Some common(ish) sense on the stadium

Could the stadium game be reaching a semi-rational conclusion? According to the Freep, on Saturday afternoon David Asper and U of M President David Barnard will announce plans to build a new football stadium for the Bombers and Bison at the university’s Fort Garry campus. 
I’m still not entirely convinced we need a new stadium, that [...]

Winnipeg, R.F.D.

I often think Winnipeg is a lot like a big version of Mayberry — the fictional hometown of Sheriff Andy Taylor and Richie Cunnigham on “The Andy Griffith Show” — except maybe with more car theft and grow-ops.
This past week’s ‘tale of the toilets’ was a perfect illustration of this small-town mindset. In a city [...]

A few questions about Centreport

Since it seems everyone in town is drinking the kool-aid on this inland port plan, I’ll take on the role of devil’s advocate and ask a couple of questions that have been nagging at me:
1. What impact will this have on the community? How many more planes, trains and automobiles will be running in and [...]