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Spreading Hope, Developing Leadership in the Month of Love
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 35 No. 05
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Love was not the only spirit that filled the air this Valentine’s
Read More »Canada’s Immigration Minister Talks Pathways, Application Processing and Economic Recovery
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 35 No. 03
“We’re aging, we’re retiring and without immigration, we cannot grow. Our plan is about jobs, it’s about economic recovery, and it’s about growth.” ~ the Hon. Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship,
Read More »20/20 Vision From the Challenges of 2020 (Part 2)
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 35 No. 02
“It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.” ~ Charles Darwin After so many months of feeling besieged by
Read More »20/20 Vision From the Challenges of 2020 (Part 1)
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 24
“Our reaction to a situation literally has the power to change the situation itself.” ~ Anonymous With over a million lives that perished from COVID-19 and millions more getting sick, or have lost their
Read More »Assiniboine Community College Set Record Number of Grads in 2020
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 21
Assiniboine Community College (ACC) held its graduation ceremonies on the last week of October. Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the learning institution set a record of having 1,514 graduates — the most
Read More »University of the Philippines Alumni in MB Celebrate Their Tenth Year
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 20
The University of the Philippines Alumni and Associates in Manitoba (UPAA-MB) celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday, September 17, in a virtual ceremony hosted through Google Meet. Along with the occasion, the group also
Read More »Annual Global Forum on Inclusion Goes Virtual This Year
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 19
“At a time when the forces of exclusion, discrimination, and hate continue to gain strength all over the world, we must choose inclusion as a pillar for the world we want to create.” That
Read More »The Vic Foundation Taps Max’s WPG for 5th Annual Miracle Garden Party
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 18
One of Winnipeg’s prominent fundraising events teamed up with the city’s finest restaurants to provide an exciting dining experience for a worthy cause. Among the elite dining destinations was the Winnipeg branch of Max’s
Read More »MB Opposition Comments on School Reopening, Economic Recovery Program
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 16
A week after Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen went on the Barangay Canada vodcast to speak about the September 8 reopening of schools, Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew, along with Notre Dame MLA Malaya Marcelino,
Read More »Education Minister Goertzen Comments on School Re-opening Concerns
Kris OntongISSUE » Vol. 34 No. 15
Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen joined the televised COVID-19 update by the province’s chief medical officer, Dr. Brent Roussin on July 30 to announce the resumption of classroom learning on September 8. The news conference
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