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Emergency Disaster Services Exercise in Winnipeg
Last week, the City of Winnipeg, along with the Red Cross, Shared Health, St. John Ambulance, The Salvation Army, and other organizations, participated in the city’s first clean air exercise, AIR Aware. The simulation gauged how prepared the city is in the case of an air quality emergency. 2023 was Canada’s worst wildfire season on…
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Brave – Building Brighter Futures for Girls
From March through May, Salvation Army corps across Canada organized Brave events to empower girls in their community. Brave is a catalytic movement for girls, an annual event and point of contact for vulnerable youth with positive and uplifting messages from speakers, artists, dancers, and community leaders. On April 29th, two corps in the Prairie…
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For The Love of Giving – Monica and Toy Mountain
In her own words, Monica Smith is a little old lady who hangs out in a shop. She is the owner of Aunt Monica’s Attic in the Transcona neighbourhood of northeast Winnipeg. She is a year-round supporter of Toy Mountain. “I never know really know how to describe the store because I think it’s a…
