Monday, April 26, 2010
Assiniboine CU Opening North End Branch - Your Help" needed
Establishment .... depends on one condition ... the ACU raising $6M in committed business for this branch during 2010. .... ACU is well on the way to meeting this target with organizations interesting in having a North End financial institution stepping forward to help make the branch a reality.
Learn more about the ACU at www.assiniboine.mb.ca
(Source: Letter from Judy Wasylycia-Leis, MP Winnipeg North, April, 2010 to her constituents)
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Euro-Russia-Travel-Winnipeg
http://members.winnipegdirect.info/p/euro-russia-travel-winnipeg/website/
Canada Post Graffitied Mail Boxes
Attaching a photo appears to result in a quicker response.
Graffitied boxes outside the Sals at Main/Matheson, Scotia/Matheson, Matheson/RoshPina have recently been reported to Canada Post.
Plastic Grocery Bags - Pollocks will re-use
1407 Main Street Winnipeg, MB R2W 3V2 - (204) 582-5007
http://www.pollockshardwareco-op.ca/
Extra Foods - Flyer Specials - Rainchecks Discontinued
Presidents Choice in Calgary 1-800-296-2332 advised April 21, 2010 that they are "actively working on resolving the issue" under reference # 790329.
How? We don't know - possibly by ensuring there's more stock available?
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Urban Exchange 'Peg Survey
The Urban Exchange Working Group has partnered with Peg on a new survey. Peg is a community indicator system that will track progress on economic, environmental, cultural, social and other priorities in
Peg’s first priority is to begin collecting information to help us measure poverty in
This survey will help Peg understand what the community believes is important when we talk about measuring poverty.
If you haven’t already had the opportunity to do so, please check out the survey. It should take you less than 1 minutes. It will be open until the end of the day on Friday.
Here’s the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2THHNC
For more information about Peg, please check out http://www.mycitymysay.ca/2010/04/08/peg-questions-and-answers/
Thanks everyone!
Director, Engagement
United Way of
3rd Floor,
( (204) 477-5360 ext. 207 | 7 (204) 453-6198
* efriesen@UnitedWayWinnipeg.mb.ca
Creating opportunities for a better life for everyone.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, 1236 Main Street
www.foodft.ca
Desserts |
Fax: 586-2155
1236 Main St. (North of Redwood; adjacent to St. Johns Park)
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W 3S8
http://news.foodforthoughtcatering.ca/
Monday, April 12, 2010
North End Family Centre - Programs etc.
http://www.northendfamilycentre.org/
1322 Main Street (Main at Machray)Winnipeg, MB.R2W 3T5
Phone: (204) 582-7927
E-Mail: office (at) northendfamilycentre.org
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10am - 4pm
Programs - All of our programs are free of charge
- Community living room
- Children's play area
- Community laundry facilities
- Community clothing exchange
- Community phone
- Private voice mailbox service
- Community computer bank
- Internet access
- Faxing and photocopying services
- Resume assistance
- E-mail set up and training
- Pastoral and spiritual care
- Agency referrals
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Princess White Dove Library, Turtle Island Evening Hours
Princess White Dove Library at
All community members are welcome to come on down to the Library room at
Princess White Dove carries lots of great material:
· best-selling adult fiction (example: April Raintree);
· adult literacy materials;
· books in Aboriginal languages;
· cookbooks;
· resume and job search help;
· lots of Aboriginal history;
· and, of course, many children’s items including a large collection of Aboriginal materials for kids.
The Library also has computers with the access to the Internet and some great furniture if folks just want to hang out.
Princess White Dove Library is not part of the Winnipeg Public Library system.
To borrow from Princess White Dove you don’t need:
· A library card
· Or any identification
There are no fines or late fees.
Come check us out!
Monique Woroniak Outreach Services Librarian
Website: http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/outreachservices.asp