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The Bay sign is removed from the side of the downtown building.
Their mission is to develop a vision to revitalize the Bay downtown, a massive building in the heart of Winnipeg that’s empty despite years of discussions aimed at preventing such a fate.
Their mission is to develop a vision to revitalize the Bay downtown, a massive building in the heart of Winnipeg that’s empty despite years of discussions aimed at preventing such a fate.
Mayor Brian Bowman said an advisory committee has been created to find uses for the 650,000-square-foot store at 450 Portage Ave.
WINNIPEG The City of Winnipeg is looking to figure out what to do with the now-vacant Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) building downtown. On Tuesday, Mayor Brian Bowman announced the creation of The Bay Downtown Advisory Committee, which will advise city council on the opportunities for future use of the building, located at 450 Portage Avenue. “Many Winnipeggers, myself included, have very fond memories of The Bay downtown,” Bowman said in a news conference. “It has historical significance to the history of our city. “While it is disappointing to see this landmark location close its doors, it represents an opportunity to think creatively about how this prime real estate can have significance in Winnipeg’s downtown.”
Mitchell Middle School s Principal made sure their tradition of collecting donations for Southeast Helping Hands and Steinbach Community Christmas was not forgotten this year.
Andrew Mead says collecting food for charity is a big part of the Christmas Season over at Mitchell Middle. This year was a bit of a challenge because we don t have a lot of kids at school and we are just trying to encourage families to stay home. We thought we would do a mobile pick up. I put a little Rudolph on the front of my truck and drove around Mitchell and met families at the end of their driveways and they filled my truck up.
WINNIPEG A Winnipeg woman is giving back to frontline workers with what she’s calling a “pay if forward project.” Jessica Dumas started Frontline Family Forward, a program that gives the community a chance to show its appreciation for local frontline workers by nominating them for a free dinner from a local restaurant. The program is geared towards health-care workers, home care workers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and teachers, but Dumas said no one nominated will be turned away. People have the option of nominating frontline workers, a restaurant, or giving a monetary donation. Dumas said the initiative is a way to support local business and give back to those working to keep us safe.
(Jessica Dumas/Facebook)
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The former Chair of Winnipeg s Chamber of Commerce is creating a program to donate meals to the families of truckers, teachers, and other front-line workers.
Jessica Dumas sat as the first Indigenous female Chair of the Chamber of Commerce in Winnipeg in the 2019/2020 year. She is using her skills as a community leader to spread thanks to front-line workers during the pandemic.
“Those on the frontlines of the pandemic have been doing selfless work from day one,” Dumas says.
Her Frontline Family Forward project matches nominated families at random with a meal.
She says there is a wide range of people who can be nomitated including: