WINNIPEG One Winnipeg neighbourhood is offering a cool new way for people to go bowling. A Winnipeg man has built a five-pin bowling lane, which uses jugs instead of bowling balls, on the ice in Island Lakes. “Bowling’s my life. I’ve been bowling since I was two,” said Jim Llewellyn, who built the bowling lane called ‘Island Lakes Lanes. “It’s good for anyone, from age three to 83. Anybody can play it,”
Source: Daniel Timmerman/CTV News Llewellyn said the idea started with his sister taking some bowling pins into her backyard rink. “I thought, well I walk around this lake every day, I’ll put in a little lane,” he said.
Will Gault and his wife Courtney run Willy Dogs (Supplied)
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One Winnipeg small business is not just surviving but thriving in the pandemic, all thanks to an outpouring of support from its community, and is now giving back to others in need.
Will Gault has gone from being a homeless addict to owning his own business, Willy Dogs. Over the past several years, he has married his wife Courtney with the pair later giving birth to two daughters, Ireland and Taylor. While the past several years have brought Will great joy, 2020 put his resilience to the test.
WINNIPEG One Winnipeg city councillor is looking to change the way people pay for utilities. Coun. Kevin Klein wants Winnipeggers to have the option to pay their water bills monthly as opposed to quarterly. He said by offering Winnipeggers monthly payments they will have more choice and better service. Klein is also asking the public service to provide a similar option to Manitoba Hydro, which would mean averaging the annual cost of water and sewage and billing customers accordingly. Klein’s idea will be brought to a vote at the Standing Policy Committee for Water and Waste, and if it’s passed, it will go to the mayor’s Executive Policy Committee.
Pastor Victor Cuarto with his wife and two daughters. (Victor Cuarto/Facebook)
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One Winnipeg pastor recently led communion with a senior couple over the phone as they weren t able to connect virtually.
A portion of the Filipino United Community Church congregation either doesn t have access to technology or find it difficult learning how to use the internet. This means that finding ways to connect during a lockdown is more limited. We went back to the telephone, says Pastor Victor Cuarto.
Cuarto is one of three pastors at Filipino United Community Church in Winnipeg. The church is celebrating its 35 years in Winnipeg this year, with another church in the Pembina Valley led by Pastor Fronnie Silla.
WINNIPEG One Winnipeg couple is turning pallets into snowmen with the intention of giving back to the community. Val Ruth said at first they were just making the snowmen to decorate their own yard, and to give as gifts to their friends. “Then he said to me, ‘What if we make some and try and sell them and give the money to (Harvest Manitoba)? , Ruth said. “So we thought we’d give it a try and 104 snowmen later, that’s the story.” Ruth said the snowmen are made out of repurposed wood torn apart from pallets, which is then painted and adorned with a scarf. They take about 1.5 to two days to make.