Winnipeg Free Press By: Martin Cash | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Apr. 5, 2021
Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, slow though it may be, is creating optimism not only for community health and safety, but also because it will allow the economic engine to start getting up to cruising speed.
Rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, slow though it may be, is creating optimism not only for community health and safety, but also because it will allow the economic engine to start getting up to cruising speed.
In the latest edition of the Winnipeg Economic Perspective survey that Probe Research produces for Economic Development Winnipeg, optimism about the economic future of the city was up 12 per cent from December.
Dog biking program from the City of Winnipeg
Winnipeg is partnering with WRENCH, giving dogs a chance to feel the wind between their ears. The new Dogs on Bikes Program is a therapeutic approach to animal rehabilitation that pairs canines with WRENCH cycling coaches and introduces them to the joys of bicycle transportation, Mayor Brian Bowman says in a statement.
They say the new program giving dogs bikes is turning heads among animal lovers and cyclists.
Greg Allan, WRENCH Education Lead, says they will start the dogs with training wheels, of course, before letting them hit the open road and the city’s active transportation pathways.
Pandemic expected to hamper Manitoba tourism with a 3-year hangover
Manitoba s tourism industry is not expected to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic until 2024, thanks to greatly reduced international visits and a lingering aversion to travel in general, the Conference Board of Canada projects.
Social Sharing
WINNIPEG A Winnipeg Lego artist is sharing advice on what it takes to become a master builder, and he says it all starts with strong a collection of Legos. “If I was telling kids, what I would say is for birthdays and holidays, definitely ask for lots of Lego, and not just sets, but the general pieces, because those are essentially the building blocks of putting together good Lego,” said Tyler Walsh in an interview with CTV News Winnipeg on International Lego Day. Walsh received significant online attention earlier in the pandemic for his stop-motion Lego video depicting one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s news conferences.