90 ZEBs, marking a major step toward greener public transportation. https://u-channel.ca/30-day-trial-of-60-foot-electric-buses-paves-the-way-for-expansion/

🌾🦬 Manitoba’s Living Prairie Museum is uniting community, art, and Indigenous teachings through a bison sculpture that will help plant native seeds and inspire prairie conservation. 🎨🌱 This interactive project celebrates cultural respect, biodiversity, and hope for restoring the vanishing tallgrass prairie. https://u-channel.ca/bison-sculpture-carries-hope-for-manitobas-tallgrass-prairies/

🎟️✨ This summer, the Canada Strong Pass is opening doors for youth with FREE entry (17 and under) big discounts for ages 18–24, making museums, parks, & cultural sites more accessible than ever! 🏞️🏛️ It's also an opportunity for greater insights into how these experiences can be improved for youth and young adults.🍁💡 https://u-channel.ca/summer-pass-sparks-new-insights-into-youth-engage...

🚴‍♂️ Thirty years after moving into a Habitat for Humanity home, brothers José and Carlos Castro are biking 400 km to give back to the organization that helped their family start a new life in Canada. 💙 Their ride is a full-circle moment of hope, community, and family legacy. https://u-channel.ca/three-decades-later-two-brothers-ride-to-support-the-organization-that-helped-them/

Winnipeg is rolling out quick-build traffic solutions 🛑🚶‍♀️ to reduce speeds and improve safety in high-risk areas—fast, flexible, and cost-effective. From curb bump-outs to pedestrian islands, these pilot installations aim to create safer streets without the long wait of full construction. 🚧💡 https://u-channel.ca/winnipeg-implements-pilot-project-for-quick-build-traffic-solutions/

A travelling scam ring is targeting kind-hearted Winnipeggers in broad daylight at gas stations, malls, and grocery stores—using distraction tricks and fake jewelry to steal valuables. 🛑 Police urge the public to stay alert, avoid engaging with strangers asking for help, and report any suspicious encounters. https://u-channel.ca/travelling-fraud-ring-targeting-kindness-in-winnipeg-warns-police/

🔥 Despite wildfire smoke lingering over Winnipeg, the Pegcity Steppers’ Health and Wellness Day powered on with yoga and vital conversations on air quality and wellness. 💪🌫️ From humble beginnings to a full-blown community movement, the event keeps growing stronger. One breath and one step at a time. 👟💬 https://u-channel.ca/poor-air-quality-sparks-health-discussions-at-downtown-wellness-event/

🎬 Welcome to a special U Radio podcast! The 25th Gimli International Film Festival is here—celebrating incredible films from Manitoba and around the world. 🎞️ David Knipe, Lead Programmer of Fiction Features, gives us the inside scoop on what’s playing at GIFF 2025! https://www.gimlifilm.com/ 🎥 Don’t miss the Gimli International Film Festival, July 23–27! And be sure to check out part 1 with Tey...

🎬 Welcome to a special U Radio podcast! Today we're chatting with Teya Zuzek, Executive Director of the iconic Gimli International Film Festival. 🌊✨ It’s the 25th anniversary! What surprises are in store? Let’s dive in and find out! The Gimli International Film Festival runs July 23–27! And stay tuned for part 2 with David Knipe as we dive into the heart of the fest—the films! https://www.g...

🚍 Big changes have been rolling out with Winnipeg's new Transit Master Plan, featuring high-frequency routes, easier transfers, and a long-overdue modern upgrade to a system decades outdated. While some longtime riders face tough adjustments, early feedback is hopeful. https://u-channel.ca/city-rolls-out-new-transit-master-plan-will-it-be-an-improvement/

🦴🔍 A 390-million-year-old fossil found by Dr. Melina Jobbins near Lake Manitoba is helping scientists unlock the origins of jaws and teeth in early vertebrates. 🌊🦈 This rare discovery of Elmosteus lundarensis adds a crucial piece to that puzzle. https://u-channel.ca/how-an-ancient-fish-is-helping-scientists-understand-the-evolution-of-jaws-and-teeth/

🎨🌳 Downtown Winnipeg is transforming! Graham Avenue is being reimagined from a bus corridor into a vibrant, art-filled public space with murals, greenery, and games, bringing beauty, joy, and community back to the heart of the city. 💫🏙️ https://u-channel.ca/graham-avenue-pilot-project-could-shape-winnipegs-downtown/

🍽️ The Dalnavert Museum in Winnipeg is serving up history with a twist by letting guests Eat Like a Victorian , blending immersive food experiences with class-based culinary education. 🕰️👒 With a sold-out debut and more sensory events on the way, they're proving that the way to the past might just be through the stomach. https://u-channel.ca/exploring-the-past-through-food/