Says Winnipeg Must “Put Humanity Back Into Homelessness” Don Woodstock is positioning himself as one of the first major candidates in Winnipeg’s 2026 mayoral race to make opposition to safe injection sites a central campaign issue, while simultaneously arguing for what he describes as a more aggressive and compassionate approach to homelessness, addictions, and mental Read More…
Earth Day is often framed as a celebration, but it is just as much a reminder of how we got here and what it took to get here. The environment people experience today is the result of decisions that were once debated, resisted, and often dismissed, and the systems that now feel routine, including recycling Read More…
Image Credit, ArtisticOperations Winnipeg does have a route problem. Let’s start there, because Winnipeggers have been saying it loudly and consistently. When riders are being left behind, when buses are packed beyond capacity, when parents watch their children miss the morning bell because three full buses rolled past them in a row, that is a Read More…
I am Jamaican by birth and Canadian by residence, but Jamaica has never left me. It lives in my tone, my rhythm, the way I see community, and the way I understand struggle and resilience. When Hurricane Melissa bore down on the island, there was never any real choice to make. In moments like these, Read More…
Image Credit, Mitchell Johnson The recent decision by the City of Winnipeg and Mayor and Council to deploy uniformed police officers on Winnipeg Transit has sparked debate among transit workers, riders, and community safety advocates. While the move may appear at first glance as a step toward increased security, a closer examination reveals that it Read More…
By: Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief Winnipeg – Don Woodstock is calling for urgent action on supportive housing in Winnipeg, highlighting the pressing need to help people who are living on the streets or struggling with inadequate housing. Speaking today, he stressed that the city has the resources at hand to make a meaningful Read More…
By Donovan Martin Sr, Editor in Chief Walk down Main Street in Winnipeg and you can’t avoid it—the tents under overpasses, the makeshift shelters in vacant lots, the people huddled under bus benches in the rain. The crisis is not hidden in some far-off corner; it’s visible every day, right in the heart of our Read More…
Winnipeg’s Sikh community gathered on Sunday, August 31, 2025, for the 22nd annual Nagar Kirtan, a vibrant religious procession celebrating the 421st Prakash Utsav of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Prakash Utsav, or “Day of Illumination,” marks the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the central scripture of Sikhism, in the Golden Temple of Read More…
By: Don Woodstock Winnipeg – What does it take to keep a community tradition alive for nearly half a century? For 46 years, the annual sports gathering at Maples Collegiate has done just that, bringing together players and spectators of all ages in a celebration of athletics, friendship, and community spirit. What began with a Read More…
