Arts & Life

Daddy Issues: Provider

A human is growing inside of one of us, and it is not me. I’m having difficulty finding purpose, or feeling useful when social roles are fluid and yet biological ones remain so static. In so many ways we do not want to become our fathers — and yet they seem to be the role we gravitate to by default. Read More
Arts & Life

Spill the Beans: Howdy neighbour!

Last weekend, our neighbours asked us to chore their animals while they were away. This is another thing that neighbours do. We’ll be away this summer and we’ll need someone to check up on, feed and water our chickens. And likely, it will be one of our neighbours either repaying a favour or hoping that we’ll help them out somewhere down the road. Read More
Columns

Daddy Issues: Fearing his children would depose him

My best friend is going to give birth to our child in about a month or so. No, we're not ready. I don't think we can be. It's not that I'm not excited about it — it's just that I'm caught wriggling beneath a massive Sisyphean boulder of anxiety when I think of the social, moral and economic gravity of raising another human being. Read More
City & Politics, City Hall

Safe to drink?

A recent CBC News investigation has discovered the City of Winnipeg is only testing for 49 of Health Canada's voluntary but recommended 75 substances that could contaminate water supplies. Read More
Arts & Life, City & Politics

Pride weekend for Winnipeg

Sunday's rally begins at 11 a.m. on the grounds of the Legislature, the parade commences at noon, and the weekend's festivities at the Forks run until 6 p.m. A ticketed closing ceremony party is also being held on Sunday night at CanadInns' Metropolitan event centre. Read More
Arts & Life

Spill the Beans: Killing frost

It is hard to lose plants. You plant, water, weed. You prepare the beds so they’ll grow strong and produce much food for your family (and the army for whom I am, apparently, currently growing my garden). But sometimes, despite your best efforts, the plants still die or get mowed over. Or freeze. Read More