Manitobia, a resource-rich website that highlights the role of our province in the early history of the country, has completed phase one of a project aimed at providing internet access to local histories produced by communities across the province.
The publication of the histories of towns and municipalities goes back to the 1880s, with an estimated […]

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The Faculty of Medicine has launched a lecture series to explore current issues and topics of relevance to improving the health of Manitoba’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities. The 2012 Lecture Series in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Health kicks off on Thursday, January 12, 2012, with “The Right Action at the Right Time,” […]

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According to one of Canada’s top young criminologists, provincial governments need to get over their fear of being labeled “soft on crime.
“Memorial University professor Justin Piché will challenge Manitobans to speak out against the federal government’s “runaway punishment train” during his upcoming talk at the University of Manitoba:
When: 11:30 am, Friday November 25, 2011
Where: Moot […]

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The University of Manitoba has launched a new speaker series hosted by president and vice-chancellor Dr. David T. Barnard. At the next event, titled Livable Cities: 21st Century Perspectives, featured speakers will discuss what effects globalization, shifting demographics, resource scarcity and social changes are having on today’s urban centres.
Join us, as leaders from the […]

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A report released on Feb. 28 states that Canada’s approach to drinking water management is fragmented and makes smaller communities vulnerable to future water-quality failures.
The C.D. Howe Institute report says the key to avoiding these problems isn’t technology but training, resources and adequate pay for professional managers. But many water treatment plants in the North […]

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